Identifying Punctuation Errors: Comma Splices

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SAT Writing › Identifying Punctuation Errors: Comma Splices

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Although certainly the best known of the early aviators, Orville and Wilbur Wright were not the only inventors pioneering airplane designs, the Montgolfier brothers should also be remembered for their timely rediscovery of the hot-air balloon. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Thomas had always struggled with trigonometry, he thought that circles should remain circles and let triangles and squiggles be their own shapes. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

I got charged three hundred dollars at the box office, I had thought that one of the actors was going to purchase my ticket. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

I've had an incredibly long day, I worked for almost eleven hours. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

I have traveled all over the world, England is my favorite place. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Jeremiah always tried to avoid cleaning the toilets, sometimes he would volunteer to do other chores instead, like washing the dishes. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Anna, Hannah, and their sister, Susanna, are all my cousins; it’s no wonder we get confused at family reunions. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

I bought two hundred specialized sheets of paper for the project, John bought some colored pencils. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

Contrary to popular belief, the artisanal cheese-makers did not live a decadent, gourmet lifestyle, they had to scrimp and save on their personal grocery expenditures in order to keep their business afloat. No error

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Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all.

I have a lot of diverse and unique interests, perhaps the strangest interest of them all is that I really enjoy chopping peppers. No error

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