Gr. 8th Run on Sentences

Read the following sentence: "The dog barked loudly as it chased the squirrel up the tree." Which of the following identifies why this is a run-on sentence?

• A) It joins two complete ideas without proper punctuation.

• B) It uses too many descriptive words.

• C) It has an introductory phrase.

• D) It is missing a subject in the second part.

Which of the following best describes a run-on sentence?

• A sentence that combines two or more complete thoughts without proper punctuation.

• A sentence that starts with a coordinating conjunction.

• A sentence that has a subject and a verb but no object.

• A sentence that is too short and doesn't express a complete thought.

Identify the run-on sentence from the options below.

• The rain fell steadily throughout the afternoon.

• She enjoys playing soccer and reading books.

• He went to the store, he bought some groceries.

• After the movie, we went out for ice cream.

Which of the following sentences correctly fixes the run-on sentence: "The cat slept on the windowsill the sun warmed its fur"?

• The cat slept on the windowsill because the sun warmed its fur.

• The cat slept on the windowsill and the sun warmed its fur.

• The cat slept on the windowsill, and the sun warmed its fur.

• The cat slept on the windowsill, the sun warmed its fur.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a comma and a coordinating conjunction to fix the run-on sentence:

• I wanted to go to the park and it started to rain.

• I wanted to go to the park because it started to rain.

• I wanted to go to the park, but it started to rain.

• I wanted to go to the park it started to rain, but.

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)?

• Nor

• For

• Since

• Yet

How can the run-on sentence "She sang beautifully the audience applauded loudly" be correctly separated into two distinct sentences?

• She sang beautifully and the audience applauded loudly.

• She sang beautifully; the audience applauded loudly.

• She sang beautifully, the audience applauded loudly.

• She sang beautifully. The audience applauded loudly.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence that was originally one run-on sentence: "The pizza smelled delicious we all wanted a slice."

• The pizza smelled delicious. We all wanted a slice.

• The pizza smelled delicious because we all wanted a slice.

• The pizza smelled delicious, we all wanted a slice.

• The pizza smelled delicious so we all wanted a slice.

Which of the following correctly uses a semicolon to fix the run-on sentence: "The library was quiet many students were studying."

• The library was quiet, many students were studying.

• The library was quiet because many students were studying.

• The library was quiet and many students were studying.

• The library was quiet; many students were studying.

Choose the best way to correct the run-on sentence: "He loves to read science fiction she prefers historical novels."

• He loves to read science fiction because she prefers historical novels.

• He loves to read science fiction, but she prefers historical novels.

• He loves to read science fiction, she prefers historical novels.

• He loves to read science fiction; she prefers historical novels.