Run-On Sentences

Each day the rabbits leave their burrows and head out to find food and water.

• This text is a run-on.

• This text is correct.

• This text would be correct if it had an exclamation point.

Another name for a skunk is polecat, they sure can be stinky!

• This is a run-on sentence.

• This is not a run-on sentence.

• This would not be a run-on sentence if you took out the comma.

Which texts are run-ons? (Choose more than 1 answer)

• I like bananas, apples, oranges, and grapes.

• Fruits are tasty lunch is the best time to eat them.

• Have you ever eaten a starfruit I have.

• If I could choose one fruit to eat, it would be an orange.

How could this run on be corrected?

I was late getting ready could you give me a ride?
(Choose more than 1 answer)

• I was late getting ready. Could you give me a ride?

• I was late getting ready give me a ride.

• I was late getting ready, could you give me a ride?

• I was late getting ready so could you give me a ride?

How many complete sentences are in this run-on?

My mom said that the weather is going to be bad we can't go to the lake I was so disappointed.

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Which is the run-on?

• I went to the store and got milk and then got bread.

• My cat knocks things off of the counter it makes me wake up at night.

• The bird sang a pretty song as the sun was rising in the morning.

• When it is raining, we can't play outside for recess.

Choose the best option to fix this run-on sentence:

Sally is captain of the soccer team she helped organize the tournament.

• Sally is captain of the soccer team, she helped organize the tournament.

• Sally is captain, of the soccer team she helped organize the tournament.

• Sally is captain of the soccer team. She helped organize the tournament.

Is the following a complete sentence or a run-on:

Movies entertain millions of people every day they are popular all over the world.

• Complete

• Run-on

Choose a word that can help fix the following run-on sentence:

My notebook is getting full I may need a new one.

My notebook is getting full, ​ (a)   I may need a new one.

• so
• yet
• now
• with

Choose a word that can help fix the following run-on sentence:

The bunny was scared it didn't hop away.

The bunny was scared, ​ (a)   it didn't hop away.

• yet
• since
• so
• or