He wants to become a doctro his family insists that he study law. What is wrong with this sentence?


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10-da-roni asked:


Is it a run-on, it is a comma splice, it is a dangler or a fragment?

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8 Responses to “He wants to become a doctro his family insists that he study law. What is wrong with this sentence?”

  1. crao_craz Says:
    October 29th, 2009 at 6:48 am

    It would be a comma splice, but there is no comma. crao_craz

  2. texas nerd Says:
    October 29th, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    run-on

    He wants to become a doctor. His family insists that he study law. texas nerd

  3. Enlightenment Says:
    October 30th, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    Doctor is misspelled and the sentence is a run-on. Enlightenment

  4. just wondering Says:
    October 31st, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    It’s a run-on sentence and “doctor” is misspelled. just wondering

  5. Pipsqueak Says:
    November 1st, 2009 at 1:02 am

    It’s a run-on because it should be two sentences or joined with a word such as ‘although’. Pipsqueak

  6. Marilyn D Says:
    November 3rd, 2009 at 7:36 am

    try the spelling. Marilyn D

  7. sang0ire Says:
    November 4th, 2009 at 3:15 am

    doctro -> doctor

    plus it’s a run on sentence. sang0ire

  8. Bethany Says:
    November 4th, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    it’s a run-on Bethany

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