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Guest  +  70051 Wed, 26 Jan 05 02:58 AM
It is my understanding that the second sentence in the example below is a run-on. Is there any circumstance under which such a construction is correct?

Example: Cats and dogs make good pets. Cats are clean and dogs are loyal.
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eferrell  +  70069 Wed, 26 Jan 05 06:19 AM
Cats are clean and dogs are loyal is not a run-on sentence. It is a compound sentence: two sentences joined by "and."

This would be an example of a run-on sentence:

Cats are clean, dogs are loyal.
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