Fixing run-ons by subordination

If one of the independent clauses is less important than the other, turn it into a subordinate clause or phrase.

Example sentence with editing. Original sentence: Many scholars dismiss the abominable snowman of the Himalayas as a myth, others claim it may be a kind of ape. Revised sentence: Although many scholars dismiss the abominable snowman of the Himalayas as a myth, others claim it may be a kind of ape.

Minor ideas in these sentences are now expressed in subordinate clauses or phrases.

Exercises:

Run-on sentences 1

Run-on sentences 2

Run-on sentences 3

Run-on sentences 4

Run-on sentences 5

Run-on sentences 6

Related topic:

Subordinate clauses