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The Dreaded . . .

The Dreaded . . . . RUN-ON SENTENCE. and how to avoid it. Brought to you by V. Hinkle. Know your enemy:. In a run-on sentence, two clauses have been connected incorrectly . We’re going to the moon, do you want to go?. Cats like mice they also like fish. Why does it matter?.

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The Dreaded . . .

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  1. The Dreaded . . . RUN-ON SENTENCE and how to avoid it Brought to you by V. Hinkle

  2. Know your enemy: • In a run-on sentence, • two clauses have been connected • incorrectly. • We’re going to the moon, do you want to go? • Cats like mice they also like fish.

  3. Why does it matter? • In a run-on sentence, • your readers may be confused, • because we can’t tell where one idea ends • and the next one begins. • My cat likes to nap on the aquarium is the home of our naïve fish. ?

  4. Why does it matter? • In a run-on sentence, • your readers may be confused, • because we can’t tell how the ideas are related. • My cat likes to play with string, he is practicing for his big chance. ?

  5. How to recognize a run-on • First, you need to know these sentence parts: • Subject • Who is doing the action, or • who is being described • Predicate • What is happening • Clause • Contains a subject and a predicate

  6. How to recognize a run-on • Next step: • Identify the main clause by • Finding the subject and the predicate. • The key: • If there is a second clause in the sentence, • is it connected properly? • Connect with a conjunction, relative pronoun, or separate with a period.

  7. Try it: • My cat likes to play with string, • he is practicing for his big chance. • Find the subject and the predicate.

  8. My catlikes to play with string, • he is practicing for his big chance. • But wait! • There is another clause with a subject and a predicate.. . .

  9. My catlikes to play with string, • heis practicing for his big chance. • Two clauses, each with a subject and predicate. • Are they connected properly?

  10. Nooo . . . • It’s a run-on sentence.

  11. Fix it: • My catlikes to play with string, heis practicing for his big chance. • Methods: • Conjunction • Relative pronoun • Period because

  12. Try it: • My cat is napping on the aquarium, he likes to watch the fish. • Two clauses, improperly connected with a flimsycomma.

  13. Fix it: • My catlikes to watch the fish, is napping on the aquarium. • Methods: • Conjunction • Relative pronoun • Period , who Dependent clause set off by commas

  14. Two Run-On Traps: #1 • When a command or question is in the second clause: • My cat is going fishing,will he catch anything? • Fix it: Separate with a period. My cat is going fishing. Will he catch anything?

  15. Two Run-On Traps: #2 • When two clauses are connected with a transition word instead of a conjunction: • My cat is dipping his paw in the aquarium,however, he hasn’t caught a fish. • Fix it: Separate with a period. My cat is dipping his paw in the aquarium. However, he hasn’t caught a fish.

  16. Two Run-On Traps: #2 • Another solution: • My cat is dipping his paw in the aquarium,however, he hasn’t caught a fish. • Fix it: Connect with a conjunction. Although my cat is dipping his paw in the aquarium, he hasn’t caught a fish.

  17. Review: • In a run-on sentence, two ___?_____ have been connected incorrectly.

  18. Review: • In a run-on sentence, two clauses have been connected incorrectly.

  19. Review: • To identify a r__-__ sentence, find the main clause.

  20. Review: • To identify a run-on sentence, find the main clause.

  21. Review: • Identify the main clause by finding the _______ and _________.

  22. Review: • Identify the main clause by finding the subject and predicate.

  23. Review: • If there is a second clause, has it been _______ correctly?

  24. Review: • If there is a second clause, has it been connected correctly?

  25. Review: • Three ways to fix a run-on are: • C________ • R_____ P_____ • P____

  26. Review: • Three ways to fix a run-on are: • Conjunction • Relative Pronoun • Period

  27. Nowyou Know it all!

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