Comma Splice: "Tom opened his freezer, then he noticed that two cans of beer had exploded." This is a comma splice. It has 2 independent clauses.

" I cannot afford a house in London, so I am moving to Sunderland." and "The computer in my room is old, but the carpet is ancient." But why sentences like this are correct? Don't both these sentences also have 2 independent clauses? Because in the first sentence I is the subject and moving is the verb. In the second sentence, the carpet is the subject and ancient is the verb. Help please.

Which two parts of this excerpt from authur conan doyle's " the contest " show policies lack of knowledge about the rules and restrictions of his society

The limerick and the tongue twister are two types of verse. a) nonsense b) articulation c) declaration d) interrogation

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.