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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Is this a run-on?

The author shows this trait through her actions while she is dropping off some of her letters at the post office, and she thinks she has the right to listen to Dave’s and Linda’s private conversation.
  

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Anonymous The author shows this trait through her actions while she is dropping off some of her letters at the post office, and she thinks she has the right to listen to Dave’s and Linda’s private conversation. It's not exactly a run-on. It's just too long and it sounds a little disorganized.

  • Anonymous The author shows this trait through her actions while she is dropping off some of her letters at the post office, and she thinks she has the right to listen to Dave’s and Linda’s private conversation.
  • It's not exactly a run-on.
  • It's just too long and it sounds a little disorganized.
  • The logical connections between the clauses are less clear than they could be.
  • CJ
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Anonymous The author shows this trait through her actions while she is dropping off some of her letters at the post office, and she thinks she has the right to listen to Dave’s and Linda’s private conversation.
It's not exactly a run-on. It's just too long and it sounds a little disorganized. The logical connections between the clauses are less clear than th

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