Grammar Girl’s advice has been helpful in all areas of my writing. Last time I listened to her advice, I learned wrong ways to use commas. This week’s episode, #49, taught about run on sentences. Grammar Girl explains that a lot of people may believe that run on sentences are really long sentences, but she goes on to show that there is more to run on sentences than meets the eye. She explains that run on sentences are those which do not have enough punctuation. Run on sentences can be long and short. Without correct punctuation, these types of sentences can confuse a reader, and can actually change the meaning of certain sentences.
I know that I do not have a major problem with using run on sentences. I am sure that I have created a run on sentence a time or two, but I think overall I’m pretty good at avoiding them. I have more trouble using the correct punctuation every time, and knowing which punctuation would be best. I know where the needed pauses are and why we need punctuation to help the sentence make more sense to the reader. Grammar Girl’s advice will help me avoid unnecessary run on sentences in the future.
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