Question

Directions: Read the following paragraphs, and use the dropdown menu following each sentence to identify that sentence. Select “RO” if it is a run-on, “CS” if it contains a comma splice, or “C” if the sentence is correct. Then answer the questions that follow.

Beauty and Success

(1) The benefits of good looks might go further than many people realize   . (2) Good-looking people are more likely to have better career prospects, the assumption by many employers is that they are more talented, more honest, and more intelligent than unattractive or plain people   . (3) More attractive people start at a higher salary they are also more likely to get promoted   . (4) For this reason, many job candidates in Europe and in Israel put their pictures into the top corner of their résumés, or they attach their headshots to their application materials   . (5) The content of applicants’ résumés was identical in a recent experiment, attractive men who attached their pictures had almost double the chance of an interview   .

(6) A pretty face also has advantages in the political arena   . (7) For example, Dilma Rousseff, the president of Brazil, got a total makeover during her election campaign the public did not like her matronly appearance   . (8) Rousseff had her teeth whitened, she also traded her helmet-like hairdo for a modern look   . (9) In addition, the candidate switched her glasses for contact lenses plastic surgeons removed wrinkles from her forehead and her brow   . (10) Rousseff’s popularity in the polls increased, the presidential candidate looked younger and healthier   .

Which of the following sentences offers a correction to sentence 3? Check all that apply.

More attractive people start at a higher salary; they are also more likely to get promoted.

This sentence is correct, so no changes are necessary.

More attractive people start at a higher salary, and they are also more likely to get promoted.

More attractive people start at a higher salary, they are also more likely to get promoted.

Which of the following is one way to correct sentence 4?

This sentence is correct.

Add punctuation.

Use a coordinating conjunction.

Which of the following corrects sentence 8?

Rousseff had her teeth whitened. She also traded her helmet-like hairdo for a modern look.

Rousseff had her teeth whitened she also traded her helmet-like hairdo for a modern look.

This sentence is correct.

Answer 1

1. Correct.

2. Comma splice.

3. Run on.

4. Correct.

5. Comma splice.

6. Correct.

7. Run on.

8. Comma splice.

9. Run on.

10. Comma splice.

For sentence 3, the following are acceptable:

More attractive people start at a higher salary; they are also more likely to get promoted.

More attractive people start at a higher salary, and they are also more likely to get promoted.

Sentence 4 is correct.

For sentence 8: Rousseff had her teeth whitened. She also traded her helmet-like hairdo for a modern look.