Question:
Could someone help me with the following english exercises?
They are from The scott, foresman hanbook for writers.
page 380 exercise 24.4
Idendify which of the following sentences have comma splices and correct
them
1. At one time the walls in many Philadelphia neighborhoods were covered
with graffiti, today they are covered with murals.
2. Since 1984 a city-sposored program has been teaming young graffiti
writers with professional artist, the result is the creation of over one
thousand works of public art.
3. The murals are large, they are colorful, they are 99 percent graffiti
free.
4.A forty-foot-tall mural of Julius (' Dr. J. ' ) Erving has become a local
landmar, even Dr. J. himself brings friends by to see it.
5. The theory befind the program is that graffiti writers, being inherently
artistic, will not deface a work of ast they respect, so far the theory
holds.
Answer:
If I've understood your assignment correctly, your task is to identify
where commas are used incorrectly, i.e. where they're used to separate
full sentences etc. If I'm right in this assumption the sentences should
be as follows:
...were covered with graffiti. Today... OR ...graffiti, but today
professional artists. The result... OR ...artists, and the result...
large, colourful, and 99 percent graffiti free.
...landmark. Even... OR ...landmark, and even... they respect. So far... OR ...respect, and so far...
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