What is a Run-on Sentence? Definition and Examples for 6th Grade

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 A run-on sentence combines two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or connecting words.
• ✏️ Independent clauses are parts of a sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence.
• 🔗 Run-on sentences can be fixed by adding a comma and a conjunction (like 'and,' 'but,' 'or,' 'so,' 'yet'), a semicolon, or by breaking them into separate sentences.
• 💡Example of a run-on: I went to the store I bought milk.
• ✔️Corrected Example: I went to the store, and I bought milk. (Comma + Conjunction)
• ✔️Corrected Example: I went to the store; I bought milk. (Semicolon)
• ✔️Corrected Example: I went to the store. I bought milk. (Separate sentences)

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
   1. A. I like to read books.
   2. B. I like to read books, and I also enjoy writing stories.
   3. C. I like to read books I also enjoy writing stories.
   4. D. Because I like to read books, I enjoy writing stories.
2. What is the best way to correct the following run-on sentence: "The dog barked it wanted to go outside"?
   1. A. The dog barked, it wanted to go outside.
   2. B. The dog barked it wanted to go outside,
   3. C. The dog barked, and it wanted to go outside.
   4. D. The dog barked and it wanted to go outside.
3. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
   1. A. She went to school she was late.
   2. B. She went to school, but she was late.
   3. C. She went to school; but she was late.
   4. D. She went to school but she was late.
4. Identify the run-on sentence:
   1. A. The sun is shining.
   2. B. The sun is shining, and the birds are singing.
   3. C. The sun is shining the birds are singing.
   4. D. Because the sun is shining, the birds are singing.
5. How can you fix this run-on sentence: "He ran fast he won the race"?
   1. A. He ran fast, he won the race.
   2. B. He ran fast he won the race,
   3. C. He ran fast, so he won the race.
   4. D. He ran fast so he won the race.
6. Which of these is NOT a way to correct a run-on sentence?
   1. A. Adding a comma and a conjunction.
   2. B. Adding a semicolon.
   3. C. Breaking it into two sentences.
   4. D. Removing all punctuation.
7. Select the corrected version of this run-on: "I like pizza it is delicious"
   1. A. I like pizza, it is delicious.
   2. B. I like pizza it is delicious,
   3. C. I like pizza because it is delicious.
   4. D. I like pizza and it is delicious.