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 | 2. RUN-ON SENTENCE: If two sentences are run together without punctuation or by using a comma only, the incorrect result is called a “run-on” sentence.
Example: We were very hungry after our long hike, we built a fire to cook hot dogs.
Ways to correct a run-on sentence:
• Use a period to make two sentences.
Sample: We were very hungry after the long hike. We built a fire to cook hot dogs.
• Use a comma and a conjunction.
Sample: We were very hungry after the long hike, and we built a fire to cook hot dogs.
• Use a semicolon between the two sentences.
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| Sample: We were very hungry after our long hike; we built a fire to cook hot dogs.
• Use a subordinating conjunction.
Sample: Because we were very hungry after our long hike, we built a fire to cook hot dogs.
Note: to test for run-on sentences, find the subject and the predicate of each sentence.
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