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Our Netflix subscription just ran out nobody remembered to renew it.

Run-on sentence: Our Netflix subscription just ran out. Nobody remembered to renew it.

I hear a girl singing from the bathroom no one is at home.

Run-on sentence: I hear a girl singing from the bathroom, but no one is at home.

Helen loves to watch You Tube, she always watches it after college.

Comma Splice

I haven’t eaten all day, I ordered a lot of expensive food, I forgot to bring my wallet and phone.

Comma splicing: I haven’t eaten all day, so I ordered a lot of expensive food. However, I forgot to bring my wallet and phone.

When inventors first began to design typewriters, their machines were much different from today's.

Sentence

Matthew bought a burger for his dinner Maisey found it and ate it.

Run-on sentence: Matthew bought a burger for his dinner, but Maisey found it and ate it.

Ballet is a classical form of dance; it has been performed for many years.

Sentence

I washed the dishes for 3 hours straight, the restaurant manager let me go home early.

Comma splicing: I washed the dishes for 3 hours straight. Therefore, the restaurant manager let me go home.

I have many assignments, I decide to sleep.

Comma splice

Everyone should be polite; however, many people are rude.

Correct Sentence

My students turned up early for class I couldnt believe it!

Run-on sentence

Good sentences are more than grammatical units that communicate ideas; they please and interest readers as well.

Sentence

My neighbours are very caring they check in on me every day.

Run-on sentence

I was too lazy to bring an umbrella, i stepped out of my home the rain started to pour.

Comma splicing: I was too lazy to bring an umbrella. When I stepped out of my home, the rain started to pour.

Bitter melon can be prepared in many ways, my favorite is to eat it raw.

Comma Splice

My crush was asking me out on a date, I woke up.

Comma splicing: When my crush was asking me out on a date, I woke up.

Gracie hates cooking, her boyfriend loves to eat homemade food.

Comma splice

I don’t like the climate of the area where I live it is way too hot.

Run-on sentence

Casey can’t explain her feelings, she just wants to be left alone.

Comma Splice

The first bus was an hour late the second was two hour late.

Run-on sentence

My friend is not a good student he lies to his teacher to hangout with me.

Run-on sentence

He won the lottery, he lost the ticket for claiming the money.

Comma splicing: He won a lottery, but he lost the ticket for claiming the money.

I saw a girl with long hair in the mirror at 3 AM, I closed my eyes and slept.

Comma splice

It is against the law to talk on the phone while driving, people do it.

Comma splice

I went to see my crush with the intention of confessing to her, I got a wedding invitation from her.

Comma splicing: I went to see my crush with the intention of confessing to her, but then I got a wedding invitation from her.

Steve made coffee for his girlfriend as an apology the coffee was salty he mistook salt for sugar.

Run-on sentence: Steve made coffee for his girlfriend as an apology. However, the coffee was salty because he mistook salt for sugar.