RUN ON SENTENCES
That party was very exciting, it lasted until two a.m.
It is raining today, I need a raincoat.
This is a comma splice error and it can be corrected by making two sentences instead of one:
That party was very exciting. It lasted until two a.m.
Or by proper compounding:
That party was very exciting and lasted until two a.m
Or with proper subordination this error could be corrected.
The second example above could be corrected:
Since it is raining today, I need a raincoat.
It is raining today, so I need a raincoat,
Since Afzal was talking during the entire class, making it impossible for anyone to concentrate.
The length of the fragment should not mislead one.
Sentence must have a main clause before it can be a complete sentence. This sentence could be corrected.
Since Afzal was talking during the entire class, making it impossible for anyone to concentrate the teacher made him stay after school.
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