152.1 Section Title
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You must read each slide, and complete any questions on the slide, in sequence.
Exercise G6-7
Run-on sentences
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The sentences in this exercise are all taken from one paragraph about President Barack Obama. The following is the first sentence in the paragraph: "The forty-fourth president of the United States was Barack Obama, who took office in January 2009 and was elected for a second term in 2012."
In each pair of word groups below, indicate which one is a complete sentence, not a run-on.
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Correct. This sentence correctly connects two independent clauses with a transitional phrase (in fact) preceded by a semicolon. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This is a comma splice. It contains two independent clauses joined with a comma and a transitional phrase (in fact). When a transitional phrase appears between independent clauses, it must be preceded by a semicolon. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. This sentence contains two independent clauses joined with a colon. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This sentence is a comma splice. It consists of two independent clauses joined with a comma, creating a comma splice. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. Two independent clauses are connected with a semicolon. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This is a fused sentence: It consists of two independent clauses with no punctuation between them. One acceptable revision is to connect the independent clauses with a semicolon, as in the correct sentence. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. The two independent clauses are joined with a comma and the coordinating conjunction but. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This sentence is a comma splice. It consists of two independent clauses joined with only a comma. An acceptable revision is to add a coordinating conjunction (such as but) after the comma. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. This sentence correctly connects two independent clauses with a semicolon. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This is a fused sentence: It contains two independent clauses with no punctuation between them. One possible revision is to use a semicolon between the two independent clauses, as in the correct sentence. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. This sentence correctly connects a subordinate clause (After he had served in the Illinois state senate for eight years) and an independent clause (Obama was elected to the US Senate at age forty-three) with a comma. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This is a comma splice: Two independent clauses are joined with only a comma. One possible revision is to restructure the sentence by turning the first independent clause into a subordinate clause, as in the correct sentence. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. Two independent clauses are joined with a semicolon. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This is a comma splice; it contains two independent clauses joined with only a comma. One possible revision is to separate the independent clauses with a semicolon. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. This sentence consists of an independent clause (Obama’s vice president for both terms was Joe Biden) and a subordinate clause (who was first elected to the US Senate in 1972) joined with a comma. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This is a fused sentence: two independent clauses without any punctuation between them. One possible revision is to turn the second independent clause into a subordinate clause, as in the correct sentence. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. A colon should be used when an independent clause introduces a quoted sentence. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. A colon, not a comma, should be used when an independent clause introduces a quoted sentence. For more help, see section G6.
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Correct. This sentence correctly connects two independent clauses with a transitional phrase (in addition) preceded by a semicolon. For more help, see section G6.
Sorry. This is a comma splice: Two independent clauses are separated with only a comma and a transitional phrase (in addition). When a transitional phrase appears between independent clauses, it should be preceded by a semicolon. For more help, see section G6.
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