Improving Sentences
One of the most common types of mistakes that inexperienced physicians make is misreading symptoms, another that occurs about as frequently is recommending inappropriate treatment.
- (A) symptoms, another that occurs
- (B) symptoms; another one that occurs CORRECT ANSWER
- (C) symptoms, the other, and it occurs
- (D) symptoms; another one which is occurring
- (E) symptoms and also occurring
Explanation:
This sentence illustrates a comma splice, the incorrect use of a comma to connect two complete sentences. Choice B correctly uses a semicolon to coordinate two independent clauses and form a compound sentence (while at the same time keeping verb tenses parallel). The correct sentence reads: One of the most common types of mistakes that inexperienced physicians make is misreading symptoms; another one that occurs about as frequently is recommending inappropriate treatment.