Question

Which is an example of faulty coordination? tom blackenship was not only a childhood friend of mark twain's but also a model for the character huck finn. mark twain traveled all over the world, but he never forgot his childhood home in missouri. samuel clemens was born in 1835, and he is better known by the pen name mark twain. places that mark twain describes in huckleberry finn are based on real places in missouri?

Answer 1

I would say:
Samuel Clemens...
It's the "and."
There is a better coordinating conjunction choice instead of "and"

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. Samuel Clemens was born in 1835, and he is better known by the pen name Mark Twain

Explanation:

In grammar, the word coordination refers to linking two or more elements that have the same importance with coordinating words such as but, or, and. On the other hand, faulty coordination occurs when two ideas that do not have the same importance or belong to the same category are linked by using a coordinating conjunction or when there are grammatical issues in the use of coordinating words. Considering this, the sentence that is an example of faulty coordination is "Samuel Clemens was born in 1835, and he is better known by the pen name Mark Twain" because in this case two ideas that do not have the same importance and are unequal are linked with the coordinating conjunction "and" which creates a confusing construction and is an example of faulty coordination.