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Avoiding Runon Sentences The length of a sentence has nothing to do with whether or not a sentence is considered a runon An overexuberant runoffatthemouth 400word gorilla of a sentence can be structurally fine A ID: 251360

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Avoiding Run-on SentencesSlide2

Avoiding Run-on Sentences

The length of a sentence has nothing to do with whether or not a sentence is considered a run-on. An over-exuberant, run-off-at-the-mouth, 400-word gorilla of a sentence can be structurally fine. A

run-on sentence is one in which two clauses have been connected incorrectly. (If you’d like, click on the word “clauses” to review that concept.)Slide3

Avoiding Run-on Sentences

Let’s think of an independent clause as an independently operated train headed west . . .

getting connected to another train headed east.

Some students think they can study for an important exam by “cramming” all

night

they are probably wrong.

Nothing but grief will result from coupling these train clauses incorrectly!

For example. . . .Slide4

Avoiding Run-on Sentences

Some students think they can study for an important exam by “cramming” all night

, they are probably wrong.

This is an example of the dreaded

COMMA SPLICE

!

A comma splice connects two independent clauses with

only

a comma.

There are several ways to fix a comma splice. . . .Slide5

Avoiding Run-on Sentences

1. We can insert a period and start a new sentence.

Some students think they can study for an important exam by “cramming” all night

. T

hey

are probably wrong.

2. We can insert a comma plus a coordinating conjunction.

Some students think they can study for an important exam by “cramming” all night

, but

they are probably wrong.3. We can use a semicolon.

Some students think they can study for an important exam by “cramming” all night;

they are probably wrong.Slide6

Who remembers the acronym for coordinating conjunctions?

For

AndNorBut OrYetSoSlide7

Avoiding Run-on Sentences

Three Run-on Traps

There are three situations in which run-on sentences are apt to happen:

1.

When a pronoun in the second

clause refers to a noun in the first clause:

The President’s popularity has plummeted, she apparently underestimated the opposition.

2.

When a suggestion or directive occurs in the second clause:

You will be responsible for this material on the final exam, study it thoroughly now.3.

When two clauses are connected by a transitional expression: Many people think protectionism can halt rising prices, however, the opposite is actually true.Slide8

Avoiding Run-on Sentences

Freeing Trapped Run-ons

1.

The President’s popularity has plummeted

, and

she

apparently underestimated the opposition.

2. You will be responsible for this material on the final exam. Study it thoroughly now.

3. Many people think protectionism can halt rising prices

; however, the opposite is actually true.Slide9

Avoiding Run-on Sentences

Now you’ll never again write a run-on sentence!Slide10

This PowerPoint presentation was created by

Charles Darling, PhD

Professor of English and Webmaster

Capital Community College

Hartford, Connecticut

copyright November 1999Slide11

Examples

TV weather maps have various symbols, for example, a big apostrophe means drizzle.

What is the problem and how do we fix it?Slide12

Comma splice! Yuck!

TV weather maps have various symbols. For example, a big apostrophe means drizzle.Slide13

Example

First the horse trotted then he broke into a full gallop.

What is the error and how do we fix it?Slide14

Run-on! YUCK!

First the horse trotted; then he ran into a full gallop.

OrFirst the horse trotted. Then he ran into a full gallop.Slide15

Exit slip response:

1. Write down the sentence in your piece that is most improved by today’s work.

2. Write down how you changed it to make it better.