Flocabulary Run-On Sentences

Which of the following is a run-on sentence?

• During the middle of the summer, Mia rides a camel through the Sahara Desert, located in Africa, looking for a mirage as she longs for water, which, of course, is essential for life.

• Even though Ben despises clowns, he decided to purchase a Puddles the Clown album because he needs to overcome his fears.

• Whenever Evelyn picks up an electric guitar, metal music courses through her blood therefore she turns up the amplifier so that she can blow rattle the foundation of her house. 

• After the producers of the television show "Survivor" selected Kyleigh as a contestant, she lifted weights every day, consumed red meat for every meal, and put on thirty pounds of muscle to bolster her chances to win.

An easy way to fix a run-on is to split the sentence into smaller sentences using a ________.

• Period

• Comma

• Semicolon

• Question Mark

Hollywood is famous many movies are made in Hollywood.

• Correct

• Run on

My favorite color is red my dining room is painted red.

This sentence is a:

• Fragment

• Run on

• Complete sentence

This sentence is an example of a:

• Fragment

• Run on

• Complete sentence

A _______ occurs when two or more complete sentences are connected improperly.

• Run on

• Fragment

Choose the one that is a run-on sentence

• Ants work together to gather food and build a home.

• My brother likes to sleep late on Saturdays, he is very lazy.

• We will visit national parks, museums, and landmarks on vacation.

The roof of the house has a hole in it, rain will come into the house.

• Run-On

• Correct as is

I was running my sister was running next to me. 

• I was running, my sister was running next to me. 

• correct as is

• I was running, and my sister was running next to me. 

Fix this sentence:
I play softball my sister plays volleyball.

• I play softball. my sister plays volleyball.

• I play softball, my sister plays volleyball.

• I play softball, but my sister plays volleyball.