Question

Rewrite the following example to eliminate the sentence error. Jose and Marta volunteered at the local food bank, they now want to organize a canned food drive to increase the bank's food supply.

Answer 1

There are three ways in which the statement can be re-written to eliminate the sentence error.

1. Jose and Marta volunteered at the local food bank. They now want to organize a canned food drive to increase the bank's food supply.

2. Jose and Marta volunteered at the local food bank; they now want to organize a canned food drive to increase the bank's food supply.

3. Jose and Marta volunteered at the local food bank, and they now want to organize a canned food drive to increase the bank's food supply.