A run-on sentence doesn’t separate any of its independent clauses with the punctuation that it needs, and a comma splice incorrectly separates two independent clauses with a comma, instead of a comma-and-coordinating-conjunction.
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Dashes are like little actors—they can behave like colons, pairs of commas, or parentheses. Learn how to use them in this video!
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We use semicolons to punctuate a complex list, which is when list items contain commas. For example, “I visited Paris, France; Paris, Texas; and Paris, Illinois.” Paige explains.
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Much has been made of the distinction between "that" and "which" in English, but it can mostly be summed up in two points: 1. "That" doesn't work so well with commas. 2. "Which" doesn't work so well with people. David the Grammarian explains.
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Scaffolded writing frames, exercises, explanations, and examples to assist with mastering key skills and the portfolio assignment for each chapter.
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