Question

“You ought not to think an hour upon the matter, but to spring to action at once.”

What is the purpose of the words “hour” and “spring”?
a Most of the sentences contain comma splices.
b It consists mostly of run-on sentences.
c Most of the sentences have a similar structure.
d It consists mostly of sentences with varied structures.

Answer 1

"You ought not to think an hour upon the matter, but to spring to action at once."

The purpose of the words "hour" and "spring" is:
A) Most of the sentences contain comma splices.

A comma splice is the use of a comma to join two independent clauses. The comma is followed by a conjunction.

Two independent clauses:
1) You ought not to think an hour upon the matter.
2) You ought to spring to action at once.

conjunction used is BUT.