Which one of the following sentences is a comma splice? a. monica is applying for a teaching job in the local school district. b. when she was a child, she used to teach the alphabet to her stuffed animals. c. since both of her parents are teachers, she knows what to expect. d. she wants to teach other people's kids, she thinks she will be good.

The correct answer is D. She wants to teach other people's kids, she thinks she will be good.

Explanation:

According to grammatical rules, a comma without conjunction should not be used to link two or more independent clauses, this punctuation error is known as a comma splice. Additionally, this can be corrected by adding a conjunction or using a semicolon to replace the comma.

In the sentence "She wants to teach other people's kids, she thinks she will be good" comma splice occurs because the comma was used to separate two independent clauses- These are independent clauses because each section "She wants to teach other people's kids" and " she thinks she will be good" expresses a complete idea and contains a subject and verb.

the tone of the passage is sympathetic to the forbidden love of romeo and juliet. the nurse plays a significant role in the play. she is responsible for making their meeting again possible. additionally, there is a sense of warning in the choice of words of the nurse. she seems to be authoritative when she calls romeo "scurvy knave", and at the same time the fact that she addresses to him as "sir" reflects respect. the nurse is "vexed", this word describes her confused state of mind. on the one hand, she finds romeo a fine and eloquent man, but on the other, it is thought that man's nature forces men to try to trick women.  

the answer a: perseverance !