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Question 8
What's the best correction of the following comma splice? "Shakespeare explored the theme of love and death in his sonnets, he argued that love transcends death."

A- Shakespeare explored the theme of love and death in his sonnets, Shakespeare argued that love transcends death.


B-Shakespeare explored the theme of love and death in his sonnets, Shakespeare arguing that love transcends death.


C-Shakespeare explored the theme of love and death in his sonnets; however, he argued that love transcends death.


D-Shakespeare explored the theme of love and death in his sonnets, and he also argued that love transcends death.


E-Shakespeare explored the theme of love and death in his sonnets, he then went on to argue that love transcends death.


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The answer is: C- Shakespeare explored the theme of love and death in his sonnets; however, he argued that love transcends death.

A comma splice is a common grammatical error in which two independent clauses are joined by a comma. The best ways to fix this error is to add a conjunction, like in this case, the conjunction “however” was added. One could also fix this problem by making each independent clause a single sentence or by adding a semicolon, which in this example, given the options provided, was also added in order to maintain the original idea as intact as possible.