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Which solution does NOT correctly fix the following run-on sentence?


They were expensive combs her heart had simply craved and yearned over them.

AThey were expensive combs, her heart had simply craved and yearned over them.
BThey were expensive combs, and her heart had simply craved and yearned over them.
CThey were expensive combs. Her heart had simply craved and yearned over them.

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TayisBae

The answer is C. That is not how you fix a run-on sentence

scalesinfatuated

Answer: I would contend that the solution that does NOT correctly fix the following run-on sentence is the A) They were expensive combs, her heart had simply craved and yearned over them.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that "They were expensive combs her heart had simply craved and yearned over them" is an example of a fused sentence — two independent clauses run together without the proper separation (a coordinating conjunction or the appropriate punctuation mark). The solution presented in option A is actually another example of a run-on sentence, specifically a comma splice, since the two independent clauses have been joined just by a comma. However, the solutions B and C are correct, since a run-on sentence can be fixed by using a comma FOLLOWED BY a coordinating conjunction (B) or by separating the two clauses into sentences by means of a period (C).    

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