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A run-on sentence is where two or more independent clauses (a complete sentence) are joined without correct punctuation.

*A complete sentence is made by having a subject and a verb.

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Fused sentences and comma splices.

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A fused sentence is a type of run-on sentences in which two independent clauses are run together (or "fused") without an appropriate conjunction, or mark of punctuation between them, such as a semicolon or a period.

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fused sentences can be fixed seamlessly in several different ways:

using a semicolon between the independent clauses

by inserting a comma and a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, for, or, nor, so, and yet

by breaking the line into two sentences

using a semicolon plus a Conjunctive Adverb

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Driving home from school, Brett vowed to protect the fragile ecosystem all the while the tires of his Cadillac Escalade flattened the toads hopping on the wet streets.

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Driving home from school, Brett vowed to protect the fragile ecosystem, yet all the while the tires of his Cadillac Escalade flattened the toads hopping on the wet streets.

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Example of Subordinating a Clause to Correct a Run-on Sentence

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Example of Subordinating a Clause to Correct a Run-on Sentence

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Run-on: Toni Morrison is a professor at Princeton University, she wrote the novel The Bluest Eye.

Correction: Toni Morrison, a professor at Princeton University, wrote The Bluest Eye.

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A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined with a comma.

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It seemed to Wanda that her daughter had more than enough crayons, they were strewn across the bedroom floor and and some of them were broken, and, worse, someone had used the stub of a red crayon to mark a sinister smiley face on the wall.

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It seemed to Wanda that her daughter had more than enough crayons. They were strewn across the bedroom floor, and some of them were broken. Worse still, someone had used the stub of a red crayon to mark a sinister smiley face on the wall.

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Thoughts need to be in separate sentences, or a conjunction (e.g. and, but, if) needs to be used to separate them.

Use a period; The easiest way to fix a run-on is to split the sentence into smaller sentences using a period. This revision works especially well with longer sentences.
Use commas or semicolons to separate ideas if a periods don't work.

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1)

In the following exercise, you will be presented with a series of sentences. Put a tick by the run-on sentences.

1 |  | a) | Greece is a fantastic country it has lovely people and great food.
| b) | Despite a long flight, arriving in Athens is always a good feeling.
| c) | She gave me a withering stare I was really scared.
| d) | There is nothing better for a cold than a hot whisky and a big box of chocolates.

2)
| a) | Tim left his job because he could not stand his boss.
| b) | Tim left his job he could not stand his boss.
| c) | Tim left his job; he could not stand his boss.
| d) | Tim left his job, as he could not stand his boss.

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((a,c))