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What is a
run-on
sentence?
Sentence 2
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OR
Join it properly.
Then
Make two
sentences
Make one
sentence
On Your Own
Revise the following run-on sentences by making two
separate sentences. Be prepared to explain your answers.
1. We had a big anniversary party for my grandparents,
they have been married 45 years.
2. The Japanese restaurant is popular it serves crowds of
hungry diners every night.
3. In the summertime that bush has purple flowers the bees
and butterflies are attracted to it.
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On Your Own
Review A
Identify the following items as correct sentences (C) or runons (R). Be prepared to explain your answers.
___ 1. Saturn is a huge planet, it is more than nine times
larger than Earth.
___ 2. Some of the clouds on Saturn are yellow, others are
off-white.
___ 3. Saturn has about twenty moons Titan is the largest.
___ 4. You can use a telescope to view Saturn, or you can
visit a planetarium.
___ 5. The rings of Saturn are less than two miles thick,
they spread out from the planet for a great distance.
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Review B
Revise each run-on sentence by (1) making two separate
sentences or (2) attaching the ideas to make one correct
sentence. Be prepared to explain your answers.
1. The Louvre is the largest museum in the world it is also
one of the oldest.
2. King Francis I wanted to support the arts, he bought the
Mona Lisa for the Louvre.
3. Other French kings made additions the collections grew.
4. The Louvre is now a state-owned museum new pieces
are either bought by the museum or received as gifts.
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