“I ordered pizza, my brother ordered tacos.”

This statement displays which of the following errors in sentence structure?
  1. Run-on sentence
  2. Fused sentence
  3. Comma splice
  4. Dependent clause
Explanation
Answer: C - The sentence“I ordered pizza, my brother ordered tacos”shows a comma splice. A comma splice separates two independent clauses with only a comma. Instead of a comma, a semicolon would be a better choice. Other options are using a coordinating conjunction or a conjunctive adverb.
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