Run on sentences!

I will admit it, I am a run on sentence junkie. Starting with one thought and ending in a completely different thought, I go on and on. This is why I have looked up the rule so I can fix my little problem.

Run-on sentences are two sentences end to end, often with a comma in between. But commas don't join sentences! To join two sentences you must have a word such as "and", 'but", "or", 'yet "or "because".

RIGHT We have received your order. We will despatch the plants this afternoon.
RIGHT We have received your order, and we will despatch the plants this afternoon.
WRONG We have received your order, we will despatch the plants this afternoon.

To find where you need a period or a comma, read your own writing aloud, exaggerating the pauses. Ask a colleague for help, if necessary.

For more information go to http://www.webpagecontent.com/arc_archive/138/5/