Query on Run on Sentences

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shobhitk: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 37; Joined: Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:37 pm; Thanked: 2 times

by shobhitk » Sat Jun 07, 2014 1:41 am

I'm a little confused in Run on sentences. Please consider the below example-:

1) The university has three sections, each of which specialises in a particular business area.

2) The university has three sections, all of them specialise in a particular business area.

Second is a run on sentence whereas the first is not. Can anyone help me explain why?

Isn't the phrase after comma in both the sentences acts as modifier?

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theCodeToGMAT: Legendary Member; Posts: 1556; Joined: Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:18 pmFollowed by: 34 members; Thanked: 448 times; GMAT Score:650

by theCodeToGMAT » Sat Jun 07, 2014 8:16 am

1) The university has three sections, each of which specialises in a particular business area.
==> here, "each..." is a modifier.. describing the sections..

2) The university has three sections, all of them specialise in a particular business area.
==> here, "all of them" is a clause.. We cannot seperate two clauses by comma...
So, Incorrect

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charan13387: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 11; Joined: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:08 am; Thanked: 1 times

by charan13387 » Sun Jun 08, 2014 12:03 am

theCodeToGMAT wrote:1) The university has three sections, each of which specialises in a particular business area.
==> here, "each..." is a modifier.. describing the sections..

2) The university has three sections, all of them specialise in a particular business area.
==> here, "all of them" is a clause.. We cannot seperate two clauses by comma...
So, Incorrect

What if instead of 'each of which' there is 'each of them'??

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chetan86: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 72; Joined: Sun Mar 31, 2013 9:14 am; Thanked: 2 times

by chetan86 » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:42 am

charan13387 wrote:
theCodeToGMAT wrote:1) The university has three sections, each of which specialises in a particular business area.
==> here, "each..." is a modifier.. describing the sections..

2) The university has three sections, all of them specialise in a particular business area.
==> here, "all of them" is a clause.. We cannot seperate two clauses by comma...
So, Incorrect
What if instead of 'each of which' there is 'each of them'??

Then the sentence will become run-on. The issue is between 'Which' and 'Them' not between 'Each' and 'All'.
Experts, please correct me if I am wrong.

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