1) Correct the comma splice: Mendel is a mess, his hair was not done this morning. a) Mendel is a mess; his hair was not done this morning b) Mendel is a mess: his hair was not done this morning c) Mendel is a mess his hair, was not done this morning. d) Mendel is a mess for his hair was not done this morning 2) Correct the comma splice: The wasp outside the school is annoying, it always makes the children (and Mrs. Pennington) run away.  a) The wasp outside the school is so annoying: it always makes the children (and Mrs. Pennington) run away.) b) The wasp outside the school is annoying and it always makes the children (and Mrs. Pennington) run away. c) The wasp outside is annoying. It always makes the children (and Mrs. Pennington) run away. ) d) THIS IS THE WRITE ANSWER. 3) Fix the fragment: Jumping through the bushes. a) After jumping through the bushes. b) The bunnies are jumping through the bushes. c) Jumping through the bushes of berries. d) Bunnies jumping through the bushes. 4) Fix the fragment: Dog with headphones. a) Dog with headphones ate. b) The dog with headphones. c) Dog with the blue headphones. d) There was a dog with headphones; he ate them. 5) Improve the run-on sentence: I walked into the store and I met a woman in there and she was very smelly.  a) I met a very smelly woman in the store. b) I met a woman in the store; was very smelly. c) I met a smelly woman, who was in the store. d) I walked into the store: met a smelly woman. 6) Improve the run-on sentence: At the beginning of December Enrico was cast as the Grinch but he did not want this role he wanted to be Cindy Lou Who.  a) At the beginning of December Enrico was cast as the Grinch, but he did not want this role; Enrico wanted to be Cindy Lou Who b) At the beginning of December Enrico was cast, as the Grinch but he did not want this role: he wanted to be Cindy Lou Who. c) Enrico was cast as the Grinch in December, he wanted the role of Cindy Lou Who. d) At the beginning of December Enrico: was cast as the Grinch, but he did not want this role, he wanted to be Cindy Lou Who

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