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Pattern: Independent clause. Independent clause.
Put a period between the two sentences. Use a capital letter to begin
the new sentence.
Example of a Run-on Corrected with a
Period and Capital Letter
The technician flipped a switch red and green lights blinked on
the control panel.
The technician flipped a switch. Red and green lights blinked on
the control panel.
Practice 15-2 Correcting Run-ons with a
Period and a Capital Letter
In each sentence, underline the spot where the run-on (fused
sentence) or comma splice occurs. Write RO in the blank to the left of
the sentence if it is a run-on, CS if it is a comma splice. Then correct
each sentence using a period and a capital letter.
1. Brittany slid a toasted marshmellow onto the
chocolate square on her graham cracker, she declared that she
had made the perfect s’more.
