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Run-Ons and Comma Splices. RUN-ON SENTENCES. A run-on sentence consists of two or more independent clauses with no punctuation or connector between them. Run-on sentences must be corrected. EXAMPLES Run-on: We headed off to the game during the rain the rain stopped before we got there. .
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RUN-ON SENTENCES A run-on sentence consists of two or more independent clauses with no punctuation or connector between them. Run-on sentences must be corrected. EXAMPLES Run-on: We headed off to the game during the rain the rain stopped before we got there.
Run-Ons Explained EXAMPLES Run-on: We headed off to the game during the rain the rain stopped before we got there. Corrected: We headed off to the game during the rain. It stopped before we got there. [Change the run-on sentence into two separate sentences.] We headed off to the game during the rain, but it stopped before we got there. [Use a comma and the connector but between the clauses.] or We headed off to the game during the rain; the rain stopped before we got there. [Use a semicolon between the clauses.]
COMMA SPLICES A comma splice is like a run-on sentence, except that a comma separates the two clauses. Comma splices must be corrected. EXAMPLE Comma splice: The computer is an invaluable tool, it links together millions of people.
Comma Splices Explained Corrected: The computer is an invaluable tool because it links together millions of people. [Insert the connecting word because to replace the comma.] or The computer is an invaluable tool; it links together millions of people. [Replace the comma with a semicolon.] or The computer is an invaluable tool. It links together millions of people. [Make two separate sentences.]