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Building Effective Sentences, Part II . A Writer’s Workshop: Run-on Sentences. The Run-on Sentence. A run-on sentence is made up of two or more sentences that have been run together as if they are a single, complete thought. Avoiding the Literary Wreck.
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Building Effective Sentences, Part II A Writer’s Workshop: Run-on Sentences
The Run-on Sentence • A run-on sentence is made up of two or more sentences that have been run together as if they are a single, complete thought.
Avoiding the Literary Wreck • Think of two sentences meeting where they shouldn’t. It might look like this when you’re done: Why are run-on sentences bad? It confuses the reader about where the thoughts starts or ends.
Types of Run-ons • One type of run-on involves joining sentences without any punctuation: • The drummer boy waited solemnly his heart pounded in his chest. The two sentences are related, but there is nothing to separate the two ideas. We need a period, a semi-colon, or a comma and a conjunction. • The drummer boy waited solemnly. His heart pounded in his chest. • The drummer boy waited solemnly; his heart pounded in his chest. • The drummer boy waited solemnly, and his heart pounded in his chest.
The Comma Splice • Another run-on is splitting two sentences with a comma instead of a period or semicolon, or leaving out the coordinating conjunction. This is called a comma splice. • During the Civil War, tens of thousands of young teenage boys joined the Confederate and Union armies, many of the boys served as drummers and buglers. • During the Civil War, tens of thousands of young teenage boys joined the Confederate and Union armies, and many of the boys served as drummers and buglers. • During the Civil War, tens of thousands of young teenage boys joined the Confederate and Union armies. Many of the boys served as drummers and buglers.
Remember, to correct run-ons… • Separate the two sentences with a period. OR • Separate the two sentences with a semicolon. (Only use a semicolon if the two sentences are closely related.) OR • Separate the two sentences with a coordinating conjunction and a comma(FANBOYS: for, and, nor , but, or, yet, so).
Try It Yourself… • Separate the following sentences with a period. Write down what word the period should follow: • Julian plays the flute her little sister plays the clarinet. • The quarterback threw the football the receiver caught it. • Insects have very short lives they have many enemies. • The music critic disliked the concert the fans loved it. • The fox changes its color in winter it is white in the winter.
Solution • Julian plays the flute.Her little sister plays the clarinet. • The quarterback threw the football. The receiver caught it. • Insects have very short lives. They have many enemies. • The music critic disliked the concert. The fans loved it. • The fox changes its color in winter. It is white.
More practice… • Now, turn to page 438 in your language book. Number your paper to 10 and complete exercise 4.