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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Run-on Sentences

A run-on (or fused) sentence occurs when multiple ideas are in one very long sentence, instead of several sentences. This often happens when students incorrectly use commas and other punctuation (such as with comma splices).

  • Incorrect: I ate the chicken, it was dry, so I did not like it, but there was nothing else for dinner so I ate it anyway.

  • Correct: I ate the chicken. It was dry. I did not like it, but there was nothing else for dinner.

  • Correct: I ate the dry chicken, even though I did not like it, because there was nothing else for dinner.

Tip: 

Keep most of your sentences succinct and to the point. When you use long sentences, make sure they are punctuated correctly and clearly say what you really mean.