Run-on and fragment sentences

RUN-ON SENTENCES:

→ Result of two incorrectly joined clauses.

The three main types of run-on sentences are:

→ Having a pronoun in the second clause that refers to a noun in the first clause:

[The $President’s$ popularity is plummeting, $he$ probably did something wrong.]

→ Having a suggestion in the second clause :

[The exam is soon, $start studying$.]

→ Connecting two clauses using a conjunctive adverb with a $comma$:

[She loves the outdoors$, however$, she does not like insects.]

They can be fixed by using one of the following:

→ Using a subjunctive adverb [FANBOYS] + a comma to connect two clauses:

[The President’s popularity is plummeting$, for$ he probably did something wrong.]

→ Making them two separate sentences:

[The exam is soon$.$ Start studying.]

→ Using a $semicolon$ and a conjunctive adverb:

[She loves the outdoors$; however$, she does not like insects.]

FRAGMENTED SENTENCES:

→ Incomplete thought.

[The cat.]

[“That’s great.”]

[Rained.]

They can be fixed by completing the thought:

→ The cat $meowed$.

→ “That’s great,” $she said$.

→ $It$ rained.