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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Run-on sentence
Settle an argument for me...is the following a run-on sentence?
When residents leave their garbage as illustrated in the left picture above, someone needs to be paid to make it appear as illustrated in the right picture above, and consequently all of our condo fees are higher than they need be.
When residents leave their garbage as illustrated in the left picture above, someone needs to be paid to make it appear as illustrated in the right picture above, and consequently all of our condo fees are higher than they need be.
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No, it is not. But it would be better rewritten as two sentences. eg When residents leave their garbage as illustrated on the left, someone needs to be paid to make it appear as illustrated on the right.
- No, it is not.
- But it would be better rewritten as two sentences.
- eg When residents leave their garbage as illustrated on the left, someone needs to be paid to make it appear as illustrated on the right.
- Consequently all of our condo fees are higher than they need be.
- This is more direct, and a bit more stylish in my opinion.
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No, it is not.
But it would be better rewritten as two sentences.
eg When residents leave their garbage as illustrated on the left, someone needs to be paid to make it appear as illustrated on the right. Consequently all of our condo fees are higher than they need be.
But it would be better rewritten as two sentences.
eg When residents leave their garbage as illustrated on the left, someone needs to be paid to make it appear as illustrated on the right. Consequently all of our condo fees are higher than they need be.
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