Run-On Sentences 1

Which has a run-on sentence?

• Anthony went over to Nick’s house to play basketball they played a game of one-on-one.

• Anthony went over to Nick’s house to play basketball and they played a game of one-on-one.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which has a run-on sentence?

• Jose and Leon are twins they look a lot like each other Leon is a little taller than Jose.

• Jose and Leon are twins. They look a lot like each other, but Leon is a little taller than Jose.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which has a run-on sentence?

• Jose is mischievous he always plays tricks on Leon Leon likes reading and singing to annoy his brother both boys like to play video games.

• Jose is mischievous he always plays tricks on Leon. Leon likes reading and singing to annoy his brother. Both boys like to play video games.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which has a run-on sentence?

• Do you know what Ryan did last weekend? He went to the beach with his family.

• Do you know what Ryan did last weekend he went to the beach with his family.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which has a run-on sentence?

• At the start of school Laura was afraid of her new teacher Ms. Davis seemed nice but she had so many rules for the class to follow

• At the start of school Laura was afraid of her new teacher. Ms. Davis seemed nice, but she had so many rules for the class to follow.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which sentence is PUNCTUATED CORRECTLY?

• Professional tennis player Serena Williams was born in Michigan she was coached by her father and entered her first tennis tournament at age four and a half

• Professional tennis player Serena Williams was born in Michigan. She was coached by her father and entered her first tennis tournament at age four and a half.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Which sentence is PUNCTUATED CORRECTLY?

• Peyton Manning was a quarterback who played in the NFL for eighteen seasons he won two Super Bowls, the first one in 2006.

• Peyton Manning was a quarterback who played in the NFL for eighteen seasons. He won two Super Bowls, the first one in 2006.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Fact? A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.

• Yes, a sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.

• No, a sentence if a group of words but doesn't need to make sense.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Fact? Every sentence starts in only one way: a capital letter.

• No, sometimes a sentence can start with a lower case letter.

• Yes, a sentence starts only one way: with a capital letter.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

True or False? There are only three ways

to end a sentence: a period, an exclamation point, or a question mark.

• False: there are actually four ways to end a sentence: a period, an exclamation point, a comma, or a question mark.

• True, there are only three ways to end a sentence: a period, an exclamation point, or a question mark.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B