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Run on Sentences

A little practice to improve your writing . Run on Sentences.

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Run on Sentences

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  1. A little practice to improve your writing Run on Sentences

  2. A RUN-ON SENTENCE (sometimes called a "fused sentence") has at least two parts, either one of which can stand by itself (in other words, two independent clauses), but the two parts have been smooshed together instead of being properly connected. Run on Sentences

  3. A brief review of…. What can happen between two sentences

  4. My grandmother refuses to go to bed early. She thinks she's going to miss out on some of the action. Period + start a new sentence

  5. Comma + a cute little conjunction My grandmother refuses to go to bed early, and I'm afraid she's going to catch a bad cold. Comma + a Coordinating conjunction

  6. Where you have used a semicolon, you could have used a period, but the semicolon, you felt, is better (probably because the independent clauses are so closely related and nicely balanced). In spite of her cold, my grandmother refuses to go to bed early; she is afraid she will miss something. Semicolon by itself.

  7. Semicolon + big ugly conjunction or other transitional expression(however, moreover, nevertheless, therefore, as a result, consequently . . . )followed by a comma. My grandmother has stayed up late four nights in a row; as a result, she cannot seem to get well. Semicolon + big ugly conjunction or other transitional expression

  8. It is important to realize that the length of a sentence really has nothing to do with whether a sentence is a run-on or not; being a run-on is a structural flaw that can plague even a very short sentence: The sun is high, put on some sunblock. An extremely long sentence, on the other hand, might be a "run-off-at-the-mouth" sentence, but it can be otherwise sound, structurally. 200 Word Sentence Length does not matter!

  9. When two independent clauses are connected by only a comma, they constitute a run-on sentence that is called a comma-splice. When you use a comma to connect two independent clauses, it must be accompanied by a little conjunction (and, but, for, nor, yet, or, so). The sun is high, so put on some sunscreen. Comma Splice

  10. To note in your own writing: Common settings for Run ons

  11. When an independent order or directive based on what was said in the clause gives e prior independent clause: This next chapter has a lot of difficult information in it, you should start studying right away. (We could put a period where that comma is and start a new sentence. A semicolon might also work there.)

  12. When two independent clauses are connected by a transitional expression (conjunctive adverb) such as however, moreover, nevertheless. Mr. Nguyen has sent his four children to ivy-league colleges, however, he has sacrificed his health working day and night in that dusty bakery. (Again, where that first comma appears, we could have used either a period — and started a new sentence — or a semicolon.)

  13. When the second of two independent clauses contains a pronoun that connects it to the first independent clause. This computer doesn't make sense to me, it came without a manual. (Although these two clauses are quite brief, and the ideas are closely related, this is a run-on sentence. We need a period where that comma now stands.)

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