Question #N66
The sentence "When I first moved to a new city, I felt like a fish out of water, but I quickly adapted to my new surroundings." is grammatically correct. However, the sentence "When I first moved to a new city, I felt like a fish out of water, but I quickly adapted to my new surroundings, and I was very happy." is grammatically incorrect. Which change to the second sentence would make it grammatically correct?
Which of the following changes to the second sentence would make it grammatically correct?Correct Answer is: B
The second sentence is a comma splice. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined together with only a comma. To correct a comma splice, you can either use a semicolon, a period, or a coordinating conjunction. In this case, the best solution is to remove the word "and" entirely because the second clause (but I quickly adapted to my new surroundings) can stand alone as a complete sentence, making it unnecessary to include the coordinating conjunction, "and."