Understanding Run-On Sentences

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Primary component defining a sentence?

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A subject and a verb forming a thought.

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What is a sentence?

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A group of words with a subject and a verb.

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What does a complete sentence express?

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A complete thought

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Importance of complete thoughts in sentences?

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Clarity and understanding.

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What makes a sentence a 'run-on'?

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Containing two sentences in one.

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Consequence of a run-on sentence?

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It can confuse the reader.

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Correcting a run-on sentence:

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By splitting it into two sentences.

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Role of punctuation in a sentence?

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To separate ideas

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Split a run-on sentence:

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Where one complete thought ends.

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First step in fixing a run-on sentence?

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Locating where two sentences have been combined.