A run-on-sentence is a sentence consisting of two or more independent clauses. An example with two independent clauses which are indicated by brackets: (Teachers like writing), (they do it every chance they get).
Questions tagged [run-on-sentence]
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Run-on sentence vs tag
I was recently called out for writing the following:
I understand perfectly, thank you.
Since ‘thank you’ can be taken to be an independent clause, this would seem to be a run-on sentence. It was my understanding, however, that ‘thank you’…
Joe Bloggs
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Run on Sentence Question
Do I need a comma between again and so? It looks like it's a run on sentence.
Are you going to be able to give us access to Las Vegas again so we
can at least jump back and forth between the servers to find files?
user142781
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How can I fix this run on sentence? Is it run-on sentence?
This is the sentence I am writing:
Hearing about this school's dynamic extracurricular activities since I was a child from my father, an alumni, has also excited me about attending your college.
My question is about the "since I was a child" part.…
user130306
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Is this an example of run-on sentence?
To understand mental strength, you have to learn how your thoughts, behaviours, and feelings are all intertwined, often working together to create a dangerous downward spiral as in the preceding example.
Is the above sentence grammatically…
James
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why are run-on sentences bad?
I have had questions on other boards edited with the reason "remove run on sentence"
but why are they bad I went to one page and the example was
I have a dog his name is George.
The suggested solution was
I have a dog. His name is George.
well I…
WendyG
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Is the sentence "The ice cream was so good that he ate all of it" a run-on sentence? (is there a name for this grammatical construct?)
I was claiming that the sentence
The ice cream was so good, he ate all of it. ... (1)
is a run-on sentence. And somebody pointed out that
The ice cream was so good he ate all of it. ... (2)
sounds like it is not a run-on sentence. I…
nonopolarity
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Why is this not a run-on sentence?
I have two favorite sports they are hockey and downhill skiing.
JuanTamad
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Is my sentence a run-on?
Is the following sentence acceptable?
The method of invariantly embedding linear orders into ultrapowers is used to find 20 pairwise nonhomeomorphic contonua in BR, under the assumption that the Continuum Hypothesis fails.
Forever Mozart
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Can you tell me what are "run-on sentences" exactly and why some people claim this blog post is unreadable?
I am currently spending some of my time as a blogger, I usually review each post several times before publishing it, although I (feel I) work really hard there were some comments in reddit about one blog post claiming that one of my articles is…
MARP
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