Questions: Read this run-on sentence. Zoe went to bed her parents began planning a surprise party for her. Which of the following makes this sentence correct? While Zoe went to bed; her parents began planning a surprise party for her. Zoe went to bed: her parents began planning a surprise party for her. After Zoe went to bed, her parents began planning a surprise party for her. Zoe went to bed, her parents began planning a surprise party for her.

Read this run-on sentence.
Zoe went to bed her parents began planning a surprise party for her.
Which of the following makes this sentence correct?
While Zoe went to bed; her parents began planning a surprise party for her.
Zoe went to bed: her parents began planning a surprise party for her.
After Zoe went to bed, her parents began planning a surprise party for her.
Zoe went to bed, her parents began planning a surprise party for her.
Transcript text: Read this run-on sentence. Zoe went to bed her parents began planning a surprise party for her. Which of the following makes this sentence correct? While Zoe went to bed; her parents began planning a surprise party for her. Zoe went to bed: her parents began planning a surprise party for her. After Zoe went to bed, her parents began planning a surprise party for her. Zoe went to bed, her parents began planning a surprise party for her.
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The answer is: After Zoe went to bed, her parents began planning a surprise party for her.

Explanation
Option 1: While Zoe went to $b \in$; her parents began planning a surprise party for her.

This option contains a typographical error and does not make grammatical sense. The use of "$b \in$;" is incorrect and does not contribute to a coherent sentence structure.

Option 2: Zoe went to bed: her parents began planning a surprise party for her.

This option uses a colon, which is not the correct punctuation for separating two independent clauses in this context. A colon is typically used to introduce a list, explanation, or a quotation, not to connect two related but independent clauses.

Option 3: After Zoe went to bed, her parents began planning a surprise party for her.

This option correctly uses a subordinating conjunction "After" to connect the two clauses, making the sentence grammatically correct. It clearly indicates the sequence of events, showing that the planning began after Zoe went to bed.

Option 4: Zoe went to bed, her parents began planning a surprise party for her.

This option is an example of a comma splice, where two independent clauses are incorrectly joined by a comma. This is a common grammatical error and does not correctly fix the run-on sentence.

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