The popularity of "The Great Gatsby" has increased in recent years, as readers are drawn to the book's themes of love, loss, and the American Dream. Although Fitzgerald wrote the book in 1925, his characters are still relatable to contemporary readers. "The Great Gatsby" is often taught in high school English classes and is frequently adapted for the stage and screen, further contributing to its wide-spread popularity.
Which of the following changes to the passage would correct an error in the use of commas?
A. The popularity of "The Great Gatsby" has increased in recent years, as readers are drawn to the book's themes of love, loss, and the American Dream. Although Fitzgerald wrote the book in 1925; his characters are still relatable to contemporary readers. "The Great Gatsby" is often taught in high school English classes, and is frequently adapted for the stage and screen, further contributing to its wide-spread popularity.
B. The popularity of "The Great Gatsby" has increased in recent years, as readers are drawn to the book's themes of love, loss, and the American Dream. Although Fitzgerald wrote the book in 1925, his characters are still relatable to contemporary readers. "The Great Gatsby" is often taught in high school English classes and is frequently adapted for the stage and screen; further contributing to its wide-spread popularity.
C. The popularity of "The Great Gatsby" has increased in recent years, as readers are drawn to the book's themes of love, loss, and the American Dream, Although Fitzgerald wrote the book in 1925, his characters are still relatable to contemporary readers. "The Great Gatsby" is often taught in high school English classes and is frequently adapted for the stage and screen, further contributing to its wide-spread popularity.
D. The popularity of "The Great Gatsby" has increased in recent years, as readers are drawn to the book's themes of love, loss, and the American Dream. Although Fitzgerald wrote the book in 1925, his characters are still relatable to contemporary readers. "The Great Gatsby" is often taught in high school English classes and is frequently adapted for the stage and screen, further contributing to its, wide-spread popularity.
The original sentence contains a comma splice, which is an error in the use of commas. A comma splice occurs when a comma is used to join two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction. The correct way to fix this error is to replace the comma with a semicolon or to add a coordinating conjunction. Choice C corrects this error by removing the comma between "Dream" and "Although." The sentence is now grammatically correct.