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Common Errors Workbook |
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Punctuation and mechanics |
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25. Comma splices |
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In each of the following questions, click on the correct description of the italicized material.
By the age of four, ___1___ (comma splice/no comma splice) Mozart's musical ability was well known in Salzburg; he became the court organist for the Archbishop. His fame had spread before he was seven, ___2___ (comma splice/no comma splice) he was invited to tour Europe in 1763. By the time Mozart was fourteen, he had played for the crowned heads of Europe, ___3___ (comma splice/no comma splice) he also played for the Pope. The Pope conferred on him the order of the Golden Spur, but Mozart did not think much of the award.
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