9. which of the following is a run-on sentence? a. the players continue to work on both hitting and fielding, allowing them to improve both skill sets. b. the game will be called if the storm continues, the weather is dangerous. c. while the rain was drenching at times, the fans were dedicated and refused to leave. d. the game was tied at halftime; each coach gave his team a pep-talk.

B. The game will be called if the storm continues, the weather is dangerous.

Explanation:

A run-on sentence implies the incorrect joining or linking of two independent clauses. It may be due to a lack of a comma or coordinating conjunction. To avoid or fix-up this error the use of the semicolon is common. The sentence that justifies the above claim is the second option as the two independent clauses "The game will be called" and "The storm continues" are incorrectly punctuated(without comma) which makes it a run-on sentence. Thus, the second option is the answer.

D. He decides to search for his father but secretly hopes that he will not be able to find him because he now sees his father as a burden.

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