Run on sentences - Avoid these for better emails!
Run-on sentences
These
are the opposite of sentence fragments. The basic attribute of the run-on sentence
is that there are two or more complete, independent clauses that lack a
separating comma, semicolon, or conjunction. This wordiness can cause confusion
or the necessity to reread the information. Usually,
this can be corrected by a
simple insertion of correct punctuation marks or conjunctions.
Some
emails may be completely composed of a run-on sentence or sentences and can be
most confusing, as shown in the following example:
Incorrect:
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The email
will reach you soon kindly call after five minutes we can speak then.
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Correct:
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The email
will reach you soon; kindly call after five minutes, and we can speak then.
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Incorrect:
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My email
dated September 15 not only long and complex, but error ridden, perhaps not
detailed but harsh in tone, cannot excuse the damage done to you perhaps but
with this follow-up note we can have a fresh start as we do realize that
compensation may be necessary.
The above
run-on sentence comprises three independent sentences. These constitute an
entire email and remove any reasonable, positive tone because of the
confusion they create. It can be corrected as follows.
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Correct:
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My email
dated September 15 is not only long and complex and lacking detail but also error-ridden
and harsh in tone; I cannot excuse the damage done to you. Perhaps with this
follow-up note we can have a fresh start. We do realize that compensation may
be necessary.
|
The
punctuation provided in the above paragraph provides far more clarity and a
better positive tone. Netiquette always assumes good grammar, punctuation, and
lucidity.
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posted by paul babicki @ 10:56 PM
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