Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

I like hummus it is very garlicky.

• run-on

• not a run-on

Dahlia sprinted home in the rain to avoid getting soaked.

• run-on

• not a run-on

Dylan the Dog does all the tricks he is such a people pleaser!

• run-on

• not a run-on

Which best describes the following:

Manuel searched for his cell phone charger he didn't know it was in his backpack.

• sentence fragment

• run-on sentence

• comma splice

• complete thought

Which best describes the following:

Looking at his watch, Vance realized he was going to be late.

• sentence fragment

• run-on sentence

• comma splice

• complete thought

Which best describes the following:

Oliver climbed into the hot air balloon, he was so nervous!

• sentence fragment

• run-on sentence

• comma splice

• complete thought

Which answer uses a semicolon correctly?

• Brianna did her best to survive she was all alone on the island.

• Brianna did her best to survive; She was all alone on the island.

• Brianna did her best to survive; she was all alone on the island.