Find the error in punctuation:The road runs through a beautiful, wooded valley, and the railway line follows it.
Correct answer: C. valley
- A. runs
- B. through
- C. valley
- D. follows it
Explanation
'Valley' because the error is in the punctuation between the two independent clauses. They are incorrectly joined with just a comma. This is called a comma splice. To fix it, we can: Use a semicolon: The road runs through a beautiful wooded valley; the railway line follows it.With a period: The road runs through a beautiful wooded valley. The railway line follows it. With a conjunction: The road runs through a beautiful wooded valley, and the railway line follows it.
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