Run-On Sentences

Run-on Sentences

Multiple Choice

Which is a comma splice?

• When I go to school, I learn about run-on sentences.

• Learning about run-on sentences is important.

• Run-on sentences are a grammar error, students need to avoid them.

• From a long, wordy sentence, you may get a run-on.

Multiple Choice

Which is a fused sentence?

• Running is good for your health it is not good for a sentence.

• If a sentence is two sentences run together, it is a run-on.

• Effective revising means making sure your writing has no run-on sentences in it.

• Persuasive writing is fun, it helps students to argue effectively.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence needs a comma before a conjunction?

• Avoiding run-on sentences is important since they show poor grammar skills.

• Monkeys prefer bananas to run-on sentences in an essay.

• Writers must wipe out run-on sentences for an effective essay.

• Run-on sentences are annoying but they can be repaired.

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Multiple Choice

Which of these is a run-on sentence?

• I want to own a company someday, I hope to be a good boss.

• Now I sell clothes at the mall, I like talking to customers.

• I am a good salesperson.

• My customers are always happy with the clothes they buy.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a run-on sentence?

• I have a twin sister. Her name is Jody.

• Jody and I are the same height, we both have blonde hair and green eyes.

• We like the same things. For example, we both love dogs.

• We call each other everyday and talk on the phone.

Open Ended

Fix the run-on sentence:

Jody and I are the same height, we both have blonde hair and green eyes.

Open Ended

Fix the run-on sentence:

Fitness is important to her, she runs every day.

Open Ended

Fix the run-on sentence:

She finished her homework she went to bed.

Open Ended

Fix the run-on sentence:

Carol loves shopping we go to the mall every week.

Open Ended

Respond to the following prompt in 3-5 sentences:

How do you plan to spend your snow day?

Use a simple, compound, and complex sentence in your response.