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a. Practice 14-5 Using Dependent Words to
Emphasize Ideas

D. Chapter 15 Run-on Sentences

1. Learning Objectives

2. What Is a Run-on Sentence?

a. Comma Splice
a. Practice 15-1 Recognizing Run-ons and Comma

Splices

3. Correcting Run-ons

a. Method 1: Period and Capital Letter

a. Practice 15-2 Correcting Run-ons with a Period
and a Capital Letter

b. Method 2: Comma and FANBOYS Conjunction

a. Practice 15-3 Correcting Run-ons with a

FANBOYS Conjunction

c. Method 3: Semicolon

a. Practice 15-4 Correcting Run-ons with a

Semicolon

d. Method 4: Semicolon and Transitional Expression

a. Practice 15-5 Correcting Run-ons with a

Semicolon and a Transitional Expression

e. Method 5: Dependent Word