The apples were bright red, they didn't taste good. Choose the best correction for this sentence with a comma splice. The apples
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The apples were bright red, but they didn't taste good.
Explanation:
The author of the sentence is showing a statement contrary to the statement that has already been said, in which case, the two statements must be joined with words like "but" and "entertaining". In addition, we must pay attention to the fact that words like "but" and "meanwhile" must accompany a comma that must be placed before these words.
In this case, the only correct alternative is: "The apples were bright red, but they didn't taste good."
