1. Ladybugs are crafty creatures, when they feel threatened, they pull their legs and antennae under their shells like a turtle.

2. Ladybugs are crafty creatures; when ladybugs are threatened, they pull their legs and antennae under their shells like turtles.

Which type of error does sentence 1 have, and which technique is used in sentence 2 to correct sentence 1?

A.

sentence fragment, corrected by using a semicolon

B.

comma splice, corrected by using a semicolon

C.

run-on sentence, corrected by separating clauses into separate sentences

D.

comma splice, corrected by rearranging and rewording

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Olivia Walter

19 November, 12:43

1. Ladybugs are crafty creatures, when they feel threatened, they pull their legs and antennae under their shells like a turtle.

2. Ladybugs are crafty creatures; when ladybugs are threatened, they pull their legs and antennae under their shells like turtles.

Which type of error does sentence 1 have, and which technique is used in sentence 2 to correct sentence 1?

A.

sentence fragment, corrected by using a semicolon

B.

comma splice, corrected by using a semicolon

C.

run-on sentence, corrected by separating clauses into separate sentences

D.

comma splice, corrected by rearranging and rewording

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Alana Haas · Answer 1

B. Two independent clauses, 'ladybugs are crafty creatures and when they feel threatened, they pull their legs' and 'antennae under their shells like a turtle', cannot be separated using a comma. This is called a comma splice.