Question

The paragraph below contains several comma splices and fused sentences. For each multiple-choice question, decide if the underlined selection needs to be revised or if it is correct as is. After a long day of waiting in line to get tickets to popular monuments, trekking through the thousands of exhibits in the Smithsonian buildings, and lugging camera equipment in the summer heat, you might find it refreshing to take a break and see the Capitol Steps, they are a comedy troupe performing since 1981. This lively and talented group of performers offers a constantly changing musical review satirizing the political scandals of the moment. The three originators, who met at a Christmas office party for Senator Charles Percy, began their venture into political satire soon after, the current troupe performs regularly at the theater in the Ronald Reagan Building, the ensemble has recorded twenty-eight albums, which include such hit favorites as "Cheney Get Your Gun," "Duke of Oil," and "I'm So Indicted," more recently, they have written "Barack Around the Clock." The entire cast participates in both creating and performing the material, each show is a side-splitting lesson in contemporary politics.

Answer 1

Answer:

After a long day of waiting in line to get tickets to popular monuments, trekking through the thousands of exhibits in the Smithsonian buildings, and lugging camera equipment in the summer heat, you might find it refreshing to take a break and see the Capitol Steps, they are a comedy troupe performing since 1981. This lively and talented group of performers offers a constantly changing musical review satirizing the political scandals of the moment. The three originators, who met at a Christmas office party for Senator Charles Percy, began their venture into political satire soon after, the current troupe performs regularly at the theater in the Ronald Reagan Building, the ensemble has recorded twenty-eight albums, which include such hit favorites as "Cheney Get Your Gun," "Duke of Oil," and "I'm So Indicted," more recently, they have written, "Barack Around the Clock." The entire cast participates in both creating and performing the material, each show is a side-splitting lesson in contemporary politics.

• " monuments, trekking through the thousands of exhibits" - It does not require any revision, its appropriate.

• "the Capitol Steps, they are a comedy troupe" - It requires revision. it should be written this way; "the Capitol Steps, a comedy troupe".

• "soon after, the current troupe performs regularly"

       The sentence requires no revision as it is properly written.

Explanation:

When a sentence has comma splices and fused sentence, it means that two independent clauses are inappropriately joined.

A comma splice (also known as "comma fault") is the use of a comma to merge two independent clauses. It conveys an informal mood, especially in literary writing. For example,  "I got to the gym, Mark was there", "I think she's heartbroken, she cries a lot", "we'd love to go to Paris, it'd be romantic", etc.

A fused sentence is when a writer connects two main clauses without punctuation. For example, "It was 8:00pm Sandra rushed to catch the bus", George vowed to protect his daughter all the while he was lazing about, etc.