2. The patient was brought to the operating room, general endotracheal anesthesia was induced by the anesthesia service.
which of the following is true for the above sentence
a. This is a comma splice that can be fixed by removing the comma.
b. This is a comma splice that can be fixed by adding the conjunction and after the comma.
c. This is a fragment that can be fixed by adding a verb after patient.
d. This is a run-on that can be fixed by adding a comma after anesthesia.
e. The sentence is fine as it is.
I'll be glad to check your answer.
e. the sentence is fine as it is.
The correct option is e. The sentence is fine as it is.
To determine which statement is true for the given sentence, let's analyze the sentence and the options:
"The patient was brought to the operating room, general endotracheal anesthesia was induced by the anesthesia service."
a. This is a comma splice that can be fixed by removing the comma.
A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses (complete thoughts) are joined by a comma alone. In this case, "The patient was brought to the operating room" and "general endotracheal anesthesia was induced by the anesthesia service" are two independent clauses. However, removing the comma would make the sentence incorrect.
b. This is a comma splice that can be fixed by adding the conjunction 'and' after the comma.
Similar to option a, this sentence does have a comma splice. Adding the conjunction "and" after the comma would create a compound sentence, correctly joining the two independent clauses.
c. This is a fragment that can be fixed by adding a verb after patient.
A fragment is an incomplete sentence that is missing a subject, verb, or both. In this case, "The patient was brought to the operating room" is a complete sentence with a subject and verb. The sentence is not a fragment, so this option is incorrect.
d. This is a run-on that can be fixed by adding a comma after anesthesia.
A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined together without proper punctuation or coordination. In this case, the sentence has a comma correctly separating the two independent clauses. Adding a comma after "anesthesia" would be unnecessary and incorrect.
e. The sentence is fine as it is.
Given that we have identified a comma splice and need to fix it, this option is incorrect.
The correct answer is:
b. This is a comma splice that can be fixed by adding the conjunction 'and' after the comma.