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: I purchased most of what I needed at the store; they were out of milk. | : I purchased most of what I needed at the store; they were out of milk. | ||
A [[What are “conjunctive adverbs”?|transitional word]] might also help | A [[What are “conjunctive adverbs”?|transitional word]] might also help sentence flow and clarity (Faigley 581; Hacker 204): | ||
: I purchased most of what I needed at the store; however, they were out of milk. | : I purchased most of what I needed at the store; however, they were out of milk. | ||
=== Comma and Coordinating Conjunction === | === Comma and Coordinating Conjunction === | ||
The easiest, and frequently the best, way of correcting the run-on sentence is by using a comma and a coordinating conjuction. There are seven to choose from: for, and, nor, but, or, yet (Hacker 202). | |||
: I purchased most of what I needed at the store, but they were out of milk. | |||
=== Subordinating Clause === | === Subordinating Clause === | ||
Another option would be to subordinate one of the clauses (Hacker 205). | |||
: I purchased most of what I needed at the store, although they were out of milk. | |||
=== Sentences === | === Sentences === | ||
Simply making each independent clause a sentence also easily fixes a run-on. | |||
: I purchased most of what I needed at the store. They were out of milk. | |||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
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*Hacker, Diana. ''A Writer's Reference.'' 5th Ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003. | *Hacker, Diana. ''A Writer's Reference.'' 5th Ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003. | ||
*Hult, Christine A. and Thomas N. Hucklin. ''The New Century Handbook.'' 3rd Ed. New York: Longman, 2005. | *Hult, Christine A. and Thomas N. Hucklin. ''The New Century Handbook.'' 3rd Ed. New York: Longman, 2005. | ||
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