Question

Which revision most effectively corrects the comma splice?

Paula has an aunt in the music industry, therefore she always knows the next hit song.

Paula has an aunt in the music industry who always knows the next hit song.

Paula always knows the next hit song since she has an aunt in the music industry.

Paula always knows the next hit song, because she has an aunt in the music industry.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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We can go through the answer choices to evaluate them one-by-one.
The first option is an example of a comma-splice. Correctly written, it would read: Paula has an aunt in the music industry. Therefore, she always knows the next hit song.
The second option is grammatically fine, but it changes the meaning of the sentence; the meaning is originally that Paula knows the next hit song, but this rewrite implies that Paula's aunt is the one who knows.
The third option seems good. Both grammatically correct with no comma splices and preserves the original meaning.
The fourth option has an unnecessary comma. Correctly written it would read: Paula always knows the next hit song, because she has an aunt in the music industry.

All in all, I think the third option "Paula always knows the next hit song since she has an aunt in the music industry." is the best one