Lesson #2 comma splices and run ons
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This document discusses run-on sentences and comma splices. Run-ons occur when two complete sentences are fused together without proper punctuation. Comma splices are similar but use only a comma between the sentences. To find run-ons, search for conjunctions like "and" or "but" and fix by adding commas or separating the sentences. For run-ons without conjunctions, read sentences aloud backwards. To find comma splices, search for commas and fix by adding conjunctions or separating the sentences with periods or semicolons.
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- 1. Grammar Lesson #2: Run-ons and Comma Splices
- 2. What are Run-ons? A run-on sentence is caused when two complete sentences are fused together without the appropriate punctuation. Ex: Becky went to the mall and Steve went home. Ex: Becky went to the mall Steve went home For most student writers, run-ons are often found within sentences that have a conjunctive word such as and, but, for, or, nor, or yet. If you find that many of the run-ons your instructor flags in your work can be found in sentences that have these words, the solution is simple!
- 3. Solving the Run-on Problem Part 1 The first part of solving the run-on problem is finding them in your writing. If your run-ons tend to happen with a conjunctive word, the simple solution is to use the “Find” feature in your word processing software. Simply find the conjunctive word you tend to insert into your sentences and make one of the following changes: Put a comma before the conjunctive word. Ex: Becky went to the mall, and Steve went home. Replace the conjunctive word with a period (WARNING!! Doing this too often can cause choppiness--see Lesson #1.) Ex: Becky went to the mall. Steve went home. Join and rephrase the two sentences. Ex: While Becky went to the mall, Steve went home. Use a semi-colon to join closely related sentences together. Ex: Becky went to the mall; sadly, Steve went home.
- 4. Solving the Run-on Problem Step 2: If your run-ons don’t tend to appear in sentences with conjunctive words, the solution is a little more difficult as there is no easy way to make your word processing software find them. However, there is a way to help find them. Read your paper out loud, one sentence at a time, from the last sentence to the first. This will take each sentence out of context and help you see errors. However, you will want to be sure to look for one problem at a time as you do this. If you’re trying to find several types of errors at once, you are more likely to overlook the specific problem of run-ons. Look at each sentence as a separate “text” and ask yourself if it has more than one sentence in it. If so, follow the solution examples on slide 3.
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