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You must read each slide, and complete any questions on the slide, in sequence.
Exercise G6-6
Identifying run-on sentences
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The sentences in this exercise are all taken from one paragraph about John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. The following are the first sentences in the paragraph: "Although he never calls them by name, John Steinbeck immortalizes a 1930s labor group, the Wobblies, in The Grapes of Wrath, a novel about the life of the Joad family. The Joads have lost their farm during the Depression, and the family has come to California seeking work."
In the word groups below, indicate whether the word group is a run-on sentence or is OK as is.
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Correct. This sentence joins two independent clauses with commas and the conjunctive adverb moreover. To fix the problem, the writer could change the comma before moreover to a semicolon. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This sentence improperly joins two independent clauses with commas and the conjunctive adverb moreover. To fix the problem, the writer could change the comma before moreover to a semicolon. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. This sentence is not a run-on. Its two independent clauses are correctly joined with a comma and the coordinating conjunction and. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. Although this sentence is long, it is not a run-on. It consists of two independent clauses (Union organizers have talked . . . and he has not yet joined them) and one subordinate clause (although Tom, the oldest Joad son, has listened to them). The two independent clauses are correctly joined with a comma and the coordinating conjunction and. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. This sentence is not a run-on. It consists of an independent clause and a subordinate clause beginning with because. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This sentence is not a run-on. It consists of an independent clause and a subordinate clause beginning with because. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. This sentence is a run-on known as a fused sentence; it connects two independent clauses with no punctuation. To fix the problem, the writer could add a comma and the coordinating conjunction so: He spends all his daylight hours alone, so he has lots of time to think about his family’s situation. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This sentence is a run-on known as a fused sentence; it connects two independent clauses with no punctuation. To fix the problem, the writer could add a comma and the coordinating conjunction so: He spends all his daylight hours alone, so he has lots of time to think about his family’s situation. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. This sentence is not a run-on. It consists of an opening modifier and an independent clause. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This sentence is not a run-on. It consists of an opening modifier and an independent clause. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. This sentence is a run-on known as a comma splice; it consists of two independent clauses (his mother expresses her worries and she asks him . . . ) joined with a comma. To fix the problem, the writer could recast the sentence: As he prepares to leave, his mother expresses her worries, asking him how she will know where he is. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This sentence is a run-on known as a comma splice; it consists of two independent clauses (his mother expresses her worries and she asks him . . . ) joined with a comma. To fix the problem, the writer might turn the second independent clause into a subordinate word group, like this: As he prepares to leave, his mother expresses her worries, asking him how she will know where he is. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. The colon correctly joins the introductory clause and the paraphrase that follows. The paraphrase consists of an independent introductory clause (He says) and one long subordinate clause (that he will . . . own houses) containing another subordinate clause (whether they are fighting . . . own houses). For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. The colon correctly joins the introductory clause and the paraphrase that follows. The paraphrase consists of an independent introductory clause (He says) and one long subordinate clause (that he will . . . own houses) containing another subordinate clause (whether they are fighting . . . own houses). For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. This sentence is not a run-on. It consists of a subordinate clause and an independent clause. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This sentence is not a run-on. It consists of a subordinate clause and an independent clause. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. The word group introducing the quotation is a run-on known as a comma splice; it consists of two independent clauses (Every copy . . . contains . . . and the first sentence . . . is . . . ) joined with a comma. To fix the problem, the writer might turn the second independent clause into a subordinate word group, like this: Every copy of the songbook contains the Wobblies’ Preamble, the first sentence of which is unmistakably clear: “The working class and the employing class have nothing in common.” For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. The word group introducing the quotation is a run-on known as a comma splice; it consists of two independent clauses (Every copy . . . contains . . . and the first sentence . . . is . . . ) joined with a comma. To fix the problem, the writer might turn the second independent clause into a subordinate word group, like this: Every copy of the songbook contains the Wobblies’ Preamble, the first sentence of which is unmistakably clear: “The working class and the employing class have nothing in common.” For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. This sentence is a run-on known as a fused sentence; it connects two independent clauses with no punctuation. To fix the problem, the writer might join the clauses with a semicolon: Tom would have understood those words; he would have believed them, too. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This sentence is a run-on known as a fused sentence; it connects two independent clauses with no punctuation. To fix the problem, the writer might join the clauses with a semicolon: Tom would have understood those words; he would have believed them, too. For more help, see section G6.
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