Question 5
POST_UTME_KSU
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2021
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ENGLISH
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objective
SHARED STIMULUS
I went to the store and I bought some milk and eggs.
The following sentence contains a run-on sentence. Identify the error and suggest a correction.
Answer Options
Correct Answer
A.
The sentence 'I went to the store and I bought some milk and eggs' is a run-on sentence because it contains two independent clauses that are not properly connected.
B.
The sentence 'I went to the store and I bought some milk and eggs' is a run-on sentence because it contains two independent clauses that are properly connected with a conjunction.
C.
The sentence 'I went to the store and I bought some milk and eggs' is a run-on sentence because it contains two independent clauses that are not properly connected with a semicolon.
D.
The sentence 'I went to the store and I bought some milk and eggs' is a run-on sentence because it contains two independent clauses that are properly connected with a semicolon.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
The sentence 'I went to the store and I bought some milk and eggs' is a run-on sentence because it contains two independent clauses that are not properly connected.
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This is
Post Utme Ksu
2021
English
Question 5.
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objective
questions from the
2021
Post Utme Ksu
English
examination.