lunes, 27 de octubre de 2014

Time to squeeze your brain.

First, stop that run-on!

Let´s Revise


   run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more 
independent  clauses (i.e., complete sentences) are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction.

  An example of a run-on is a 
comma splice, in which two independent clauses are joined with a comma without an accompanying coordinating conjunction







Ø    A run-on sentence, without any punctuation or conjunction between "gas" and "we":


                       My car is out of gas we cannot reach town before dark.





Ø  comma splice, which is considered a run-on sentence in English by some usage experts:

It is nearly half past five, we cannot reach town before dark.


          




 These are possible remedies:


  • Use separate sentences. However, this may disconnect related independent clauses and cause some of the meaning to be lost:
    • It is nearly half past five. We cannot reach town before  dark.  
  • Use a semicolon. This maintains the connection between the clauses while ensuring a pause between the two ideas:
    • It is nearly half past five; we cannot reach town before dark.
  • Use a coordinating conjunction.
    • It is nearly half past five, so we cannot reach town before dark.
                     Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-on_sentence  




          
Now try this quiz to see if you can  repair  the  run-on
          sentences:

               
            

Guess you must be hungry now, after doing exercise. How about some sushi?





http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/games/sushi-spell



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