GrammarQuestion 98 of 120
Select the sentence that corrects the run-on: 'The test was hard I still passed.'
a.The test was hard, I still passed.
b.The test was hard I still passed.
c.The test was hard; I still passed.
d.The test was hard I, still passed.
Explanation
Two independent clauses can be joined by a semicolon. 'The test was hard; I still passed' correctly fixes the run-on, while a comma alone would create a comma splice.
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