Determine if the following sentences employ the correct use of commas and apostrophes. True=correct False=wrong

1. The child was alert upon awakening, nonetheless we felt a full workup was best at this time.
Answer:
True
Looks good to me - flows nice.

False -- it's a run-on.

As a run-on sentence -

There could or should be a period after awakening
so the question is False ( not correct use of commas because you can't just put them in a sentence
The sentence has to have a subject and a predicate.

Yes, it's false. Basically, it's incorrect to separate sentences (independent clauses) with only a comma.

Take a look (subjects are underlined; verbs are bold):

The child was alert upon awakening,

nonetheless we felt a full workup was best at this time.

The word "nonetheless" is the same type of words as "however" or "then" -- a conjunctive adverb. It ISN'T a conjunction!!
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/transitions.htm#transitions

So ... how would you fix that error?

To determine if the comma usage in this sentence is correct, we need to identify the independent clauses and see if they are properly separated. An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a complete sentence. In this sentence, we have two independent clauses: "The child was alert upon awakening" and "nonetheless we felt a full workup was best at this time."

To properly join two independent clauses, we have a few options, such as using a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) with a comma before it, using a semicolon (;), or using a colon (:) if the second clause further explains or elaborates on the first.

In this sentence, the comma after "awakening" correctly separates the two independent clauses. The comma also provides a brief pause to help with clarity and readability.

Therefore, the use of commas in this sentence is correct, and the answer is True.