Mastery Prep Run-Ons

Select the correctly written sentence.

• I wanted vanilla ice cream, my brother wanted chocolate ice cream.

• I wanted vanilla ice cream, but my brother wanted chocolate ice cream.

• I wanted vanilla ice cream: my brother wanted chocolate ice cream.

• I wanted vanilla ice cream; My brother wanted chocolate ice cream.

Select the correctly written sentence.

• The cats were meowing so loudly the dogs were also barking.

• The cats were meowing so loudly, the dogs were also barking.

• The cats were meowing so loudly: the dogs were also barking.

• The cats were meowing so loudly; the dogs were also barking.

Select the correctly written sentence.

• The band concert was postponed because the director became ill.

• The band concert was postponed; because the director became ill.

• The band concert was postponed, because the director became ill.

• The band concert was postponed: because the director became ill.

Is the following a sentence or a run-on?

I decided to walk to school today the weather was very nice.

• Sentence

• Run-on

Is the following a sentence or a run-on?

The grocery store was extremely crowded in preparation for the looming snowstorm.

• Sentence

• Run-on

Is the following a sentence or a run-on?

We visited St. Lucia on our last cruise and we also visited St. Thomas too.

• Sentence

• Run-on

True or False - You can fix a run-on by adding just a comma after the first independent clause.

• True

• False

True or False - You can fix a run-on by adding a semicolon in between the two independent clauses.

• True

• False

True or False - You can fix a run-on by putting an end mark at the end of one independent clause, then starting a new sentence with a capital letter.

• True

• False

True or False - A run-on is composed of one dependent clause and one independent clause.

• True

• False