Avoiding Run-On Sentences

Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by making it two complete sentences: "I have to get to school now I'll talk to you later."

• I have to get to school now; I'll talk to you later.

• I have to get to school now. I'll talk to you later.

• I have to get to school now, I'll talk to you later.

• There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed.

Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by making it two complete sentences: "Let’s go to the park after the movie then we can watch the sunset."

• Let’s go to the park after the movie; Then we can watch the sunset.

• Let’s go to the park after the movie. Then we can watch the sunset.

• Let’s go to the park after the movie, then we can watch the sunset.

• There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed.

Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by making it two complete sentences: "Please stop bothering me you are really getting on my nerves."

• Please stop bothering me; you are really getting on my nerves.

• Please stop bothering me! You are really getting on my nerves.

• Please stop bothering me, you are really getting on my nerves.

• There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed.

Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by using a coordinating conjunction: "Ashley worked for more than eight hours she didn’t receive the overtime pay she deserved."

• Ashley worked for more than eight hours; but she didn’t receive the overtime pay she deserved.

• Ashley worked for more than eight hours, but she didn’t receive the overtime pay she deserved.

• Ashley worked for more than eight hours, she didn’t receive the overtime pay she deserved.

• There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed.

Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by using a coordinating conjunction: "Sarah asked the teacher if she could bring her pet frog to school, the teacher said no."

• Sarah asked the teacher if she could bring her pet frog to school; The teacher said no.

• Sarah asked the teacher if she could bring her pet frog to school, but the teacher said no.

• Sarah asked the teacher if she could bring her pet frog to school. The teacher said no.

• There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed.

Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by using a coordinating conjunction: "You can go to the park, you must wear your old shoes."

• You can go to the park; You must wear your old shoes.

• You can go to the park, but you must wear your old shoes.

• You can go to the park. You must wear your old shoes.

• There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed.

Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by using a semicolon: "I didn’t want her at the party, we asked her to leave."

• I didn’t want her at the party, or we asked her to leave.

• I didn’t want her at the party; we asked her to leave.

• I didn’t want her at the party; We asked her to leave.

• There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed.

Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by using a semicolon: "Alex needed to finish a paper he stayed at the library all night."

• Alex needed to finish a paper; He stayed at the library all night.

• Alex needed to finish a paper; he stayed at the library all night.

• Alex needed to finish a paper, he stayed at the library all night.

• There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed.

Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by using a semicolon: "Alex needed to finish a paper he stayed at the library all night."

• Alex needed to finish a paper; He stayed at the library all night.

• Alex needed to finish a paper; he stayed at the library all night.

• Alex needed to finish a paper, he stayed at the library all night.

• There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed.

Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by using a semicolon: "I can't make the spaghetti, I’m all out of pasta."

• I can't make the spaghetti I’m all out of pasta.

• I can't make the spaghetti; I’m all out of pasta.

• I can't make the spaghetti. I’m all out of pasta.

• There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed.