<span>In the question they mentioned Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning. Here is a tall bold slugger set vivid against the little soft cities. In the first line they mentioned singing, which would appeal to the sense of sound. So the answer should be 'hearing.'</span>
his hand dangling from the cookie jar - absolute phrase
This phrase describe the entire clause "Charles looked guilty", so it is considered and absolute phrase. An absolute phrase also had a noun and participle; the noun is hand, the participle is dangling.
the team's captain - appositive phrase, adjective phrase
This phrase clarifies that the quarterback is the team captain. An appositive phrase functions as an adjective phrase because it describes a specific noun.
Her confidence shaken - absolute phrase
This phrase contains a noun (confidence) and participle (shaken). It also describes the entire clause "Sheryl spelled the word again". These are the conditions for an absolute phrase.
the editor of the school paper - appositive phrase, adjective phrase
This phrase clarifies or renames Charlotte as the editor of the school paper.
Answer:
Run-on sentences make text more difficult to read.
Run-on sentences can change the intended meaning of a text.
Run-on sentences can make a sentence confusing.
Explanation:
A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses (complete sentences) are not connected properly. An example of a run-on sentence is a comma splice, which occurs when independent clauses are connected with just a comma.
Example: <em>It is nearly half past five, we cannot reach town before dark. </em>
To correct a comma splice, you can add a conjunction between the clauses, use a semicolon instead of a comma, or make each independent clause its own sentence.
Run-on sentences make the text difficult to read and cause confusion. They can even change the intended meaning of the text. For example, sentences <em>I saw a teacher who cares.</em> and <em>I saw a teacher. Who cares? </em>have completely different meanings.
