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Run-ons or Comma Splice

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  • Take the pizza out of the oven then let it cool.
    Take the pizza out of the oven. Then let it cool. ➡The word 'then' is an adverb; it cannot join two independent clauses.
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  • The main reason why the leader of this country needs to be replaced immediately is obvious.
    Complete sentence. ➡This sentence has a long subject ("The main reason.....immediately") but the subject is followed by a verb (is). This makes it complete.
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  • The student had tried to cheat on the test. Although, he was not successful.
    Fragment ➡'However, he was not successful' because the word 'however' is not a conjunction (it is an adverb).
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  • On Tuesday morning last week at 8:30 a.m.
    Fragment ➡ 'On...' begins a prepositional phrase because 'on' is a preposition.
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  • I ate breakfast with my sister.
    Complete Sentence
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  • Even though you have lived in another country.
    Fragment ➡ This sentence is a dependent (subordinate) clause. The phrase Even though is a subordinate conjunction.
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  • Finding someone to design your company's website is easy.
    Complete sentence
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  • The way that people learn new skills in this modern world.
    Fragment ➡ The sentence has a subject, but it is missing a verb.
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  • I ate breakfast my sister did too.
    Run-On ➡ There are two sentences here. "I ate breakfast." and "My sister did too." To connect these independent clauses, you need a conjunction like "and".
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  • People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
    Complete sentence
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  • By the time she was 20 years old.
    Fragment ➡ This is a dependent/subordinate clause. You need to add an independent/main clause.
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  • Placed in a care home for the elderly where visitors could come on the weekend or on a weekday by appointment.
    Fragment ➡ It is either missing a subject ("People were placed...") or a main clause that comes afterward.
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  • The company didn't make money, therefore, it went out of business.
    Run-on (Comma splice) ➡ The word 'therefore' is not a conjunction. This means it cannot join two clauses.
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  • I like to sing in the shower; it's my favorite part of the day.
    Complete Sentence ➡ A semi-colon functions like a period. Here we have two independent clauses joined by a semi-colon, which is correct.
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  • Whenever you need help, just give me a call, I'll be there for you.
    un-on (Comma splice) ➡ There are three clauses here. The first clause is a subordinate clause, and the last two are independent clauses. The last two independe
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