While writing a manuscript, are you more focused on ideas or writing style? Mostly, ideas get more attention than the writing style. Consequently, the importance of punctuation and sentence structure gets undermined. In formal writing, it is crucial to develop holistic writing skills. An ability to create concise and impactful sentences will help you to express your ideas seamlessly and build a more effective manuscript.

2. Why Researchers Use Lengthy Sentences
• Formal writing requires competency in presenting intricate ideas in clear
language.
• As researchers endeavor to communicate complicated ideas, sentences
could become lengthy and convoluted.
• This, in turn, could impact the paper adversely.
• A reader has to plod through a string of words and ideas without a break.
This makes it tough to process the information.

3. Run-on Sentences vs. Lengthy Sentences
• Not all long sentences are run-on sentences.
• Lengthy sentences are often verbose and include several ideas.
• Run-on sentences are inaccurate because of either wrongly applied or
missing punctuation.
• Run-on sentences crammed with numerous ideas will be less clear than a
well-structured, concise sentence that carries one idea.

4. How to Fix Run-on Sentences
If you find a lot of run-on sentences in your manuscript, it is vital to know the
following four solutions.
• Write the two independent clauses as two separate sentences.
• Use coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) after a
comma.
• Use a semicolon between the two independent clauses.
• Use a semicolon and a linking word between the two independent
clauses.

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