Run On Sentences

Correct the following sentence:

I love to read I have many books.

• I love to read; I have many books.

• I love to read, I have many books.

• I loves to read; I have many books.

• I love reading I have many books.

What is an independent clause?

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

• A phrase that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

• A type of sentence that asks a question.

• A group of words that provides additional information about a noun.

How can you identify a run-on sentence?

• A run-on sentence contains two or more independent clauses that are not properly joined with either a semicolon or a comma followed by a coordinate conjunction (FANBOYS)

• A run-on sentence is a sentence that is too long and contains too many adjectives.

• A run-on sentence is identified by the use of excessive punctuation marks.

• A run-on sentence is a sentence that lacks a subject or verb.

What is a run-on sentence?

• A sentence that contains too many adjectives.

• A sentence that is too long and complex.

• When independent clauses (complete sentences) are incorrectly joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunctions.

• A sentence that lacks a subject or verb.

What is a comma splice?

• A grammatical error that occurs when two independent clauses are joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction.

• A type of punctuation used to separate items in a list.

• A sentence structure that uses a semicolon to connect two related independent clauses.

• A method of combining sentences that involves using only periods.

Provide an example of a correctly punctuated compound sentence.

• We went to the park, and we had a picnic.

• We went to the park and we had a picnic.

• We went to the park; we had a picnic.

• We went to the park. We had a picnic.

How can you correct a run-on sentence?

• By using a period to separate the sentences

• By using a colon to introduce a list

• By adding an exclamation mark

• By using a dash to connect ideas

True or False?

A run-on sentence can be corrected by inserting only a comma.

• True, a run-on sentence can be corrected by inserting only a comma.

• False, this is a comma splice!

• True, a run-on sentence is always correct with just a comma.

• False, a run-on sentence requires a period to be corrected.

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence that contains only one independent clause.

• A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon.

• A sentence that contains dependent clauses only.

• A sentence that is always long and complex.

What punctuation can be used to connect two independent clauses in a compound sentence?

• A colon

• A semicolon -or- a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)

• A period

• An exclamation mark