Correcting Run-On Sentences

This video tutorial teaches students about run-on sentences, including how to identify and correct them. It provides examples and exercises to help students practice separating run-on sentences into complete thoughts. The goal is for students to learn to avoid run-on sentences in their writing.

Why is it important to learn about run-on sentences?

• To write faster

• To confuse readers

• To avoid using them in writing

• To make sentences longer

What is a run-on sentence?

• A sentence with too many commas

• A sentence that is too short

• Two or more sentences joined without proper punctuation

• A sentence with incorrect spelling

How can you identify a run-on sentence?

• By counting the number of words

• By reading it out loud and seeing if you can catch your breath

• By looking for exclamation points

• By checking if it has a question mark

What is one way to correct a run-on sentence?

• Removing all punctuation

• Writing each complete thought as a separate sentence

• Adding more commas

• Combining more sentences

In the example 'Have you tried diving it is fun', where should the period be placed?

• After 'fun'

• After 'diving'

• After 'tried'

• After 'it'

How should the sentence 'Look at the manta ray it is huge' be corrected?

• Look at the manta ray. It is huge.

• Look at the manta ray, it is huge.

• Look at the manta ray it is huge!

• Look at the manta ray; it is huge.

What punctuation mark should be used to correct the sentence 'The girl went to the beach she had a lot of fun'?

• Comma

• Semicolon

• Period

• Colon

How should the sentence 'I have a garden it has a lot of vegetables' be corrected?

• I have a garden; it has a lot of vegetables.

• I have a garden. It has a lot of vegetables.

• I have a garden: it has a lot of vegetables.

• I have a garden, it has a lot of vegetables.

What is the correct way to write 'My room is dirty I need to clean it'?

• My room is dirty: I need to clean it.

• My room is dirty; I need to clean it.

• My room is dirty. I need to clean it.

• My room is dirty, I need to clean it.

How should the sentence 'I finished my work I will log off Google Classroom' be corrected?

• I finished my work, I will log off Google Classroom.

• I finished my work. I will log off Google Classroom.

• I finished my work; I will log off Google Classroom.

• I finished my work: I will log off Google Classroom.