Identifying and Revising Run-on Sentences

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.

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How can you correct a run-on sentence?

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You can correct a run-on sentence by adding a period, a semicolon, or a conjunction.

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Identify the run-on sentence: 'The academy frustrated him he could not learn in a way that interested him.'

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This is a run-on sentence because it contains two independent clauses without proper punctuation.

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Identify the complete sentence: 'After finishing secondary school, he entered the Federal Polytechnic Academy in Switzerland, but he did not like the teaching methods there.'

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This is a complete sentence because it has a subject, a predicate, and expresses a complete thought.

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What punctuation can be used to fix a run-on sentence?

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You can use a period, a semicolon, or a comma followed by a conjunction.

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Which of the following is NOT a way to correct a run-on sentence? 'Albert Einstein was one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth he changed the way people view the universe.'

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Using a comma without a conjunction is NOT a way to correct a run-on sentence.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence because it has a subject and a verb.

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What is a conjunction?

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A conjunction is a word that connects clauses or sentences, such as 'and', 'but', or 'or'.

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Provide an example of a run-on sentence.

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Example: 'I love to read I go to the library every week.'