Fixing Run-On Sentences

Fixing Run-On Sentences

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English

3rd Grade

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Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Run-on sentence definition:

Back

Contains 2+ independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Fixing a run-on sentence with a period:

Back

Add a period at the end of the first independent clause and start the next independent clause with a capital letter.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Example of a run-on sentence: I went to the store I bought some groceries.

Back

Fix: I went to the store. I bought some groceries.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Fix a run-on sentence with a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

Back

By using a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Example of a run-on sentence fix: The sun is shining, I'm going to the beach.

Back

I went to the store, and I bought some groceries.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Fix a run-on sentence using a semicolon.

Back

Separate the two independent clauses with a semicolon.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Example of a run-on sentence fixed with a semicolon:

Back

I went to the store; I bought some groceries.

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