There is a tube overlying the pelvis in the midline, degenerative changes are also noted in the lumbosacral spine.
fragment
run-on
comma splice
complete sentence
Answer:
comma splice (should be a word after
the comma.)
Thanks - appreciate the help.
You're right; it's a comma splice. There should be a semicolon after midline.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm
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To determine whether the given statement is a comma splice, run-on, fragment, or a complete sentence, we need to understand the characteristics of each type.
1. A fragment is an incomplete sentence that does not express a complete thought. It lacks a subject, a verb, or both. In the given statement, there is a subject ("There is a tube overlying the pelvis in the midline") and a verb ("are also noted"), so it is not a fragment.
2. A run-on occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined together without proper punctuation or coordinating conjunction. In the given statement, there is only one independent clause, so it is not a run-on.
3. A comma splice is a type of run-on where two independent clauses are joined together with just a comma, without proper punctuation or coordinating conjunction. In this case, the given statement does not have two independent clauses separated by a comma, so it is not a comma splice.
4. A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a predicate. It can stand alone as a coherent statement. In the given statement, there is a subject ("There is a tube overlying the pelvis in the midline") and a verb ("are also noted"). Additionally, the information provided seems to form a complete thought. Therefore, the given statement is a complete sentence.
Hence, the correct answer is: Complete sentence.