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Clouse: Jumpstart
Jumpstart!: A Workbook for Writers, 2/e
Barbara Fine Clouse

Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices

Learning Objectives

This chapter will explain:
  • How to recognize run-on sentences and comma splices
  • How to find run-on sentences and comma splices in your own writing
  • How to eliminate run-on sentences and comma splices from your writing
This chapter will also:
  • Explain independent clauses
  • Offer ways to correct run-ons
  • Offer ways to correct comma splices