Run-ons - Learning Englisg
Run-ons: There are two types of run-on sentences: fused sentences and comma splices. A fused sentence occurs when two sentences are fused or blended into one, without any punctuation. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined together with only a comma, rather than with a comma and a coordinating conjunction. A comma is not sufficient to join two independent clauses. You must use a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, for, so, nor, yet).
Run-ons: There are two types of run-on sentences: fused sentences and comma splices. A fused sentence occurs when two sentences are fused or blended into one, without any punctuation. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined together with only a comma, rather than with a comma and a coordinating conjunction. A comma is not sufficient to join two independent clauses. You must use a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, for, so, nor, yet).
- Frank was an orphan from Kentucky he didn't have any parents and lived in a foster home.
- Correction: Frank was an orphan from Kentucky. He didn't have any parents and lived in a foster home.
- He liked to spend his days at the beach no one bothered him there.
- Correction: He liked to spend his days at the beach. No one bothered him there.
- Sally went to the beach, she had a picnic there.
- Correction: Sally went to the beach, and she had a picnic there.
- The weather at the beach was rather windy, you had to keep a hold of your hat or it would blow off.
- Correction: The weather at the beach was rather windy, so you had to keep a hold of your hat or it would blow off.
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