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Friday, October 29, 2010 10:48 AM Sara Murray <3 October 29 Period 4! || What is a run-on sentence ? How do you make a run-on sentence? -Two parts have been smooshed together instead of being properly connected - When a sentence has too many ideas and runs on too long, it is called a **run-on sentence** -Being a run-on is a structural flaw that can plague even a very short sentence -When two independent clauses are connected by //only// a comma, they constitute a run-on sentence that is called a **comma-splice** -When you use a comma to connect two independent clauses, it must be accompanied by a little conjunction || Mr. Nguyen has sent his four children to ivy-league colleges, however, he has sacrificed his health working day and night in that dusty bakery. -**When the second of two independent clauses contains a pronoun that connects it to the first independent clause.** **-** A run-on is a sentence that really has TWO sentences INCORRECTLY combined into one.
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A run on sentence is a never ending sentence, commas are used. Its two sentences incorrectly combined into one. Example of a run on sentence : Mr. Nguyen has sent his four children to ivy-league colleges, however, he has sacrificed his health working day and night in that dusty bakery. ||
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