RunOn Sentences

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Run-On Sentences
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A run-on sentence is a sentence that contains two
or more improperly joined sentences.

• The football game was so exciting the fans
  cheered enthusiastically when our team scored a
  touchdown.

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3 Ways to Correct a Run-on Sentence

• Use a period or other appropriate punctuation.
  Then begin the next sentence with a capital
  letter.

The football game was so exciting! The fans
cheered enthusiastically when our team scored a
touchdown.
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Use a comma and a conjunction (and, but, for,
nor, or, so, yet).
The football game was so exciting, and the fans
cheered enthusiastically when our team scored a
touchdown.
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Use a semicolon to separate the sentences.
The football game was so exciting the fans
cheered enthusiastically when our team scored a
touchdown.
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Eliminate run-onsentences !