She was unlike other teachers who would give out less homework to avoid extra work for herself, but gave out homework that would force students to apply themselves and realize what they were capable of achieving, even though she didn't really have the time to grade all of those extra papers.
2007-11-17 05:38:22 · 6 answers · asked by Musical Buff 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
By definition it is not a run on sentence, but it is rather long and cumbersome. You might try to tighten it up if it is something you are writing.
2007-11-17 05:52:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is most definitely a run-on sentence. I think this content should be divided into two or three sentences, then it would be pretty good. How's something like this for a suggestion??
Other teachers would give less homework to make their own workload lighter, but not her. She gave assignments that forced students to apply themselves and pushed them to realize their full potential. This was despite the fact that she really didn't have the time to grade all the extra assignments.
2007-11-17 13:58:03 · answer #2 · answered by frenchy62 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its a long sentence but not technically a run-on. Its more of a style choice. You can have a long sentence that is grammatically correct but just unwieldly and hard to read. (but like I said, its a choice)
The length of the sentence is not the most important indicator of a run-on. If you have two competing ideas or if you have two or more independent clauses that are improperly joined, then it is a run-on.
P.S. - Wendy, you CAN join two independent clauses with a conjunction or a semi-colon.
2007-11-17 13:43:21 · answer #3 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Nope, but it's not a very well composed one either. A sentence can be correct and also very annoying.
2007-11-17 14:01:42 · answer #4 · answered by Bob H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run on sentences are two clauses that can stand by themselves. I would say your sentence is not a run on sentence.
2007-11-17 13:45:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
2007-11-17 13:42:06 · answer #6 · answered by harry_potter_unfortunate_events 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋