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Lesson 4: Run-on Sentences and

Sentence Fragments

Read the following.

I have to go to the Is it linguistically an error?
store I need to Is its meaning confusing?

buy milk. Is it properly punctuated?
Are they a complete sentence?

They are not a complete sentence. It is linguistically an error. Its meaning
is not clear. It is not punctuated. So, they are a run-on sentence.
Now, compare this to the one above.

I have to go to the Is it linguistically valid?
store I need to Is it meaningful?
buy milk. Is it properly punctuated?
Are they a complete sentence?

They are a complete sentence. They are linguistically valid. It is now
meaningful. It is properly punctuated.

A run-on sentence joins two or more sentences that should be written
separately for clarity and meaningfulness.

Example: I have to go to the store I need to buy milk.

More than one independent clause cannot exist in a

sentence. So a run-on sentence can be corrected by
separating two complete ideas into two sentences. Each
sentence should have a subject and a predicate.
Example: I have to go to the store. I need to buy milk.
(subject) + (predicate) (subject) + (predicate)

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