EF5/6 run-on sentences, commas splices

RO run-on sentence
two sentences with no punctuation between them
She likes cats he likes dogs. RO
FIX
She likes cats. He likes dogs. SIMPLE
She likes cats; he likes dogs. COMPOUND
She likes cats; on the other hand, he likes dogs. COMPOUND
She likes cats, and he likes dogs. COMPOUND
She likes cats even though he likes dogs. COMPLEX- adv cl STRANGE MEANING

I know that the party will start at 7 I finish work at 8. RO
FIX
I know that the party will start at 7. I finish work at 8.
I know that the party will start at 7, but I finish work at 8.
I know that the party will start at 7; however, I finish work at 8.
I know that the party will start at 7; sadly, I finish work at 8.
I know that the party will start at 7; unfortunately, I finish work at 8.
I know that the party will start at 7 even though I finish work at 8. COMPLEX - STRANGE MEANING
I know that the party will start at 7 while I finish work at 8. COMPLEX

Shout it from the mountaintop: Every sentence has to be simple, compound, or complex.



CS - comma splices
two sentences separated by a comma, comma is not strong enough

I like cat, she likes dogs. CS
, SOBA
FIX
I like cat, and she likes dogs.

She was late, the bus didn't come. CS
FIX
She was late because the bus didn't come. CPLX
The bus didn't come, so she was late. CPND
She was late; the bus didn't come. CPND
She was late. The bus didn't come. SMPL

Daily practice. You'll be a great sentence writer by Xmas. The best gift of all: knowledge.

3. Jack was thirsty, and/so he ordered another bottle of beer.
Jack was thirsty, and so he ordered another bottle of beer. OK, A VARIATION on SOBA
5. Frank started to feel ill while he was in the library. Style that we learned - no comma

Comma usage is very personal. Some people use a lot of commas; some people very few.

6. Frank started to feel ill; he was in the library at the time.