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Our body "talks" to us through negative signals such as aches and pains, as well as through positive signals such as higher .....
If you find your sentences filled with commas, and they wend from one topic to another, then you, like many people, may be guilty of writing run-on sentences.Body Talk
Our body "talks" to us through negative signals such as aches and pains, as well as through positive signals such as higher .....
The run-on sentence is annoying. The run-on is boring. Most important, utilizing run-ons in your work is a sure-fire way of losing your reader.
The run-on works in one instance if it is part of one of your characters personality. For instance, if you are writing dialogue spoken by a typical teenage girl, run-ons would be acceptable (Well, we went, you know, to the mall, and, like, we tried on some clothes and makeup, and then Sheila saw this really cute guy in The Gap, so we went over and like, started talking, and ... you get the picture.)
Curing a mania for run-ons may be a simple as implementing an outline for your work. Break each topic down into logical, organized subtopics and details. Relegate each thought to a single sentence. When a topic or subtopic requires further discussion, create unique sentences containing each of these details (or group related details) after your lead-in sentence.
Preparing For Baby; Strategies, Tools, And Tips For First Time Mothers
Preparing for baby is an exciting process that can be as unique as childbirth for first time grandmothers. Once you recover from the initial .....
If your topic ultimately branches out to other major topics, reference those topics in your initial paragraph, but address them in other paragraphs (or chapters.) This acts as a teaser to your audience, leaves them wanting more, and motivates them to read on.Preparing for baby is an exciting process that can be as unique as childbirth for first time grandmothers. Once you recover from the initial .....
These instructions sound like high school stuff, but I recently edited a college-level text written by a Ph D that was fraught with run-ons. The subject matter was economics. The combination was deadly from the standpoint of maintaining consciousness. So for the sake of your readers, form a working relationship with semicolons and periods, and leave run-ons to the Valley Girls.
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