Question

True of False: The following sentence is a comma splice: Although we have been working hard to find a solution to the problem, the question of how to replace the flawed software is still unanswered.

Answer 1

Answer:

False.

Explanation:

A comma splice is when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined by a comma to be made into a single sentence. This means that joining two independent clauses to make them into one sentence using a comma is known as a comma splice.

In the given sentence, there is only one independent clause and one dependent clause. The first part of the sentence begins with the subordinating conjunction "although" is the dependent clause while the second part of the sentence after the comma is the independent clause.

So, the given sentence is not a comma splice but rather a complex sentence. And the use of the comma after the dependent clause is because the dependent clause comes first before the independent clause.

Thus, the correct answer is false.