Run on Sentences and How to Fix Them
- Niamaat
- Dec 8, 2023
- 3 min read
Run-ons, comma splices, and fused sentences are all names given to compound sentences that are not punctuated correctly. The best way to avoid such errors is to punctuate compound sentences correctly by using one or the other of these rules. Copied on December 8, 2023 from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl_exercises/sentence_structure/sentence_structure/run_ons_comma_splices_and_fused_sentences.html .
Exercises
The practice exercises below were copied on Decemer 8, 2023 from https://www.lonestar.edu/departments/learningcenter/sentence_fragments_and_run.pdf
Run-on Sentence Practice
Correct the following run-on sentences by dividing them into two complete sentences.
Add a period to the end of the first sentence, and capitalize the first letter in the second
sentence.
Here is an example.
Run-on Sentence: She wanted to go to the movie she called to find out what time the show started.
Corrected: She wanted to go to the movie. She called to find out what time the show
started.
1. The red car is in the parking lot I don't know where the van and the motorcycle are.
2. She was the best student in the class all the study groups invited her to participate.
3. She found the house once she didn't think she could find it again.
4. There are four possible routes I don’t know which is the best.
5. He wanted to meet the group at the restaurant he called to find out what time to
arrive.
6. There weren't enough copies to go around we had to share the copies that were
available.
7. You finished your work early you don't have to stay.
8. She didn't want to miss her meeting she made sure she left early.
9. They were in a desperate situation they didn't know what to do.
10. The children wanted to go fishing they gathered the supplies they needed.
11. She wanted to leave right after the ceremony too many people were around.
12. She sang as loudly as she could everybody heard her.
13. There was complete silence around me I still couldn't fall asleep.
Lone Star College—North Harris Updated Tara Edwards 5/2011
14. She wanted to know her final grade she was the first one waiting for the grades to be
posted.
15. The cat finally fell asleep the mouse ran through the room.
16. The player attempted a final shot he won the game for the team.
17. She didn't want to go she had no choice.
18. He had written down his assignment he couldn't remember where he put that piece of
paper.
19. I was too sick to go I called and cancelled the plans.
20. I might have gone later in the day before dawn was just too early.
More Run-on Sentence Practice
1. The red car is in the parking lot I don't know where the van and the motorcycle are.
2. She was the best student in the class all the study groups invited her to participate.
3. She found the house once she didn't think she could find it again.
4. There are four possible routes I don’t know which is the best.
5. He wanted to meet the group at the restaurant he called to find out what time to
arrive.
6. There weren't enough copies to go around we had to share the copies that were
available.
7. You finished your work early you don't have to stay.
8. She didn't want to miss her meeting she made sure she left early.
9. They were in a desperate situation they didn't know what to do.
10. The children wanted to go fishing they gathered the supplies they needed.
11. She wanted to leave right after the ceremony too many people were around.
12. She sang as loudly as she could everybody heard her.
13. There was complete silence around me I still couldn't fall asleep.
Lone Star College—North Harris Updated Tara Edwards 5/2011
14. She wanted to know her final grade she was the first one waiting for the grades to be
posted.
15. The cat finally fell asleep the mouse ran through the room.
16. The player attempted a final shot he won the game for the team.
17. She didn't want to go she had no choice.
18. He had written down his assignment he couldn't remember where he put that piece of
paper.
19. I was too sick to go I called and cancelled the plans.
20. I might have gone later in the day before dawn was just too early.
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYc0rzqiQQE
Note
Fix run on sentences with a period. (recommended)
Fix run on sentences with a seni=colon.
Find run-on sentences with FANBOYS.
To legitimately join independent clauses to each other you may use a semi-colon (;) or FANBOYS.. For clarity of communication, I suggest not joining independent clauses. In other words, use a period at the end of all of the 7 things that we do in English and their responses, unless the "thing" is a question or an exclamation.
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