Writing Native-like
Since we have not reached the proficiency in writing in English, We found that our most common mistake was the "run-on sentences". This post is to show you my own run-ons, and also my students run-ons.
Unfortunately, none of my students did the homework that I sent them. That is why this post will be based on the mistakes I made in "English Winter Camp" blog. Owing to the examples were pretty similar, I chose one that appeal the same issue of the "run-on sentences".
"I created this blog for us to share our work together and also to share with my teachers here at the University"
The example above illustrates what happens with my writing skill well. You can see that there is no punctuation. As our teacher Gina told us, there should be a comma after the word "together". I also think, I must be able to produce a certain level of speech, and of course I have not achieved a sophisticated way of writing yet; I am just competent in terms of writing. I hope I can improve my writing skill a little bit, but I think that improving a certain skill has to be a personal interest, and focusing on what you are not the best at.
1 comment:
You promised to show examples of run-on sentences and did not have even one.
What you showed was a compound construction.
A "run-on" sentence is really two or more sentences smashed together.
If what you had written had truly been a run-on sentence, putting a comma between the two component sentences would have created a comma splice.
If you want to learn to write better, write shorter sentences. Long sentences create problems.
Linda Aragoni
http://www.you-can-teach-writing.com
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