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Odysseypenelopiad Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Is this a run-on sentence?

I often describe someone to be poor when they cannot afford the basic necessities to survive in a given society and I think this is largely due to the fact that I live in a competitive world where people are constantly stressed about money and work.
  

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No, it is not a run-on sentence. However, it would be better to split it into two sentences. Where do you think the first one should end, and what word should be omitted as a result?

— Rover_KE

  • No, it is not a run-on sentence.
  • However, it would be better to split it into two sentences.
  • Where do you think the first one should end, and what word should be omitted as a result?
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No, it is not a run-on sentence.

However, it would be better to split it into two sentences. Where do you think the first one should end, and what word should be omitted as a result?
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You say you like my reply.

Have you an answer to my question?
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odysseypenelopiaddescribe someone to be poor
We 'describe someone as', not 'to be'.
'Given' is unnecessary.
'Due to the fact that' is a wordy phrase for those who cannot remember 'because'.
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Oh I thought the question was a rhetorical one.

I changed the sentence to this:

I often describe someone to be poor when they cannot afford the basic necessities to survive in a given society. I think this is largely due to the fact that I live in a competitive world where people are constantly stressed about money and work.

I added a
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This is really helpful. Thanks! ^_^
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odysseypenelopiad Do you think this is better than the original?
No; my reasons are above.
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