The back was sterilely prepped and draped in the usual fashion, and two paramedian skin incisions were opened with a #10 blade. Is this a complete, run-on, or sentence fragment?

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jagatuba · Answer

I think it is a comma splice, b ut that is one of my weaknesses. @Redwood Girl

anonymous · Answer

Oh my goodness, definitely one of my weaknesses.

anonymous · Answer

This is just a compound sentence: two complete sentences joined with a coordinating conjunction (in this case, "and").

The back was sterilely prepped and draped in the usual fashion = one full sentence

Two paramedian skin incisions were opend with a #10 blade = another full sentence

jagatuba · Answer

It sounded fine to me, but I was looking for there to be an error and that was all I could come up with.

anonymous · Answer

Well, there often is that error lurking, isn't there? :)

Here's the comma splice version of that compound sentence --

The back was sterilely prepped and draped in the usual fashion, two paramedian skin incisions were opened with a #10 blade.

And here's the run-on version --

The back was sterilely prepped and draped in the usual fashion two paramedian skin incisions were opened with a #10 blade.

anonymous · Answer

I should have joined this along time ago. I am a student studying Medical Transcription and the help you guys have given me is absolutely GREAT. Thank you so much@Redwood Girl and jagatuba.

jagatuba · Answer

You are welcome.

anonymous · Answer

Absolutely! :)