Comma splices are compound sentences that are not punctuated properly. It occurs when a comma is used between two independent clauses. This creates a problem since a comma alone cannot be used to separate two independent clauses.
The sentence that contains a comma splice is option B:
These mouthparts are called the mandibles they are jaw-like structures beetles use for crushing food or defending themselves.
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Answer: The beginning
This is the meaning of the word onset in this excerpt from Emily Dickinson's poem "Dying”.
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This is called the "1-1-1 Rule" and is used like this: If a word has 1 syllable; 1 vowel; followed by 1 consonant (example: hop), double that final consonant before adding an ending/suffix that begins with a vowel (hop ping). This rule does not apply to x, because x has two sounds.
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Swift claims that his proposal would be profitable because no wealthy gentleman would think twice about paying ten shillings for the carcass of a good fat child. and <span>“This would be a great inducement to marriage, which all wise nations have either encouraged by rewards, or enforced by laws and penalties,” writes Swift about his proposal.</span> are the sentences that correctly uses the quotations from "A Modest Proposal", an essay from Jonathan Swift.