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Run-on sentences

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is this a run-on sentence?

Intrigue and drama are standard features of her writing her next book should keep readers on edge.

a)

yes

b)

no

2.

Is this a run-on sentence?

Due to the structure of hydrogen bonds, ice is less dense than water.

a)

yes

b)

no

3.

Which is a run-on sentence?

a)

Your brain creates and strengthens its connections when you learn something new.

b)

When it is applied to the skin, witch hazel may help reduce swelling and fight bacteria.

c)

The bathroom sink is made of porcelain the kitchen sink is stainless steel.

4.

Which is a complete sentence?

a)

The presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba contributed to the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

b)

The opera singer wears exaggerated makeup on stage, she does so to make her features visible to the audience.

c)

Shutter speed creates different effects in photographs, slow shutter speeds are used for capturing details in dim light.

5.

The figure skater turned with ________ she failed to properly execute her flip jump.

a)

grace, but

b)

grace, so

c)

grace yet

6.

Though the log cabin was furnished with a wood _______ poorly insulated single-pane windows were no match for the cruel North Dakota winter.

a)

stove; the

b)

stove the

c)

stove, the

7.

Before Tisha travels to a country where a foreign language is ___________ makes sure to learn a few key phrases in that language-- such as how to greet people and how to ask for direction.

a)

spoken. She

b)

spoken, she

c)

spoken; she

8.

Nellie was an experienced speed chess _______ still struggled with the pace of competitive tournaments.

a)

player, but

b)

player; but

c)

player but

9.

Sofia rarely talks about work when she is at home or lets her home life interfere with her _______ has an impressive ability to keep one from intruding upon the other.

a)

work, she

b)

work; she

c)

work, indeed, she

10.

The phone call between astronaut Sunita Williams and marine biologist Tim Shank on January 26, 2007, was the first of its ________ was orbiting 220 miles from Earth, and Shank was 2 miles deep in the ocean.

a)

kind. Williams

b)

kind, so Williams

c)

kind; since Williams