What,if anything,is wrong with this sentence?
An appeals court ordered the money
returned,however,the IRS didn't comply.
A. PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED SENTENCE
B. LACKS PARALLEL PARTS
C. DANGLER
D. COMMA SPLICE
I THINK THE CORRECT ANSWER IS:
(B)LACKS PARALLEL PARTS
AM I CORRECT?
No. See the following:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/clauses.htm
Scroll to the section on Independent Clauses.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/semicolon.htm
Let me know what you think.
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comma splice