Run-on Sentence Examples: Identifying and Revising in Grade 5

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 📝 A run-on sentence combines two or more complete sentences without proper punctuation or connecting words.
• 🔍 Two main types: fused sentences (no punctuation) and comma splices (only a comma).
• 💡 To fix them, you can: add a period, use a comma and a conjunction (and, but, or, so, yet, nor, for), use a semicolon, or rewrite the sentence.
• ✍️ Example of a run-on: 'I went to the store I bought milk'.
• ✅ Corrected: 'I went to the store. I bought milk.' OR 'I went to the store, and I bought milk.'

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
   1. The dog barked loudly.
   2. The cat slept on the rug.
   3. I like to read books I also enjoy writing stories.
   4. She went to school early.
2. What is the best way to fix this run-on sentence: "It was raining we stayed inside"?
   1. It was raining, we stayed inside.
   2. It was raining so we stayed inside.
   3. It was raining; we stayed inside.
   4. All of the above
3. Which sentence uses a comma and conjunction correctly to fix a run-on?
   1. The sun was shining, it was warm.
   2. The sun was shining but it was warm.
   3. The sun was shining, but it was warm.
   4. The sun was shining but, it was warm.
4. Identify the run-on sentence below.
   1. He likes to play football.
   2. She enjoys singing and dancing.
   3. They went to the park they had a picnic.
   4. We are going to the zoo.
5. Which of these is NOT a way to correct a run-on sentence?
   1. Adding a period.
   2. Using a comma and conjunction.
   3. Adding more words to the middle.
   4. Using a semicolon.
6. What kind of sentence error is this: "I ate pizza it was delicious"?
   1. Fragment.
   2. Run-on sentence.
   3. Compound sentence.
   4. Simple sentence.
7. Which corrected sentence is the most effective?
   1. The bird flew away, it was scared.
   2. The bird flew away because it was scared.
   3. The bird flew away; it was scared.
   4. Both B and C