Pat's 7 Secrets

How You Do Run-On

Let’s get going with a run-on sentences tutorial because I know you'll find it enlightening and it will help you to write better ads, blog entries, stories, or articles and by the end of this lesson, you'll know how to make your work better.

Whew! How's that for a run-on sentence?

Let's take a look at it. We have lots of connecting words: because, and, or, and, etc. We can actually break this one very loooong sentence into several parts.

• Sentence 1: Let’s get going with a run-on sentences tutorial.
  
  
• Sentence 2: I know you will find it enlightening.
  
  
• Sentence 3: It will help you to write better ads, blog entries, stories, or articles
  
  
• Sentence 4: By the end of this lesson, you'll know how to make your work better.
  

Now, let's put that paragraph together.

Let’s get going with a run-on sentences tutorial. I know you will find it enlightening. It will help you to write better ads, blog entries, stories, or articles. By the end of this lesson, you'll know how to make your work better.

Now, read both the run-on sentence and the new paragraph aloud. Which feels better? Which reads better? It's a no brainer!

Especially when writing ad copy, it's important to keep your sentences short and to the point. It's a mistake to keep them all short, however. Vary usage a bit and listen to how your work "sounds." Reading aloud is always helpful. Remember, if the text doesn't sound right to you, it won't sound right to your readers, either.

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New blog link, folks: Best Traffic Exchanges from Efim Birenbaum at http://besttraffic.blogspot.com/ The new Link Crews traffic exchange is explained by Mr. B. this week. I'm afraid I made the mistake of swearing off joining any new traffic exchanges because I haven't the time to surf the ones I belong to anymore. But Link Crews looks like it's a good one!! My NetMarketingForum buddies, Mike Gartner and Austin Hallock, have a hit! Why, oh why, didn't I get in one day 1?

posted by Pat Marcello @ Sunday, August 06, 2006