Homework Help: Grammar

Posted by Marie on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 6:52pm.

run-on sentence is:
A) Always very, very long.
B) Any sentence which is very long and incorrectly punctuated.
C) Two complete sentences joined by a comma rather than a semicolon, conjunction, or period.
D) Two complete sentences joined by a semicolon.
my answer is B but I think it could be A to because run-ons are very very long

Grammar - Writeacher, Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 6:53pm
Nope.

Look up the definition of "run-on" and "comma splice."
Grammar - Writeacher, Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 6:54pm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm
Grammar - Marie, Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 6:55pm
So from my understanding if its not B then it is C
Grammar - Writeacher, Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 6:56pm
C, yes.
Grammar - Marie, Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 7:00pm
A simple sentence:
A) Can be reversed and still mean the same thing.
B) Expresses one complete thought with one subject and one predicate.
C) Expresses one or more complete thoughts with one or more subjects and one or more predicates.
D) Is easy to understand.
My answer is C

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