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7th Grade EpicEd - Run-On Sentences

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

Choose the best option to fix this run-on sentence:

My grandmother was an artist I have many of her paintings.

a)

My grandmother, was an artist I have many of her paintings.

b)

My grandmother was an artist. I have many of her paintings.

c)

My grandmother was an artist I, have many of her paintings.

d)

My grandmother was an artist, I have many of her paintings.

2.

Choose the best option to fix this run-on sentence:

Sally is captain of the soccer team she helped organize the tournament.

a)

Sally is captain of the soccer team, she helped organize the tournament.

b)

Sally is captain, of the soccer team she helped organize the tournament.

c)

Sally is captain of the soccer team. She helped organize the tournament.

3.

Choose the best option to fix this run-on sentence:

We put the picnic basket on the table then we walked over to the playground.

a)

We put the picnic basket on the table, then we walked over to the playground.

b)

We put the picnic basket on the table, and then we walked over to the playground.

c)

We put the picnic basket on the table then, we walked over to the playground.

4.

Is the following a complete sentence or a run-on:

Movies entertain millions of people every day they are popular all over the world.

a)

Complete

b)

Run-on

5.

Choose a word that can help fix the following run-on sentence:

My notebook is getting full I may need a new one.

My notebook is getting full, ​ (a)   I may need a new one.

Choose from the below words
so
yet
now
with
6.

Choose a word that can help fix the following run-on sentence:

The bunny was scared it didn't hop away.

The bunny was scared, ​ (a)   it didn't hop away.

Choose from the below words
yet
since
so
or
7.

The following is a run-on sentence:

Natalia went to the arcade she saw Emma there too.

Choose the best option to fix it.

a)

Natalia went to the arcade then she saw Emma there too.

b)

Natalia went to the arcade next she saw Emma there too.

c)

Natalia went to the arcade, and she saw Emma there too.

d)

Natalia went to the arcade also, she saw Emma there too.

8.
True or False: A run-on sentence can be corrected simply by inserting a comma. 
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Inserting a ________ between independent clauses creates a grammatically correct sentence. 
a)
Period
b)
Comma
c)
Semicolon
d)
Colon
10.
Inserting a ________ between independent clauses creates a splice, which is a grammatically incorrect sentence. 
a)
period
b)
semicolon
c)
colon
d)
comma
11.
A _______ occurs when two or more complete sentences are connected improperly. 
a)
Run-on
b)
Fragment
c)
Chili cook off
12.
A _______ paired with a ______________  ___________ will correct a run-on sentence. 
a)
Comma, coordinating conjunction
b)
Period, coordinating conjunction
c)
Period, coordinating conjunction
d)
Semicolon, coordinating conjunction
13.

Alex was always safe on his bike he never crashed it

a)

bike, he

b)

bike; he

14.

Many people are afraid of bears, encounters with bears are actually infrequent.

a)

Run-on sentence

b)

Correct

15.

Grizzly bears are solitary animals, they do not want to interact with people.

a)

Run-on sentence

b)

Correct