The sentence "My mother and father are both scientists, it must have been my destiny to become interested in biology" is an example of a run-on sentence known as a comma splice. In this case, two independent clauses are improperly joined by just a comma, which creates confusion for the reader. To revise this sentence, you could use a period to separate the two clauses, creating two distinct sentences: "My mother and father are both scientists. It must have been my destiny to become interested in biology." Alternatively, you could use a semicolon to link the clauses more closely: "My mother and father are both scientists; it must have been my destiny to become interested in biology." Another option would be to use a coordinating conjunction: "My mother and father are both scientists, and it must have been my destiny to become interested in biology." Each revision corrects the run-on by providing the necessary punctuation or conjunction to clarify the relationship between the two ideas.
Read the incorrect sentence. Write three to five sentences explaining what kind of run-on sentence it is and how to revise it.
My mother and father are both scientists, it must have been my destiny to become interested in biology.
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