This excerpt is a perfect example of fused run-on sentences, where we find neither commas nor use of conjunction that could separate the clauses and give clarity. “My God the cigar what would your mother say if she found a blister on her mantel just in time too look here Quentin we’re about to do something we’ll both regret I like you liked you as soon as I saw you I says he must be …” Example #4: The Sound and the Fury (By William Faulkner) Though understandable, the meaning is not clear. Notice in this example Joyce has used a fused sentence with no commas. This novel is very popular for using run-on sentences. ” … I hate people that have always their poor story to tell everybody has their own troubles that poor Nancy Blake died a month ago of acute pneumonia well I didn’t know her so well as all that she was Floeys friend more than mine … “ Yet, there is no use of conjunction to form a complete sense or thought. This excerpt is a good example of comma splices, where we can clearly see the use of commas separating the clauses. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair… -in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.” In an essay about democracy, you would write about the details of a particular democratic system, such as the American presidential system, to define this abstract concept. You would need to describe this concept with concrete, specific word choices and examples. Example #2: A Tale of Two Cities (By Charles Dickens) It can be challenging to write about democracy since it is an abstract concept. Fragment: Which is fun.Complete: I play basketball, which is fun. Fragment: The upset child.Complete: The upset child cried. Fragment: Looking forward to it.Complete: I am looking forward to it. Fragment: Because of the sun.Complete: Because of the sun, I had to wear sunglasses. These sentences, however, can make a proper thought. Fragment: A time of great joy.Complete: It was a time of great joy. This passage presents an example of fused run-on sentences, where the author has not used commas to separate the sentences. “But then they were married (she felt awful about being pregnant before but Harry had been talking about marriage for a while and anyway laughed when she told him in early February about missing her period and said Great she was terribly frightened and he said Great and lifted her put his arms around under her bottom … she was still little clumsy dark-complected Janice Springer and her husband was a conceited lunk who wasn’t good for anything in the world Daddy said and the feeling of being alone would melt a little with a little drink.”
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