Identify the following example as a fragment or a run-on. Then, rewrite the
sentence(s), correcting the error.
The duck hunter set out his decoys in the shallow bay and then he waited for the
first real bird to fly.

Run-on sentences are defined as the sentences when two independent sentences are inappropriately joined without proper punctuation or coordinating conjunction.

The given sentence would be characterized as a run-on as two independent clauses conveying complete thought are linked inadequately which creates a misleading effect. In order to rectify this error, the two sentences can be separated using a full stop for clarifying the meaning.

'The duck hunter set out his decoys in the shallow bay. Then he waited for the first real bird to fly.'

Identify the following example as a fragment or a run-on. Then, rewrite the sentence(s), correcting the error. The duck hunter set out his decoys in the shallow bay and then he waited for the first real bird to fly.

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Identify the following example as a fragment or a run-on. Then, rewrite the
sentence(s), correcting the error.
The duck hunter set out his decoys in the shallow bay and then he waited for the
first real bird to fly.