My Daddy got laid off in March from _____ he had been working there for the past fourteen years.
it just sounds like a run-on.. i put a comma after the blank but my teacher marked it wrong. so is it a run-on or not?
2006-08-30 11:48:23 · 14 answers · asked by ♥Angel Lynn 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Yes, it certainly is!
You have 2 separate thoughts there, and if you read it out loud, I'll bet you pause between the two thoughts.
Make it into 2 sentences, or separate them by a semi-colon (;)
Alternatively, you could turn the second sentence into a clause:
My Daddy got laid off in March from _____, where he had been working...
2006-08-30 11:58:16 · answer #1 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you could have done was add in a semicolon after the blank, or made it a whole new sentence.
1. My Daddy got laid off in March from _____; he had been working there for the past fourteen years.
2. My Daddy got laid off in March from _____. He had been working there for the past fourteen years.
2006-08-30 18:54:46 · answer #2 · answered by avrilrawks03 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is actually two separate sentences. My daddy got laid off in March from _______ . He had been working there for the past fourteen years.
2006-08-30 18:53:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a run-on, but a comma won't fix it. It is two separate sentences/ideas. Instead of a comma, you need a period or a semi-colon ... My daddy got laid off in march from __; he had been working there blahblahblah
2006-08-30 18:52:21 · answer #4 · answered by marge0002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a run-on. There should be a period after the blank, rather than a comma.
2006-08-30 18:55:54 · answer #5 · answered by Ryan M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try a comma after the blank. i think it is 2 sentences.
2006-08-30 18:55:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have used a period after the blank, then started a new sentence.
2006-08-30 18:54:59 · answer #7 · answered by MC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup. You should put a period after the blank, and capitalize the "h" in He to start a new sentence.
2006-08-30 19:59:33 · answer #8 · answered by Sofa P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a run on sentence. There should be a period between in from _____ and he. He should also be capitalized as it is the start of another thought.
2006-08-30 18:53:36 · answer #9 · answered by Kikyo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my dad had been woking for __________ for the past 14 years. But he got laid off in march.
i think thats better
2006-08-30 18:56:31 · answer #10 · answered by koalabear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋