Practice 1 Find and correct the comma splice or run-on sentence errors in these examples from student papers. For this practice, change only punctuation (and capitalization as necessary). a) During a seminar about Google on April 7, 2014, speakers talked about projects Google is working on and described civil engineers' role in making the projects a success. Google is expanding their work around the world, because of that, new structures, roads, and other infrastructure need to be built. b) Due to the elevation of the pedestrian bridge, park users get a unique view of the garden. Another benefit of the preferred site is proximity to the traffic bridge. The garden contains sensitive vegetation and wildlife, by placing the bridge close to the traffic bridge, damage caused to the vegetation by the construction process will be minimized. The parking lot can be used for equipment and material staging. c) The water-cement ratio of concrete has a direct relationship to ultimate compressive strength and therefore modulus of elasticity. The ultimate compressive strength and modulus of elasticity did not vary greatly within mixes however the tested mixes did vary greatly from published values. Greater quality control for the mixes was needed to attain the expected results