Which of the following sentences contains a comma error? With the moving van packed, my friend had to say goodbye. The packages became too heavy for me, I dropped them. Everyone, even our neighbors, came to our Super Bowl party. My sweet, quiet father surprised us with his outburst yesterday.
My sweet quiet father surprised us with his outburst yesterday.
and i also think that The packages became too heavy for me; i dropped them.
The packages became too heavy for me, I dropped them. It is an example of a "comma splice," which is an error. Complete Sentence + Complete Sentence with no punctuation = Run On. Complete Sentence + Comma + Complete Sentence (with no FANBOYS after the comma)= Comma Splice. FANBOYS (Coordinating Conjunctions that join two sentences)= For And Nor But Or Yet So
yes Education4me is correct...
The packages became too heavy for me, I dropped them. This sentence needs a conjunction.
yes it needs a conjunction so that it does not contain a run on error...or you could just put in a conjunctive adverb or eve a colon would work... any of these options would make it a complete sentence.. that does not ontain errors
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