Fixing Run-On Sentences

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Run-on sentence definition:

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Contains 2+ independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

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Fixing a run-on sentence with a period:

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Add a period at the end of the first independent clause and start the next independent clause with a capital letter.

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Example of a run-on sentence: I went to the store I bought some groceries.

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Fix: I went to the store. I bought some groceries.

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Fix a run-on sentence with a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

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By using a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

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Example of a run-on sentence fix: The sun is shining, I'm going to the beach.

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I went to the store, and I bought some groceries.

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Fix a run-on sentence using a semicolon.

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Separate the two independent clauses with a semicolon.

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Example of a run-on sentence fixed with a semicolon:

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I went to the store; I bought some groceries.

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Fixing a run-on sentence with a subordinating conjunction:

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Using a subordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses.

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Example of a run-on sentence fix:

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I was tired because I went to bed.

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Common subordinating conjunctions: although, because, since, while, after, before, if, when, unless, until, etc.

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Some common subordinating conjunctions include: although, because, since, while, after, before, if, when, unless, until, etc.