Questions: Question 7 Not yet answered Points out of 1.00 P Flag question Most people know that the likeness of Susan B. Anthony appeared on an American dollar coin in the 1990s, fewer people know exactly who she was or why she is so important. Select one: a. comma splice b. fragment c. faulty parallelism d. correct e. run-on

Question 7
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Most people know that the likeness of Susan B. Anthony appeared on an American dollar coin in the 1990s, fewer people know exactly who she was or why she is so important.

Select one:
a. comma splice
b. fragment
c. faulty parallelism
d. correct
e. run-on
Transcript text: Question 7 Not yet answered Points out of 1.00 P Flag question Most people know that the likeness of Susan B. Anthony appeared on an American dollar coin in the 1990s, fewer people know exactly who she was or why she is so important. Select one: a. comma splice b. fragment c. faulty parallelism d. correct e. run-on
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The answer is e. run-on

Explanation
Option a: comma splice

A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined with just a comma. In this case, the sentence does not have a comma splice because the clauses are not joined by a comma alone.

Option b: fragment

A fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks a subject or a verb. The sentence in question is not a fragment because it contains both a subject and a verb.

Option c: faulty parallelism

Faulty parallelism occurs when elements in a sentence that are meant to be parallel in structure are not. This sentence does not have issues with parallelism.

Option d: correct

The sentence is not correct as it stands because it improperly joins two independent clauses without appropriate punctuation or conjunction.

Option e: run-on

A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions. In this case, the sentence improperly joins two independent clauses: "Most people know that the likeness of Susan B. Anthony appeared on an American dollar coin in the 1990s" and "fewer people know exactly who she was or why she is so important," making it a run-on sentence.

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