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== Run-on sentences ==
== Run-on sentences ==
Run-on sentences, also known as "fused sentences", contain two independent clauses, either of which can stand by itself. When these two independent clauses are connected by a comma, it is known as a comma splice. When there is no comma, these clauses become harder to recognize. Another point about run-on sentences is that it really doesn't matter about the length of the sentence. A run-on can be a very short sentence, such as "Nothing is on t.v.,I should turn it off,". Just because a sentence is very long, though, it does not necessarily mean that it is a run-on. On one of the works I have cited below will have a like to a 239 word sentence.
Run-on sentences, also known as "fused sentences", contain two independent clauses, either of which can stand by itself. When these two independent clauses are connected by a comma, it is known as a comma splice. When there is no comma, these clauses become harder to recognize. Another point about run-on sentences is that it really doesn't matter about the length of the sentence. A run-on can be a very short sentence, such as "Nothing is on television, I should turn it off,". Just because a sentence is very long, though, it does not necessarily mean that it is a run-on. On one of the works I have cited below will have a link to a 239 word sentence. This quite long sentence is strucually correct, although it is not something you might want to use too much on papers or on-line entries. There are, of course, many ways to avoid a run-on sentence. A really easy way to join the two independent clauses together is by a semicolon. When using a semicolon, though, you must remember that the two ideas have to be closely related to one another.

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Run-on sentences

Run-on sentences, also known as "fused sentences", contain two independent clauses, either of which can stand by itself. When these two independent clauses are connected by a comma, it is known as a comma splice. When there is no comma, these clauses become harder to recognize. Another point about run-on sentences is that it really doesn't matter about the length of the sentence. A run-on can be a very short sentence, such as "Nothing is on television, I should turn it off,". Just because a sentence is very long, though, it does not necessarily mean that it is a run-on. On one of the works I have cited below will have a link to a 239 word sentence. This quite long sentence is strucually correct, although it is not something you might want to use too much on papers or on-line entries. There are, of course, many ways to avoid a run-on sentence. A really easy way to join the two independent clauses together is by a semicolon. When using a semicolon, though, you must remember that the two ideas have to be closely related to one another.