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Is this a run-on sentence?

It is estimated that ten percent of the population has a fear of needles, medical
researchers are developing devices that make injections pain-free.
yes
no

User Pockets
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Answer:

Well, I would classify it as a comma splice (i.e., using a comma to "connect" two independent clauses).

Step-by-step explanation:

Here are the ways to correct the error.

by using a period ....

It is estimated that ten percent of the population has a fear of needles. Medical researchers are developing devices that make injections pain-free.

by using a semi-colon ....

It is estimated that ten percent of the population has a fear of needles; medical researchers are developing devices that make injections pain-free.

by using a coordinating conjunction ....

It is estimated that ten percent of the population has a fear of needles, so medical researchers are developing devices that make injections pain-free.

by using a conjunctive adverb ....

It is estimated that ten percent of the population has a fear of needles; therefore, medical researchers are developing devices that make injections pain-free.

User Patrik Fuhrmann
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Answer: yes

Explanation: A run-on sentence is formed when two sentences are run together, joined by just a comma or by no punctuation at all. If only a comma is used, the run-on is called a comma splice.

User Mderk
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