2014-11-17 09:00:41

There are dozens of breeds of cats, a staggering 95% of cats in the world defy
(A)                                                                                                            (B)
classification because they are "moggies," cats that are the result of crossbreeding                                                 (C)                                                                       (D)
or other mutations. No error
                                          (E)

The correct answer is A
Explanation: The error in this sentence occurs at choice A where a run-on is created. Two independent clauses ("There are dozens of breeds of cats" and "a staggering... 'moggies'") are linked in the sentence using a comma alone. One way to correct this error is by inserting a word into choice A to make the first clause dependent. For example, the sentence structure error could be corrected by inserting "while" there, creating the clause "While there are dozens of breeds of cats."