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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES

B. Make compound sentences by adding a second simple sentence to each
item.
1. My brother and I look like twins, but our personalities are very different.
2. We are both medium tall, and _______________________________
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3. He is an extrovert, but _____________________________________
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4. I am younger, so _________________________________________
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5. Our mother used to tell us, “Stop fighting, or __________________

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6. We fought a lot as children, but now _________________________
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7. We married two sisters, so _________________________________
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Two Sentence Two sentence errors that writers sometimes make are run-ons and comma
Errors: splices. These mistakes happen most often when the two sentences are related
Run-ons in meaning.
And Comma
• A run-on is two simple sentences incorrectly joined with no coordinating
Splices
conjunction and no comma.

WRONG: My roommate wants to win the Tour de France someday he
spends hours riding his bicycle.
WRONG: Write your signature on the line print your name below it.

• A comma splice is two simple sentences incorrectly joined with a comma
alone.

WRONG: My roommate wants to win the Tour de France someday, he
spends hours riding his bicycle.
WRONG: Write your signature on the line, print your name below it.

There are two ways to fix these errors.
1. Separate the sentences with a period.

RIGHT: My roommate wants to win the Tour de France someday.
He spends hours riding his bicycle.
RIGHT: Write your signature on the line. Print your name below it.

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