RUN-ON SENTENCES When a sentence consists of more than one clause, those clauses must be joined properly. It is never acceptable to hook two clauses together with a comma, as the “sentence” below does. That’s called a run-on sentence. Wrong: Nietzsche moved to Basel in 1869, he planned to teach classical philology. There are a number of acceptable ways to fix a run-on. 1. Make two separate sentences: Nietzsche moved to Basel in 1869. He planned to teach classical philology. 2a. Change the comma to a semicolon: Nietzsche moved to Basel in 1869; he planned to teach classical philology. 2b. Join the clauses with a semicolon and a transition word such as however or therefore. Nietzsche planned to teach classical philology; therefore, he moved to Basel in 1869.
RUN-ON SENTENCES When a sentence consists of more than one clause, those clauses must be joined properly. It is never acceptable to hook two clauses together with a comma, as the “sentence” below does. That’s called a run-on sentence. Wrong: Nietzsche moved to Basel in 1869, he planned to teach classical philology. There are a number of acceptable ways to fix a run-on. 1. Make two separate sentences: Nietzsche moved to Basel in 1869. He planned to teach classical philology. 2a. Change the comma to a semicolon: Nietzsche moved to Basel in 1869; he planned to teach classical philology. 2b. Join the clauses with a semicolon and a transition word such as however or therefore. Nietzsche planned to teach classical philology; therefore, he moved to Basel in 1869.
可是OG11上对run-on的解释里,说下面这个句子是对的,和kaplan的说法矛盾啊?
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