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Two types of run-on sentences:   
Two types of run-on sentences:   


:'''Comma splice''':
:'''Comma splice''':
When two independent clauses are connected by a comma, this run-on is called a [[What is a “comma splice”?|comma splice]] (Hult 721).
::When two independent clauses are connected by a comma, this run-on is called a [[What is a “comma splice”?|comma splice]] (Hult 721).


'''Example:'''
:::'''Example:'''
I purchased most of what I needed at the store, they were out of bread.
::::I purchased most of what I needed at the store, they were out of bread.




:'''Fused sentence''':
:'''Fused sentence''':
When there is no comma, the run-on sentence is ''fused'' (Hacker 200).
::When there is no comma, the run-on sentence is ''fused'' (Hacker 200).


'''Examples:'''  
:::'''Examples:'''  
I purchased most of what I needed at the store they were out of bread.
::::I purchased most of what I needed at the store they were out of bread.




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A run-on can be a short sentence. Just because a sentence is long, though, does not necessarily make it a run-on.   
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.
'''Example:''' Nothing is on television I should turn it off.




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* Make the clauses into separate sentences (Hacker 202).
* Make the clauses into separate sentences (Hacker 202).


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== Usage ==
== Usage ==
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