RUN-ON SENTENCES

They keep going and going and going……

WHAT IS A RUN ON SENTENCE?

A run-on sentence combines two or more sentences incorrectly.

NOOOOO! IT’S HORRIFIC!!! WE’RE DOOMED!

Juan wrote a letter he has not mailed it.

Identify the Run-ons: We have a new dog named Scruffy he is

huge. We have an old card my dad bought it

from a junkyard. Ty typed his report, and he had to turn it

in the next day. Maria won the gold medal it was her

first time winning. Because my mom bought a new dress,

she couldn’t wait to wear it to dinner.

CALM DOWN- WE CAN FIX THIS !

THERE ARE 4 WAYS TO FIX A RUN-ON SENTENCE. 1. Separate the complete ideas into

simple sentences.

Juan wrote a letter he has not mailed it.

Do you see the 2 simple sentences?

THERE ARE 4 WAYS TO FIX A RUN-ON SENTENCE. 1. Separate the complete ideas into

simple sentences.

Juan wrote a letter. he has not mailed it.

Do you see the 2 simple sentences?

THERE ARE 4 WAYS TO FIX A RUN-ON SENTENCE. 1. Separate the complete ideas into

simple sentences.

Juan wrote a letter. He has not mailed it.

Do you see the 2 simple sentences?

THERE ARE 4 WAYS TO FIX A RUN-ON SENTENCE. 1. Separate the complete ideas into

simple sentences.

Juan wrote a letter. He has not mailed it.That was easy!!!!

THERE ARE 4 WAYS TO FIX A RUN-ON SENTENCE. 2. Use a comma and a conjunction

(FANBOYS) to create a compound sentence.

Juan wrote a letter, but he has not mailed it.

Even I can do that!!!!!

THERE ARE 4 WAYS TO FIX A RUN-ON SENTENCE. 3. Use a semi colon between the 2

sentences to make a compound sentence.

Juan wrote a letter; he has not mailed it.

So that is what that how that thing is

used!

THERE ARE 4 WAYS TO FIX A RUN-ON SENTENCE. 4. Add a subordinating conjunction

and a comma if needed. This will create a complex sentence.

Although Juan wrote a letter, he has not mailed it.

Some common subordinating conjunctions:

after, although, as, because, before, if, since, unless, until, when, whenever, while

WHAT IS A DEPENDENT CLAUSE?

ALTHOUGH JUAN WROTE A LETTER,

Is this a sentence?

ALTHOUGH JUAN WROTE A LETTER,

No, it is not a sentence.It is a clause that depends on more words to be a sentence.

ALTHOUGH JUAN WROTE A LETTER, HE DID NOT MAIL IT.

No, it is not a sentence.It is a clause that depends on more words to be a sentence.

LET’S REVIEW A run on sentence is when two

or more sentences are joined together incorrectly.

Sally saw the baby kangaroo she wanted to pet it.

THERE ARE 4 WAY TO CORRECT A RUN ON SENTENCE. 1. Break the run-on into two simple

sentences.

2. Separate the complete ideas with a comma and a conjunction (FANBOYS).

3. Separate the complete ideas with a semi-colon. 4. Add a subordinating conjunction and a

comma if needed to make it complex.

YOUR TURN! CORRECT THE RUN-ON SENTENCES. 1. Tina and Sally love to watch figure

skating Sarah does not.

Some students think they can cram for a test and pass they usually can’t.

The teacher told the students to write a paper she read each one.

Sammi does not like the rain she will not go into her dog house.