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Run-On Sentences
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There are Two Types of RunOn Sentences Fused Sentences: They are fused or joined together as if they were only one thought.
Rob exercises everyday he Error should be in good condition. McGraw-Hill
Comma Splices: A comma is used to connect or “splice” together the two complete thoughts. A comma alone is NOT ENOUGH to connect two complete sentences.
Rob exercises everyday, he Error should be in good condition. Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
How to Correct Run-Ons ◆
There are three common methods of correcting a run-on: – Use a period andNote: a capital letter. A fourth of word (and, – Use a comma plusmethod a joining correcting a run-on is to but, for, or,use nor, so, yet) to connect the subordination. two complete thoughts. – Use a semicolon to connect the two complete thoughts:
McGraw-Hill
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Correcting Run-On Sentences ◆
One way of correcting a run-on is to use a period and a capital letter between the two complete sentences. Use this method especially if the thoughts are not closely related. – Kristin plays the guitar well she hopes to start her own band. – Revision: Kristin plays the guitar well. She hopes to start her own band. McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Correcting Run-On Sentences ◆
Another way of correcting a run-on is to use a comma plus a joining word to connect the two complete thoughts. There are seven joining words (also called conjunctions). – Kristin plays the guitar well, and she hopes to start her own band.
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Adding a Coordinating Conjunction One way to remember the seven coordinating conjunctions is to put them in this order:
For
But
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And Michael plays the trumpet well, so he hopes to be selected for the jazz band. Or Yet
“FANBOYS”
Nor
So
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Correcting Run-On Sentences A third method of correcting a run-on is to use a semicolon to mark the break between two sentences. Kristin plays the guitar ◆ A semicolon looks like a period above a well; she hopes to start comma. her own band. Also correct: ◆ When it is used to correct run-ons, Kristin plays the the guitar consequently, semicolon can be used well; alone or with a she hopes to start transitional word. her own band. ◆
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Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
1. The temperature dropped below freezing last night. We had to bring our plants indoors.
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Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
Correct
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1. The temperature dropped below freezing last night. We had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
2. The temperature dropped below freezing last night; we had to bring our plants indoors.
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Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
Correct
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2. The temperature dropped below freezing last night; we had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
3. The temperature dropped below freezing last night, so we had to bring our plants indoors.
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Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
Correct
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3. The temperature dropped below freezing last night, so we had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
4. The temperature dropped below freezing last night, we had to bring our plants indoors.
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Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
Incorrect
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4. The temperature dropped below freezing last night, we had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
5. Because the temperature dropped below freezing last night, we had to bring our plants indoors.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
Correct
McGraw-Hill
5. Because the temperature dropped below freezing last night, we had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
6. If the temperature drops below freezing tonight, we must remember to bring our plants indoors.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
Correct
McGraw-Hill
6. If the temperature drops below freezing tonight, we must remember to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
7.The temperature dropped below freezing last night, therefore, we had to bring our plants indoors.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices
Incorrect
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“Therefore ” isIdentify not one of the Practice Review: seven coordinating each entry as correct conjunctions, or so it cannot be used with a incorrect. comma between two independent clauses. See page 336 for a list 7.The temperature dropped of transitional words.. below freezing last night, therefore, we had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
8.The temperature dropped below freezing last night, thus we had to bring our plants indoors.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
Incorrect
McGraw-Hill
8.The temperature dropped below freezing last night, thus we had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
9.The temperature dropped below freezing last night we had to bring our plants indoors.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect. It is a fused sentence.
Incorrect
McGraw-Hill
9.The temperature dropped below freezing last night we had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Any Questions?
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.. All rights reserved.
1
There are Two Types of RunOn Sentences Fused Sentences: They are fused or joined together as if they were only one thought.
Rob exercises everyday he Error should be in good condition. McGraw-Hill
Comma Splices: A comma is used to connect or “splice” together the two complete thoughts. A comma alone is NOT ENOUGH to connect two complete sentences.
Rob exercises everyday, he Error should be in good condition. Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
How to Correct Run-Ons ◆
There are three common methods of correcting a run-on: – Use a period andNote: a capital letter. A fourth of word (and, – Use a comma plusmethod a joining correcting a run-on is to but, for, or,use nor, so, yet) to connect the subordination. two complete thoughts. – Use a semicolon to connect the two complete thoughts:
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Correcting Run-On Sentences ◆
One way of correcting a run-on is to use a period and a capital letter between the two complete sentences. Use this method especially if the thoughts are not closely related. – Kristin plays the guitar well she hopes to start her own band. – Revision: Kristin plays the guitar well. She hopes to start her own band. McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Correcting Run-On Sentences ◆
Another way of correcting a run-on is to use a comma plus a joining word to connect the two complete thoughts. There are seven joining words (also called conjunctions). – Kristin plays the guitar well, and she hopes to start her own band.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Adding a Coordinating Conjunction One way to remember the seven coordinating conjunctions is to put them in this order:
For
But
McGraw-Hill
And Michael plays the trumpet well, so he hopes to be selected for the jazz band. Or Yet
“FANBOYS”
Nor
So
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Correcting Run-On Sentences A third method of correcting a run-on is to use a semicolon to mark the break between two sentences. Kristin plays the guitar ◆ A semicolon looks like a period above a well; she hopes to start comma. her own band. Also correct: ◆ When it is used to correct run-ons, Kristin plays the the guitar consequently, semicolon can be used well; alone or with a she hopes to start transitional word. her own band. ◆
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
1. The temperature dropped below freezing last night. We had to bring our plants indoors.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
Correct
McGraw-Hill
1. The temperature dropped below freezing last night. We had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
2. The temperature dropped below freezing last night; we had to bring our plants indoors.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
Correct
McGraw-Hill
2. The temperature dropped below freezing last night; we had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
3. The temperature dropped below freezing last night, so we had to bring our plants indoors.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
Correct
McGraw-Hill
3. The temperature dropped below freezing last night, so we had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
4. The temperature dropped below freezing last night, we had to bring our plants indoors.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
Incorrect
McGraw-Hill
4. The temperature dropped below freezing last night, we had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
5. Because the temperature dropped below freezing last night, we had to bring our plants indoors.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
Correct
McGraw-Hill
5. Because the temperature dropped below freezing last night, we had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
6. If the temperature drops below freezing tonight, we must remember to bring our plants indoors.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
Correct
McGraw-Hill
6. If the temperature drops below freezing tonight, we must remember to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
7.The temperature dropped below freezing last night, therefore, we had to bring our plants indoors.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices
Incorrect
McGraw-Hill
“Therefore ” isIdentify not one of the Practice Review: seven coordinating each entry as correct conjunctions, or so it cannot be used with a incorrect. comma between two independent clauses. See page 336 for a list 7.The temperature dropped of transitional words.. below freezing last night, therefore, we had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
8.The temperature dropped below freezing last night, thus we had to bring our plants indoors.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
Incorrect
McGraw-Hill
8.The temperature dropped below freezing last night, thus we had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
9.The temperature dropped below freezing last night we had to bring our plants indoors.
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning to Identify and Correct Comma Splices Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect. It is a fused sentence.
Incorrect
McGraw-Hill
9.The temperature dropped below freezing last night we had to bring our plants indoors.
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Any Questions?
McGraw-Hill
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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