Exercise 2–2: Revising Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

Revise the following passage, using subordination, a conjunctive adverb, a semicolon, or a colon to correct each comma splice or fused sentence. You may also write separate complete sentences. Some sentences may be correct. Example:

English can be difficult to learn, it is full of expressions that don’t mean what they literally say.

English can be difficult to learn because it is full of expressions that don’t mean what they literally say.

Question

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