Run-On Sentences
A run-on sentence looks like this:
Subject verb subject verb.
The boy took my bike the little turd still has it.
Subject verb, subject verb.
The boy took my bike, the little turd still has it.
Subject verb, transition word, subject verb
The boy took my bike, indeed, the little turd still has it.
A correct compound sentence looks like this:
Subject verb connecting word subject verb.
The boy took off and he never came back.
Subject verb, connecting word subject verb.
The little boy took my bike, but his little sister sold it.
Subject verb. Transition word, subject verb.
The little boy took my bike. However, it was his sister who sold it.
Subject verb; transition word, subject verb.
The little boy took my bike; however, it was his sister who sold it.
Meaning
Shows the order of events
or ideas
Adds more information
Shows a contrast or a
condition
Shows a cause or an effect
Illustrates a point
Emphasizes a point
Transition words/phrases
(start a sentence or follow
a semicolon)
then, next, first, second,
finally, in conclusion, at the
same time
also, furthermore, in
addition, moreover
however, nevertheless, on
the other hand
therefore, as a result,
consequently, hence
for example, for instance
indeed, in fact, as a matter
of act
Connecting words
(join simple sentences to
form complex sentences)
and, after, as, as soon as,
before, once, until, when,
whenever, while
and
but, although, even though,
if, though, unless, whereas,
whether
because, for, since, so, so
that