Mark each sentence with a C for correct or X for run-on, splice, or fused sentence. For the sentences you marked with “X” make corrections so that they are complete sentences

I’m stuck on a English question and need an explanation.

1. The chess-playing computer defeats every student the programmers insist that

the machine cannot really think.

2. People’s pupils get larger when they see something that they like.

3. I wanted to wear something else for the photograph, I discovered that my

favorite outfit no longer fits.

4. The long-distance telephone company claimed that the problem was with the

local one, the local telephone company blamed the long-distance one.

5. A regular mole check should be part of an annual physical exam, and any change in

a mole should be reported to a doctor immediately.

6. Ever since my co-worker was laid off, my boss expects me to do her job in

addition to mine.

7. The children at the door are collecting for UNICEF, what shall we give them?

8. Flying is cheaper than taking the train on most trips, it also takes less time

9. I like compact fluorescent light bulbs because they save energy, but my mother likes

them because they do not get hot.

10. Maria had never realized how violent some fairy tales could be, her daughter

had a nightmare after hearing the story of Hansel and Gretel.

11. No rain had fallen for weeks in the county the local golf course broke the law

by watering the grass.

12. The toys were antiques that had belonged to Conrad’s grandfather, his mother

would not let him touch them.

13. You should avoid that professor because his tests have nothing to do with the readings

he assigns for the class.

14. My roommate borrowed my sweater before she returned it, she had it cleaned.

15. He had not heard the song in years, it brought back a rush of happy childhood

memories.

16. Jorge floated on his back in the lake he admired the puffy clouds high in the

sky above.

17. The grammar checker on this computer gives strange advice, so I do not usually

use it.

18. In the poems, Mehitabel is a cat Archy is a cockroach who was a writer in his

previous life.

19. Jan has not unpacked the boxes in his basement since he moved five years ago,

he probably doesn’t really need the items in them.

20. While the drivers watched the snow falling and worried about the roads, the

skiers rubbed their hands with glee.