Quick help: Run-on sentences

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Incorrect example sentence: The human body makes white blood cells very quickly these cells generally have a short life.

Correct example sentence: The human body makes white blood cells very quickly, but these cells generally have a short life.

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Incorrect example sentence: The human body makes white blood cells very quickly, these cells generally have a short life.

Correct example sentence: The human body makes white blood cells very quickly; these cells generally have a short life.

Correct example sentence: The human body makes white blood cells very quickly; however, these cells generally have a short life.

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Incorrect example sentence: The human body makes white blood cells very quickly these cells generally have a short life.

Correct example sentence: The human body makes white blood cells very quickly. These cells generally have a short life.

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Incorrect example sentence: The human body makes white blood cells very quickly these cells generally have a short life.

Correct example sentence: Although the human body makes white blood cells very quickly, these cells generally have a short life.

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Exercises:

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