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3. Felipe looked at expensive home theater
equipment for hours, he decided that what he had was good
enough.
4. Dogs have lost their position as the most popular
pet, Americans now own more cats than dogs.
5. In relatively wealthy countries, people can afford to
have pets in some countries, dogs and cats are used as food.
Method 5: Dependent Word
Placing a dependent word in front of an independent clause makes it a
dependent clause, a clause that can no longer stand on its own as a
sentence. It now depends on the sentence it is attached to and can no
longer be separated from it.
Example of a Run-on Corrected with a
Dependent Word
Each of the independent clauses shown below stands on its own
as a sentence.
independent clause independent clause
