Editing Difficulty: Intermediate
Identify and Correct Run-On Sentences in Provided Text
This prompt directs a professional editor to analyze the provided text for run-on sentences, identify each instance, and correct them by restructuring or punctuating properly. It requires delivering a detailed list of identified run-on sentences alongside their corrected versions. The output should be formatted as a clear, structured report suitable for editing workflows.
Act as a professional editor with expertise in grammar and sentence structure. Based on the provided text [TEXT], placeholder, analyze it to identify all run-on sentences. For each run-on sentence found, provide the original sentence and a corrected version that resolves the run-on issue through appropriate punctuation or restructuring. Deliver the results as a structured report listing each run-on sentence paired with its correction, formatted for clear readability and practical use in editing.
Highlighted text is a blank. Swap it for your own detail before you send the prompt.
What it produces
- Original: I went to the store I forgot my wallet. Corrected: I went to the store, but I forgot my wallet.
- Original: She loves reading she never has enough time. Corrected: She loves reading; she never has enough time.
How to use this prompt
Four steps, about a minute. Nothing to install and no account needed.
Copy the prompt
Use the Copy button above. The whole prompt goes to your clipboard exactly as written. Nothing is trimmed.
Fill in the blanks
Replace [TEXT] with your own detail. Everything in square brackets is a blank for you to fill in.
Paste it into your assistant
Checked against ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini. It is written as plain instructions, so paste it into whichever of them you already use.
Read the result, then push back
Compare what you get to the example below. If it is close but not right, say what to change: shorter, warmer, more specific, then ask again in the same conversation.
More prompts like this one
Close neighbours in Editing, by shared subject and tagging.
Reviews and questions
What other people got out of this prompt, and what they asked about it.
Sign in to review this prompt.
Sign In to ReviewNo reviews yet
Be the first to share how this prompt worked for you.
Ask how to customize, adapt, or use this prompt more effectively.
Sign In to AskNo questions yet
Have a question about using or customizing this prompt? Be the first to ask.