Avoiding Run-On Sentences

What is a run-on sentence?

• A sentence with too many words

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses not joined properly

• A sentence with a single clause

• A sentence with incorrect spelling.

Which of the following is NOT a way to correct a run-on sentence?

• Use a period

• Make a compound sentence

• Use a comma

• Create a complex sentence

Fill in the blank: Run-on sentences often occur when the new thought begins with a ______.

• pronoun

• adjective

• noun

• verb

Fill in the blank: A run-on sentence can be corrected by connecting two ideas with a ______.

• comma

• semi-colon

• colon

• dash

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

This sentence is a:

• Fragment

• Run on

• Complete sentence

Movies entertain millions of people every day the cinema is popular all over the world.

• Complete

• Run-on

This sentence is an example of a:

• Fragment

• Run on

• Complete sentence

The bugler played the new tune the general whistled the general liked it. 

• Fragment

• Run On

• Complete

Hollywood is famous many films are made in Hollywood.

• Correct

• Run-on

Hollywood is famous, many films are made in Hollywood.

• Correct

• Run-on