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Avoiding Comma Splices & Fused Sentence

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Avoiding Comma Splices & Fused Sentence. Which sentences are correctly punctuated? . A. Andrew loves taking photographs, but his composition is poor. B. Andrew loves taking photographs but, his composition is poor. C. Andrew loves taking photographs; but his composition is poor. . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Avoiding Comma Splices & Fused Sentence

Correct. Try another one. A. Being likable is an important quality no matter where you work, likable employees are often promoted over others who do their jobs equally well but are less pleasant to be around.

B. Being likable is an important quality; no matter where you work, likable employees are often promoted over others who do their jobs equally well but are less pleasant to be around. Correct! Try another one. A. We didnt like the movie it was far too violent.

B. We didnt like the movie; because it was far too violent.

C. We didnt like the movie; it was far too violent. Incorrect. Return to the question. Incorrect. Try again.