run-on sentence, Q 263 OG10

[tanviet]

this is question 263 OG 10, so a very good one to study

In A.D.391, //resulting from the destruction of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria, //later generations loss all but the Iliad and Odssey among Greek epics, most of the poetry of Pindar and Sappho, and dozens of plays by Aeschylus and Euripides.

a,

b,the destroying of the largest libray of the ancient world at Alexandria result and

c,because of the result of the destruction of the library at Alexandria,the largest of the ancient world,

d,as a result of the destruction of the library at Alexandria, the largest of the ancient world,

e, Alexandria's largest library of the ancient world was destroyed, and the result was

the OG said that

choice B also uses "resulted" ungrammatically and produces a run on sentence (in A.D 391, the destroying...result and later generations lost)

what is a run on sentence, pls explain. thank you

[tanviet]

pls, tell me what is run on sentence. Thank you

[kuldeep4gmat]

Is it D?
As a result of is correct idiom.

[iamcste]

pls, tell me what is run on sentence. Thank you

A run on means no logical connector or incorrect logical connector used between 2 independent sentences...

In this case, overall structure is a cause and effect...hence "And" in B is not suitable..

Cause...effect..

As a resut of X, Y

The questions also tests concepts of modifer..what is largest? is the Library largest or the place largest....

[Vemuri]

A run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more independent clauses (that is, complete sentences) are joined with absolutely no punctuation or conjunction.

Choice B --> causes this run-on sentence error by not separating the clauses with a punctuation.

Choice C --> "Because of the result of the destruction..." awkward construction.

Choice D --> Seems OK to me, but I think there is a misplaced modifier error in this construction. The "the largest of the ancient world" modifies Alexandria instead of the library.

Choice E --> "and the result was later generations..." I was expecting the relative pronoun that to come in between, "and the result was that later generations..."

My answer is A. What is the OA?

[farooq]

When a sentence consists of more than one clause, those clauses must be joined properly. It is never acceptable
to hook two clauses together with a comma, as the “sentence” below does. That’s called a run-on sentence.
Wrong: Nietzsche moved to Basel in 1869, he planned to teach classical philology.
There are a number of acceptable ways to fix a run-on.
1. Make two separate sentences:
Nietzsche moved to Basel in 1869. He planned to teach classical philology.
2a. Change the comma to a semicolon:
Nietzsche moved to Basel in 1869; he planned to teach classical philology.
2b. Join the clauses with a semicolon and a transition word such as however or therefore.
Nietzsche planned to teach classical philology; therefore, he moved to Basel in 1869.
Some common transition words are:
also consequently
however nevertheless
then thus
besides furthermore
hence otherwise
moreover still
therefore
3. Join the two sentences with a coordinating conjunction:
Nietzsche moved to Basel in 1869, and he planned to teach classical philology.
The coordinating conjunctions are:
and or
for but
nor yet
4a. If doing so is appropriate to the meaning, you can join the sentences with a subordinating conjunction:
Because Nietzsche planned to teach classical philology, he moved to Basel in 1869.
There are many subordinating conjunctions. Here are some of the most common ones:
although if
though where
so after
since unless
while therefore
because than
until thereby
before
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4b. A special kind of subordinate clause is a relative clause. Relative clauses usually begin with who, that, or
which, and they relate the information in one clause to the subject of the other clause: Nietzsche, who
planned to teach classical philology, moved to Basel in 1869.