Transcript run-ons and comma splices

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An old, bent woman trudged alongside the
busy highway /she wore several layers of
clothing and pushed a shopping cart laden
with her belongings.
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The computer screen was hard to read,
/light from the window created a reflection
on the screen surface.
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Fitness is important to Sandra,/ she jogs
every morning.
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“What does it take to be successful?”
Anthony asked his boss Ms Gray told him,
“You have to be willing to make a lot of
mistakes.”
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Vanessa’s brother goes to the university
her sister attends a technical school.
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The store will open in the morning, it is
closed for inventory today.
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Yesterday’s meeting was supposed to last for an hour
one hour and forty minutes later, it was still in
progress.
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Maureen had a part-time job, an active social life,
and a full load of courses after she received her first
test grade, she decided she needed to spend more
time on her coursework.
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No matter how many times Antwan went to his
instructor’s office, she wasn’t there after a while he
decided he needed to make an appointment.
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The microwave’s buzzer sounded dinner
was ready.
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The microwave’s buzzer sounded. Dinner
was ready.
The microwave’s buzzer sounded dinner
was ready.
 The microwave’s buzzer sounded, and
dinner was ready.
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Don’t even think about
sticking a comma in there
and turning a run-on sentence
into a comma splice!!!
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The microwave buzzer sounded dinner
was ready.
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The microwave buzzer sounded; dinner
was ready.
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The microwave’s buzzer sounded dinner
was ready.
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The microwave’s buzzer sounded;
therefore, dinner was ready.
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The microwave’s buzzer sounded dinner was
ready.
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After the microwave’s buzzer sounded, dinner
was ready.
When the microwave’s buzzer sounded, dinner
was ready.
Dinner was ready when the microwave’s
buzzer sounded.
Dinner was ready as soon as the microwave’s
buzzer sounded.
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Two complete sentences cannot be connected with a
comma. Commas are like no parking signs.
Animals use non-verbal communication all the time, humans use
hand gestures.
Animals use non-verbal communication all the time. Humans use
hand gestures.
 Semi-colons are like yield signs; periods are like
stop signs. If you use them too often, your writing will feel
like when you drive down in a small town small street.
Always consider better links for a better flow.
 Animals
use non-verbal
communication all the time. Humans
use hand gestures.
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BETTER:
While animals use non-verbal communication all
the time, humans only use hand gestures.
Animals use non-verbal communication all the
time, but humans can speak, so they only use hand
gestures.