Run-on Sentences Flashcard

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Run-on sentence: two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

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A run-on sentence is a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions to connect them.

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Strategies to fix run-on sentences:

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Using punctuation, conjunctions, and breaking the sentence into multiple shorter sentences.

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Fix the run-on: 'I went to the store I bought some groceries.'

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I went to the store, and I bought some groceries.

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Fix the run-on: 'She loves to read books she spends hours at the library.'

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She loves to read books, and she spends hours at the library.

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Fix the run-on: 'The movie was entertaining it had a great storyline.'

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The movie was entertaining, and it had a great storyline.

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Fix the run-on: 'He enjoys playing soccer he is on the school team.'

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He enjoys playing soccer, and he is on the school team.

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Error in: 'I went to the park, I saw my friends there.'

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Lack of conjunction or punctuation between independent clauses.

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Identify the error: 'She loves to swim, she goes to the pool every day.'

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Missing coordinating conjunction or semicolon

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Identify the error: 'She enjoys painting, she sells her artwork.'

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Lack of conjunction or punctuation between independent clauses.

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Fix the run-on: 'He loves to cook, he makes delicious meals.'

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He loves to cook, and he makes delicious meals.