Edit the following paragraph for run-on and comma splices. Choosing a career is difficult I an torn between two fields. My best grades have been in math classes and my father wants... Edit the following paragraph for run-on and comma splices. Choosing a career is difficult I an torn between two fields. My best grades have been in math classes and my father wants me to be an accountant. Accountants make good salary in addition, they are always in demand. My uncle is an accountant and has found good jobs in four exciting cities. I would like the security and opportunity of such employment on the other hand, I dream of a different career. I have been working at a restaurant for four years as a result, I have learned about inner workings of the restaurant business. The job is tough nevertheless, I would love to have my own restaurant. Everyone warns me about the huge financial risks and long hours yet these challenges can be exciting. Someday I will have to choose between a risky venture in the restaurant business and a safe, well-paying career in accounting.
Understand the Problem
The question is asking to identify and correct run-on sentences and comma splices in the provided paragraph to improve its grammatical correctness and clarity. This involves breaking up long sentences and properly connecting independent clauses.
Answer
The revised paragraph eliminates run-on sentences and comma splices for improved clarity.
Choosing a career is difficult; I am torn between two fields. My best grades have been in math classes, and my father wants me to be an accountant. Accountants make a good salary; in addition, they are always in demand. My uncle is an accountant and has found good jobs in four exciting cities. I would like the security and opportunity of such employment; on the other hand, I dream of a different career. I have been working at a restaurant for four years; as a result, I have learned about the inner workings of the restaurant business. The job is tough; nevertheless, I would love to have my own restaurant. Everyone warns me about the huge financial risks and long hours, yet these challenges can be exciting. Someday I will have to choose between a risky venture in the restaurant business and a safe, well-paying career in accounting.
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Choosing a career is difficult; I am torn between two fields. My best grades have been in math classes, and my father wants me to be an accountant. Accountants make a good salary; in addition, they are always in demand. My uncle is an accountant and has found good jobs in four exciting cities. I would like the security and opportunity of such employment; on the other hand, I dream of a different career. I have been working at a restaurant for four years; as a result, I have learned about the inner workings of the restaurant business. The job is tough; nevertheless, I would love to have my own restaurant. Everyone warns me about the huge financial risks and long hours, yet these challenges can be exciting. Someday I will have to choose between a risky venture in the restaurant business and a safe, well-paying career in accounting.
More Information
Run-on sentences occur when two or more independent clauses (clauses that can stand alone as complete sentences) are joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions. A comma splice is a specific type of run-on sentence where two independent clauses are incorrectly joined by only a comma. To correct these errors, you can use a semicolon, create separate sentences, or add a coordinating conjunction (e.g., and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet) after the comma.
Tips
A common mistake is to only insert commas, users should also consider using coordinating conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet) after the comma to link independent clauses. Users can also consider making the clauses into separate sentences if appropriate.
Sources
- Edit the following paragraph for fused sentences and comma splices ... - gauthmath.com
- Run-On Sentences and Sentence Fragments - Grammar - academicguides.waldenu.edu
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