run on sentences

Run on Sentences

Ms.Maredia

Open Ended

What are some types of words that we capitalize in a sentence?

Give some examples

What is a run on sentence?

• It is a string of multiple sentences without punctuation to make them readable. 

• Example: Grandma teaches us how to play piano it isn't easy. 

Run on sentence examples

• We played in the sand all the time it was so much fun!

• On Saturday I went to the beach I played in the sand I got dirty. 

• I danced to the music at the beach I ate icecream afterwards. 

How do you fix run on sentences? 

• Split them into two sentences.

• Use a comma and a conjunction. 

• Make sure the sentence ends in punctuation such as a period, question mark, or exclamation mark.

Open Ended

When do you use a period in a sentence?

When do you use an exclamation mark?

When do you use a question mark in a sentence?

How do you fix sentence #1

• Split into sentences: We played in the sand all the time. It was so much fun!

• Add a conjunction: We played in the sand all the time, and it was so much fun!
  

Multiple Choice

Is this a run on sentence?

Today I had a sandwich and gumbo tommorow I plan to have hamburgers.

• Run on

• Not a run on

Multiple Choice

Is this a run on sentence?

It took a long time to get to the beach my sister and I were thrilled to see the blue skies and giant waves.

• Not a run on

• It is a run on sentence

Multiple Choice

Is this a run on sentence?

On Saturday, I went to the beach, and I built sandcastles.

• Not a run on

• Run-on

Multiple Choice

How would you fix this sentence?

Today I had a sandwich and gumbo tomorrow I will have a hamburger.

• Make no corrections

• Today I had a sandwich and gumbo. Tomorrow, I will have a hamburger.

• Today I will have a sandwich and gumbo and I will have a hamburger.

Multiple Select

What are two ways to fix this run on sentence?

My sister built an enormous sand castle I crushed it with my foot Dad yelled at me.

• Make no corrections.

• My sister built an enormous sand castle. I crushed it with my foot. Dad yelled at me.

• My sister built an enormous sand castle. I crushed it with my foot, and Dad yelled at me.

• I crushed it with my foot Dad yelled at me. My sister built an enormous sand castle.

Multiple Choice

How would you fix this run on sentence?

On Monday, I went back to school I was so tired I fell asleep in class the whole time! The teacher was angry with me!

• Make no corrections

• On Monday I went back to school, and I was so tired. I fell asleep in class the whole time, and the teacher was angry with me!

• I fell asleep in class. On Monday, I went back to school that I was so tired I couldn't even focus.