Did I do alright fixing the following sentence? It was a run-on. (these run-0n are so tricky to me)
Lawsuits seem to be getting out of hand; one little girl sued the Crack jack company, because the prize was missing from her box.
Yes, you're right.
To determine whether you fixed the run-on sentence correctly, we need to analyze the sentence structure and check for any errors.
The original sentence is: "Lawsuits seem to be getting out of hand; one little girl sued the Crack Jack company, because the prize was missing from her box."
Looking at the sentence, there are two independent clauses separated by a semicolon: "Lawsuits seem to be getting out of hand" and "one little girl sued the Crack Jack company." A run-on sentence is a grammatical error that occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.
The corrected sentence should properly separate the two independent clauses. One common way to fix a run-on sentence is by using a period to create two separate sentences. Here's the corrected sentence:
"Lawsuits seem to be getting out of hand. One little girl sued the Crack Jack company because the prize was missing from her box."
In this corrected version, the semicolon has been replaced with a period, creating two separate sentences. Additionally, the conjunction "because" has been used to introduce the reason for the lawsuit, providing a clearer and more cohesive structure.
So, based on the correct examples provided, it seems you did fix the run-on sentence correctly.