Run$-$ons and comma splices often occur in paragraphs or longer passages. Some of the sentences in the paragraphs below contain run$-$ons or comma splices.

Directions: As you read each part of the passage that follows, select the blank line after each sentence and choose the correct answer from the dropdown menu. Select $"$RO$"$ if the sentence is a run$-$on$,"$CS$"$ if it contains a comma splice, or $"$C$"$ if the sentence is correct. Then, answer the questions.

Beauty and Success

$(1)$ The benefits to being good$-$looking might go further than getting a date they can also affect career successRO $.(2)$ Good$-$looking people have better career prospects because employers assume they are more talented, more honest, and more intelligent than their plain or unattractive competition $.(3)$ Attractive people are also more likely to get promoted, they also start at a higher salary $.(4)$ For this reason, many job candidates in Europe and in Israel put their headshots into the top corner of their re$$sume$$s$,$ they also attach their pictures to their application materials $.(5)$ Although the content of their re$$sume$$s was identical, attractive men who attached their pictures had almost double the chance of an interview