Question

What option best describes the following sentence:She is tired, I am putting her down for a nap. A. There is nothing wrong with the structure of this sentence.

B. There is a run-on. To fix it, replace the comma with a semi-colon.
C. There is a fragment. To fix it, put a comma after "nap" and finish the sentence.

Answer 1

Answer: B. There is a run-on. To fix it, replace the comma with a semi-colon.

Explanation: This sample sentence is comprised of two independent clauses. They're fine on their own (both are complete sentences), but here they are connected by a comma. It's a run-on. You can either replace the comma with a semi-colon or throw in a conjunction after the comma (such as "so"). 'She is tired, so I'm putting her down for a nap' makes sense, but this is not an option. So here, the correct option would be B!

"She is tired; I am putting her down for a nap."