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What is a “run-on” sentence?: Difference between revisions
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A run-on can be a short sentence, | A run-on can be a short sentence. Just because a sentence is long, though, does not necessarily make it a run-on. | ||
'''Example:''' Nothing is on television I should turn it off. | |||
== The Rules == | == The Rules == | ||
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* Insert a comma and a [[What are “coordinating conjunctions”?|coordinating conjunction]] between the clauses (Faigley 581). | * Insert a comma and a [[What are “coordinating conjunctions”?|coordinating conjunction]] between the clauses (Faigley 581). | ||
* Turn one clause into a [[What are “subordinating conjunctions”?|subordinating clause]] (Hult 722). | * Turn one clause into a [[What are “subordinating conjunctions”?|subordinating clause]] (Hult 722). | ||
* Make the clauses into | * Make the clauses into separate sentences (Hacker 202). | ||
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== Usage == | == Usage == | ||