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    A runon sentence is one in which two clauses have been connected incorrectly. There are several ways to fix a comma splice. A pronoun in the second clause refers to a noun in the first clause.

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    A runon sentence is one in which two clauses have been connected incorrectly. There are several ways to fix a comma splice. A pronoun in the second clause refers to a noun in the first clause.

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    Run Ons

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    A runon sentence is one in which two clauses have been connected incorrectly. There are several ways to fix a comma splice. A pronoun in the second clause refers to a noun in the first clause.

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    Avoiding Run-on Sentences


    Thelengthofasentencehasnothingtodowithwhetheror
    notasentenceisconsideredarunon.Anoverexuberant,
    runoffatthemouth,400wordgorillaofasentencecan
    bestructurallyfine.Arunonsentenceisoneinwhichtwo
    clauseshavebeenconnectedincorrectly.(Ifyoudlike,
    clickonthewordclausestoreviewthatconcept.)

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    Avoiding Run-on Sentences


    Letsthinkofanindependentclauseasanindependently
    operatedtrainheadedwest...

    gettingconnectedtoanothertrainheadedeast.
    Nothingbutgriefwillresultfromcouplingthese
    trainclausesincorrectly!Forexample....
    Somestudentsthinktheycanstudyforanimportant

    exambycrammingallnight,theyareprobablywrong.
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    Avoiding Run-on Sentences


    Somestudentsthinktheycanstudyforanimportantexamby
    crammingallnight,theyareprobablywrong.

    This is an example of the dreaded COMMA


    SPLICE!
    Acommaspliceconnectstwoindependentclauseswith
    onlyacomma.
    Thereareseveralwaystofixa
    commasplice....

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    Avoiding Run-on Sentences


    1.Wecaninsertaperiodandstartanewsentence.
    Somestudentsthinktheycanstudyforanimportantexamby
    crammingallnight.Theyareprobablywrong.

    2.Wecaninsertacommaplusacoordinatingconjunction.
    Somestudentsthinktheycanstudyforanimportantexamby
    crammingallnight,buttheyareprobablywrong.
    3.Wecanuseasemicolon.
    Somestudentsthinktheycanstudyforanimportant

    exambycrammingallnight;theyareprobablywrong.
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    Avoiding Run-on Sentences


    Therearethreesituationsinwhichrunonsentencesare
    apttohappen:
    1.Whenapronouninthesecondclause refers to a noun
    in the first clause: The Presidents popularity has
    plummeted, she apparently underestimated the opposition.
    2.Whenasuggestionordirectiveoccursinthesecond
    clause:Youwillberesponsibleforthismaterialonthefinal
    exam,studyitthoroughlynow.
    3.Whentwoclausesareconnectedbyatransitional
    expression:Manypeoplethinkprotectionismcanhaltrising
    prices,however,theoppositeisactuallytrue.
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    Avoiding Run-on Sentences


    1.The Presidents popularity has plummeted, and she
    apparently underestimated the opposition.
    2.Youwillberesponsibleforthismaterialonthefinal
    exam.Studyitthoroughlynow.
    3.Manypeoplethinkprotectionismcanhaltrisingprices;
    however,theoppositeisactuallytrue.

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    Avoiding Run-on Sentences


    Nowyoullneveragainwritearun
    onsentence!

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    Charles Darling, PhD
    Professor of English and Webmaster
    Capital Community College
    Hartford, Connecticut
    copyright November 1999

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