Run-On Sentences 1

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Run-on sentence example: Anthony went to Nick’s house to play basketball they played a game of one-on-one.

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Anthony went to Nick’s house to play basketball they played a game of one-on-one.

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Run-on sentence example:

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Jose and Leon are twins they look a lot like each other Leon is a little taller than Jose.

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Run-on sentence example: Jose is mischievous he always plays tricks on Leon Leon likes reading and singing to annoy his brother both boys like to play video games.

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Jose is mischievous he always plays tricks on Leon Leon likes reading and singing to annoy his brother both boys like to play video games.

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Run-on sentence example: Do you know what Ryan did last weekend he went to the beach with his family.

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Do you know what Ryan did last weekend he went to the beach with his family.

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Run-on sentence example: At the start of school Laura was afraid of her new teacher Ms. Davis seemed nice but she had so many rules for the class to follow.

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At the start of school Laura was afraid of her new teacher Ms. Davis seemed nice but she had so many rules for the class to follow.

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Punctuated correctly: Professional tennis player Serena Williams was born in Michigan. She was coached by her father and entered her first tennis tournament at age four and a half.

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Professional tennis player Serena Williams was born in Michigan. She was coached by her father and entered her first tennis tournament at age four and a half.

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Peyton Manning was a quarterback in the NFL for 18 seasons.

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He won two Super Bowls, the first in 2006.

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Fact: A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.

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Yes, a sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.

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Fact: Every sentence starts with a capital letter.

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Yes, a sentence starts only one way: with a capital letter.

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Ways to end a sentence: period, exclamation point, question mark.

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True: only three ways to end a sentence.