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by Onell » Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:19 pm
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Can anyone help me to understand structure of the sentence below.? Is this a run on? if not why?

In societies where members consume little salt, their blood pressure typically does not rise with age.

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by e-GMAT » Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:52 pm
Hi Onell,

This is not a run-on sentence.

In societies where members consume little salt, their blood pressure typically does not rise with age.
"where" marks the presence of a dependent clause.

The independent or main clause in this sentence is - Their blood pressure typically does not rise with age.
The dependent clause is - where members consume little salt.

From sentence structure standpoint, this sentence is correct. However, the construction of the sentence is not correct, especially the function of modifier "in societies".

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Payal
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