{"id":3922,"date":"2020-09-09T16:13:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T23:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningcommons.twu.ca\/?page_id=3922"},"modified":"2024-08-28T09:57:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:57:49","slug":"quick-start-guide-run-on-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/2020\/09\/09\/quick-start-guide-run-on-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"Run-on Sentences"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3922\" class=\"elementor elementor-3922\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa94bfc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa94bfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688ac22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"688ac22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9672311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9672311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Welcome!<\/h3><p><strong>Welcome to the Learning Commons Quick Start Guide on run-on sentences!<\/strong><\/p><p>Run-on sentences are commonly found in inexperienced academic writing. They seem to make a given paper appear more \u201ctechnical,\u201d but really all they do is obscure meaning. This Guide will explain:<\/p><ul><li>What run-on sentences are<\/li><li>How to fix run-on sentences (both fused sentences and comma splices)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449fb90 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"449fb90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f6238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79f6238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Course Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Course Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Beginner<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Time to Complete:\u00a0<\/strong>15 mins<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Perfect for:<\/strong>\u00a0Students in WRTG100\/101, ENGL103, or anyone who needs a refresher.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Guide Creator:<\/strong>\u00a0Alice Wu<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6268760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6268760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">Resources<\/span><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twu.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/twu-run-ons-handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TWU Run-ons Handout<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/general_writing\/punctuation\/independent_and_dependent_clauses\/runonsentences.html\">Purdue OWL<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BIYT9jJE_v0\">Comma Splice Errors: Celebrity Grammar feat. Katy Perry. Learn from celeb mistakes!<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bcc7d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9bcc7d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dad23c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dad23c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31175b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31175b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><span style=\"color: #000080\">Run-on Sentences 101<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efef02d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efef02d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d888b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84d888b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51988e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c51988e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4ba65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5f4ba65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Fh45mhVsZrU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caffb51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"caffb51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b76e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b76e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This video is a primer on what makes for a run-on sentence:<\/p><ul><li>Two independent clauses are put together without being connected correctly. They are missing either:<ul><li>The proper punctuation between them, or<\/li><li>A conjunction connecting them.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><em><strong>In this mini-course, we explore this in more detail:<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ol><li>Spotting Run-ons<\/li><li>Specific types of run-on: fused sentences<\/li><li>Specific types of run-on: comma splices<\/li><li>Correcting run-on sentences<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3298cd7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3298cd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0822ad elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b0822ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6b9df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e6b9df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000080\">Topic 1: Spotting a Run-on Sentence<\/span><\/h2><p>Run-on sentences are made up of two independent clauses that have been connected incorrectly. But what makes a clause independent?<\/p><p>An independent clause is a complete thought. It should contain a subject and a verb. In some instances, the verb will also require an object.<\/p><ul><li>Subject: Who and what the sentence is referring to. This is usually a noun or a pronoun.<ul><li>Noun: a person, place, thing, or idea.<\/li><li>Pronoun: Substitutes for nouns \u2013 he, she, it, I, you.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Verb: What the subject of the sentence does or is. This can be an action verb or non-action verb.<ul><li>Action verbs: Jump, shout, run, dance.<\/li><li>Non-action verbs: is, are, was, were, am.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Object: A person or thing affected by the action of the verb.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b56d4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b56d4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f799b08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f799b08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6e3839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6e3839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"Info-table-wrap-3162\" class=\"ult_pricing_heading\">\n<h3 class=\"ult-responsive\" style=\"text-align: center\" data-ultimate-target=\"#Info-table-wrap-3162 h3\" data-responsive-json-new=\"{&quot;font-size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">This chart demonstrates the parts of an independent clause:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f1705 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79f1705\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55820d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55820d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf02f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cf02f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Subject<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433c5c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"433c5c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d0032c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d0032c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Verb<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe86c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fe86c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-635909a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"635909a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Object<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe65b8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe65b8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f30d959 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f30d959\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a2379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6a2379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcb846 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dcb846\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f8436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76f8436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>bought<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b7c17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70b7c17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aa2b2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aa2b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>textbooks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a3118 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46a3118\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39630fe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"39630fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc5796 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccc5796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #000080\">What a run-on sentence is:<\/span><\/h3><p>Now that we know what independent clauses are, we are ready to address run-ons themselves. As we mentioned on the previous page, run-on sentences result from two or more independent clauses being connected together without the proper punctuation between them.<\/p><p>There are two main types of run-on sentences: Fused sentences and comma splices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e741899 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e741899\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0312947 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0312947\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425f9dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"425f9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_tta-panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"vc_tta-panel-title vc_tta-controls-icon-position-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learningcommons.twu.ca\/quick-start-guide-run-on-sentences\/spotting-a-run-on-sentence\/#1594830977288-d3bb344c-13ea\" data-vc-accordion=\"\" data-vc-container=\".vc_tta-container\"><span class=\"vc_tta-title-text\">Fused Sentences<\/span><i class=\"vc_tta-controls-icon vc_tta-controls-icon-plus\"><\/i><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"vc_tta-panel-body\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><b>\u00a0<\/b>Fused sentences occur when there are two or more independent clauses joined together without any punctuation.<\/p><ul><li>Example:\u00a0Jane Austen published novels anonymously\u00a0Jane Austen wrote six novels in her lifetime.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>There are two complete sentences in the example above!<\/p><ul><li>Sentence #1: Jane Austen published novels anonymously.<\/li><li>Sentence #2: Jane Austen wrote six novels in her lifetime.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cfa156 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cfa156\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5938dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5938dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_tta-panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"vc_tta-panel-title vc_tta-controls-icon-position-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learningcommons.twu.ca\/quick-start-guide-run-on-sentences\/spotting-a-run-on-sentence\/#1594916119918-471bf47f-6488\" data-vc-accordion=\"\" data-vc-container=\".vc_tta-container\"><span class=\"vc_tta-title-text\">Comma Splices<\/span><i class=\"vc_tta-controls-icon vc_tta-controls-icon-plus\"><\/i><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"vc_tta-panel-body\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are attached with only a comma.<\/p><ul><li>Example: Jane Austen published novels anonymously, she wrote six novels in her lifetime.<\/li><\/ul><p>Again, there are two sentences in this example.<\/p><ul><li>Sentence #1: Jane Austen published novels anonymously.<\/li><li>Sentence #2: She wrote six novels in her lifetime.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31910f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31910f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb24787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb24787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Your Turn: Test Your Understanding<\/span><\/h5><p>That was a lot of information! Think you have a grasp of it? Test yourself!<\/p><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-56\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"56\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Run-on vs. Complete Sentence Quiz\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac49e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dac49e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64efbb7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"64efbb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a5525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97a5525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000080\">Topic 2: Correcting Run-ons<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>It is pretty clear (we hope) that there is something wrong when you spot a run-on sentence. However, it is important to know how to fix the run-ons when you find them.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3182f83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3182f83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a4383 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76a4383\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8685e58 eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"8685e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Use a Period<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                                                        <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <p>One way to fix a run-on sentence is to use a period to separate the independent clauses into separate sentences.<\/p><p>Example:<\/p><p>Run-on sentence: Jane Austen published novels anonymously Jane Austen died on July 18, 1817.<br \/>Revised sentence: Jane Austen published novels anonymously. Jane Austen died on July 18, 1817.<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b87419 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b87419\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9391165 eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"9391165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Use a Semicolon<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                                                        <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <p>Using a semicolon to separate the independent clauses changes a run-on sentence into a grammatically correct sentence.<\/p><p>Example:<\/p><ul><li>Run-on sentence: Jane Austen published novels anonymously Jane Austen wrote six novels in her lifetime.<\/li><li>Revised sentence: Jane Austen published novels anonymously; she wrote six novels in her lifetime.<\/li><\/ul>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04f109 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e04f109\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d69a41 eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"7d69a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Use a comma and a Coordinating Conjunction<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                                                        <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS): For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Example:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Run-on sentence: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jane Austen published novels anonymously<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jane Austen wrote six novels in her lifetime<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Revised sentence: Jane Austen published novels anonymously, and she wrote six novels in her lifetime. <\/span><\/li><\/ul>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da27868 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da27868\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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