Read the passage.
Zeke and Petra went to the horse show over the weekend, they said they saw Arabians and other breeds performing in the show ring.
Which answer correctly explains what is incorrect about the passage?
A. A comma splice is used to connect two independent clauses.
B. A comma is used instead of a colon between parts of a compound sentence.
C. “They said they saw” is a dependent clause and should not be preceded by a comma.
D. “Arabians and other breeds” is an appositive and should be set off with commas.
Yep it's A
And you think ... ?
Nope B's wrong is it A?
Yes, A.
To answer this question, we need to carefully analyze the passage provided. The passage: "Zeke and Petra went to the horse show over the weekend, they said they saw Arabians and other breeds performing in the show ring."
Based on the given options, we can determine that the incorrect aspect of the passage is related to punctuation and the use of commas.
Let's evaluate each option:
A. A comma splice is used to connect two independent clauses.
This option refers to the use of a comma splice, which occurs when two independent clauses (complete thoughts) are incorrectly joined together with just a comma. However, this does not apply to the given passage because there is no comma joining two independent clauses.
B. A comma is used instead of a colon between parts of a compound sentence.
This option suggests that a comma is mistakenly used instead of a colon in a compound sentence. However, there are no compound sentences in the given passage, so this option does not apply.
C. “They said they saw” is a dependent clause and should not be preceded by a comma.
This option focuses on the phrase "They said they saw," suggesting that it is a dependent clause and should not be preceded by a comma. Examining the passage, we can see that this phrase does not function as a dependent clause but rather as an independent clause. As a result, this option is incorrect.
D. “Arabians and other breeds” is an appositive and should be set off with commas.
This option points out the phrase "Arabians and other breeds," suggesting that it is an appositive and should be set off with commas. However, an appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames or identifies another noun, which is not the case in this passage. Therefore, this option is also incorrect.
Taking all factors into account, the correct option would be C - "They said they saw" is a dependent clause and should not be preceded by a comma.