Run-on sentences are sentences in which two or more independent clauses are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction.
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- A compound sentence is two or more independent clauses joined together in any of three ways.
- What must all compound sentences contain? A: 2 independent clauses B: start with a conjunction and end in a capital letter. C: contain a dependent and independent clause
- Read the sentence “The sun is high, put on some sunscreen.” carefully. Which one is not the appropriate analysis of the previous sentence？ A: There are two independent clauses in the sentence. B: The correct version of the sentence should be“The sun is high, so put on some sunscreen. C: The two clauses constitute a run-on sentence that is called a fused sentence. D: A comma is not enough to connect two independent clauses within one sentence.
- A compound-complex sentence consists of two or more independent clauses and A: one or more dependent clauses B: two or more dependent clauses
- What must all sentences contain? A: 2 independent clauses B: start with a capital letter, have a noun, verb or action work and end in a punctuation mark. C: contain a dependent and independent clause