Run-on sentences

Run-On Sentences

A run-on sentence either has too many independent clauses or two independent clauses that are not linked correctly.

There are two types of run-on sentences:

FUSED SENTENCES

COMMA SPLICES

Fused Sentences

Comma Splices

A fused sentence consists of two independent clauses, but both the comma and coordinating conjuction are missing.

Example: She writes the music he plays the guitar.

Strategies to correct fused sentences

Create a compound sentence. Inserting a comma + a coordinating conjunction.

Separate independent clauses with periods and capitalization, creating simple sentences.

*Insert a semi-colon to connect independent clauses whose meanings are closely related.

Link ideas using a subordinate clause.

She writes the music, and he plays the guitar.

She writes the music. He plays the guitar.

She writes the music for Coldplay; he plays the guitar for that band.

While she writes the music, he plays the guitar.

A comma splice consists of two or more independent clauses that follow one another and are incorrectly linked together only with a comma.

Example: She writes the music, he plays the guitar.

Strategies to correct comma splices

Insert a coordinating conjunction to create a compound sentence.

*Insert a semi-colon.

She writes the music for Coldplay, but he plays the guitar for the band.

She writes the music for Coldplay; he plays the guitar for that band.

*Consider meaning before joining sentences. If the sentences are not closely connected, it may be best to keep them separate.

Source: https://facweb.northseattle.edu/ssolomon/Grammar%20Writing%204/AvoidingRun-OnsCommaSplicesFragmentsJuly08.pdf

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