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WorksheetsRun On Sentences
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
A ________ occurs when a sentence is missing a subject or a predicate.
Run-on
Fragment
This is an example of a _________.
This sentence is an example of a:
This sentence is a:
Several of my friends have seen the new movie Dune.
This sentence is a:
Run-on
Fragment
Complete sentence
How could you fix the following run-on sentence? Torin rode his bicycle all day long by sunset he traveled fifty miles.
Tim rode his bicycle all day long. By sunset, he'd traveled fifty miles.
Torin rode his bicycle, all day long, by sunset, he'd traveled fifty miles.
Torin rode his bicycle; all day long by sunset; he'd traveled fifty miles.
Torin rode his bicycle. All day long; by sunset he'd traveled fifty miles.
Ella compares herself to a cat she is graceful and sleepy. Which is the only way NOT to correct the run-on sentence?"
Since Ella likes to sleep and move gracefully, she compares herself to a cat.
Ella compares herself to a cat, for she loves to sleep and can move gracefully.
Ella compares herself to a cat; she moves gracefully and enjoys sleeping, too.
Ella compares herself to a cat; and she enjoys sleeping and moves gracefully, too.
How many run-ons do you see/hear?
Mrs. Rooney prefers to not wake up early in the morning she enjoys watching television late into the evening so getting up early is a challenge for her especially when she must teach her Wildcat students.
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Derek wanted a ferocious pit bull terrier to scare off burglars but his apartment complex did not allow dogs as a result, Derek had to settle for naming his goldfish Mr. Jaws and installing additional door locks.
b) comma after "dogs".
How many run-on sentences does this paragraph contain?
The bus rushed by just as Matt arrived at the bus stop so he decided to do what any normal kid would do: race the bus four miles to school since the bus had to make several stops, he would catch up to it just as it picked up the children. The bus climbed up Vinegar Hill and Matt nearly took the lead but when he reached Easton Road, he had to stop for the traffic light. He decided that he could in fact defeat the bus he would try again tomorrow.
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This sentence is a:
An independent clause....
Expresses an incomplete idea and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
Must contain an adjective.
Expresses a complete idea and can stand alone as a complete sentence.
True or false: When using a semi-colon, there should be 2 independent clauses (complete sentences) on either side.
True
False
To fix a run-on sentence, you can...
Split the sentence into 2 independent clauses using a period.
Use a semi-colon to separate the two independent clauses.
Use a comma and coordinating conjunction to separate the independent clauses.
All of the above.
Choose the group of words that lists coordinating conjunctions used to join independent clauses.
for example, nevertheless, thus
and, but, for, nor, or so, yet
also, besides, similarly, then
