A run-on sentence, or fused sentence, contains no punctuation or coordinating conjunctions between clauses. Look at the following example.

Thousands of people attend concerts at Darien Lake the outdoor facility attracts top names from the music world because of its large capacity and proximity to Buffalo.

You can use several methods to avoid run-on sentences.

1. Create two sentences.

Thousands of people attend concerts at Darien Lake. The outdoor facility attracts top names from the music world because of its large capacity and proximity to Buffalo.

2. Add a semicolon between the two independent clauses.

Thousands of people attend concerts at Darien Lake; the outdoor facility attracts top names from the music world because of its large capacity and proximity to Buffalo.

3. Add a colon between the two independent clauses if they are similar in subject matter.

Thousands of people attend concerts at Darien Lake: the outdoor facility attracts top names from the music world because of its large capacity and proximity to Buffalo.

4. Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

Thousands of people attend concerts at Darien Lake, and the outdoor facility attracts top names from the music world because of its large capacity and proximity to Buffalo.

5. Recast the sentence.

Top names from the music world perform at Darien Lake because of its large capacity and proximity to Buffalo; consequently, thousands of people attend concerts at the outdoor venue.