Grammar: Run-On Sentences. Punctuating each independent clause with a period. Participants could leave the study.
Grammar Ms. Breyel's Fourth Grade Class
There are two complete sentences in the above example: I am not too hungry i will just order a salad. We went home.) (it was late; Conjunctions are words like and, but, and or. Independent clauses can stand on its own. In the above sentence, there are a total of two independent clauses: You can't squish them both together without any punctuation. Independent clauses are sentences with a subject and a verb that can stand on its own. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are connected (spliced together) with only a comma. So that is how you use run one sentences.
Independent clauses) without the use of any proper punctuation. If you put a comma then that will be referred to as a comma. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined with just a comma. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are connected (spliced together) with only a comma. Simplify sentences into discrete ideas (one idea = one sentence). Live life to the fullest. An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence, as in, the dog runs.your writing may be confusing or unclear if independent clauses are joined. Jeff and i washed and waxed the car. End a sentence (punctuate it / take a breath) before beginning the next sentence with (1) a new idea, (2) a third. Add the conjunction “nor” after the comma. Clyde had asked his wife is she had any bandages, he had just slicked his finger with a paring knife.
