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Correcting Run-On Sentences

Author: Sophia
Video Transcript

Notes on "Run-On Sentences"

Overview

(00:00 – 00:09) Introduction
(00:10 – 00:20) What are we going to learn today
(00:21 – 01:27) Sentence and Clause Review
(01:28 – 03:59) What is a run-on sentence?
(04:00 – 05:00) How to Fix a Run-On
(05:01 – 05:50) Fixing Run-Ons in a Paragraph
(05:51 – 06:53) Preventing Run-Ons
(06:54 – 07:19) Recap and Goodbye

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Terms to Know
Comma Splice

A grammatically incorrect sentence in which a comma separates two or more independent clauses.

Run-On Sentence

A sentence that includes multiple independent clauses that are not connected correctly.