Identify run-on sentences
Key Notes:
🔎 What is a Run-on Sentence?
👉 A run-on sentence happens when two or more complete sentences are joined together without correct punctuation or a conjunction. 🚫❌
Example:
❌ “I love reading I don’t like writing.”
📝 Types of Run-on Sentences
- Fused Sentence 🔗
➡️ Two sentences are joined with no punctuation at all.
Example: ❌ “She runs fast she wins the race.” - Comma Splice ➕
➡️ Two sentences joined with just a comma, which is incorrect.
Example: ❌ “I was tired, I went to bed.”
✅ How to Fix Run-on Sentences
- Use a Period (.) ✋🔚
👉 Split into two sentences.
✔ “I love reading. I don’t like writing.” - Use a Comma + Coordinating Conjunction (FANBOYS) 🧩
👉 For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
✔ “I was tired, so I went to bed.” - Use a Semicolon (;) ⚖️
👉 Connect two closely related ideas.
✔ “She runs fast; she wins the race.” - Use a Subordinating Conjunction 🔽
👉 Make one sentence depend on the other.
✔ “Because I was tired, I went to bed.”
🎯 Tips to Spot Run-on Sentences
✨ Check if there are two subjects and two verbs without proper punctuation.
✨ Read aloud – if you naturally pause but there’s no punctuation, it may be a run-on.
✨ Look for missing conjunctions or separators.
🌈 Quick Examples 🌈
❌ Run-on: “He likes pizza he eats it every day.”
✔ Correct: “He likes pizza. He eats it every day.” 🍕
❌ Run-on: “I woke up late I missed the bus.”
✔ Correct: “I woke up late, so I missed the bus.” 🚌
💡 Remember:
👉 A good sentence = Complete Thought + Correct Punctuation ✅✨
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