Question

1. choose from below the description that best fits each sentense or pair of sentences : 1. splice 2. run-on 3. contains an unnessary comma 4.fragment 5. correct

A. Rare earth minerals are important for new technologies, prices set by mining companies will be important.

B. Since rare earth minerals are important for new technologies, prices set by mining companies will be important.

C. Since rare earth minerals are important for new technologies. Prices set by mining companies will be important.

D. Rare earth minerals are important for new technologies, so prices set by mining companies will be important.

E. Since rare earth minerals are important for new technologies prices set by mining companies will be important.

F.Rare earth minerals are important for new technologies prices set by mining companies will be important.

Answer 1

Sentence A can be said as splice because 2 sentences are being joined together by just a comma whereas actually a conjunction would be needed there.

Sentence B is a correct sentence. All the rules have been followed and this sentence is gramitically correct.

Sentence C is in the form of fragments. The full stop in the middle has split the sentence into and there is no relation between them due to that. What is actually supposed to be a single sentence is now in the form of 2 sentences.

Sentence D has an unnecassary comma in place. That comma is not needed there because there is a so right after it.

Sentence E and F are both run-on's. There is no comma, full stop or anything in between. It just goes on and on. Hence its not gramatically correct.

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