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Introduction to Exercise 3 |
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A run-on is a sentence that contains two independent
clauses without punctuation between them. To fix a run-on, use a period or semi-colon
to separate the clauses into two sentences or combine the clauses using a conjunction
preceded by a comma.
- Example of run-on: Over the past few decades, the number of female prisoners has
been growing at a faster pace than the number of male prisoners there are more than
100,000 female inmates in the nation's prisons and jails today.
- Corrected version: Over the past few decades, the number of female prisoners has
been growing at a faster pace than the number of male prisoners; there are more
than 100,000 female inmates in the nation's prisons and jails today.
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The most common type of run-on sentence is called
a comma splice. It occurs when a comma is used between two independent clauses without
a coordinating conjunction.
- Example of comma splice: The majority of prison inmates have both emotional and
social problems, prison officials have begun to employ modern counseling methods
to help inmates address these problems.
- Corrected version: The majority of prison inmates have both emotional and social
problems, so prison officials have begun to employ modern counseling methods to
help inmates address these problems.
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The following passages each contain one run-on sentence. If you click on the run-on sentence,
two choices will appear on the side. Click on the correct choice to insert it in the passage.
If you click on the wrong choice, the Answer box at the bottom of the choices will tell you
why your answer is wrong. |
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