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 == The Rules ==
-To avoid a run-on sentence:
+Ways to avoid a run-on sentence:
-* Separate the clauses with a [[How do you use a semicolon?|semicolon]] — or a colon or dash, when appropriate (Hacker 202).
+# Separate the clauses with a [[How do you use a semicolon?|semicolon]] — or a colon or dash, when appropriate (Hacker 202).
-* 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 separate sentences (Hacker 202).
+# Make the clauses into separate sentences (Hacker 202).
 == Usage ==