Run-on Sentences
There are four ways
to fix a run-on!
Here you go…
What does a run-on sentence look like?
Example: My pug loves treats, she begs for them.
When you place a comma between two independent clauses
(My pugs loves treats, she begs for them), you have created what
is called a COMMA SPLICE.
Rather than bringing the two clauses together, a comma
separates them. Instead, USE ONE OF THE FOUR FIXES!
What does a run-on sentence look like?
Example: My pug loves treats she begs for them.
When you have two independent clauses without any
punctuation between them (My pug loves treats she begs for
them), you have created a run-on sentence.
Instead, USE ONE OF THE FOUR FIXES!
Fix #1
Make it two sentences by using a period
and a capital letter!
Run–on: My friend danced to the music
she was a great dancer!
Fix #1: My friend danced to the music.
She was a great dancer!
Fix #2
Add a comma and a coordinating
conjunction (FANBOYS)
to make a compound sentence.
Run-on: My friend was a great musician
he could play the drums well.
Fix #2: My friend was a great musician,
and he could play the drums well!
Fix #3
Place a semicolon between the two
independent clauses.
Run-on: The drummer played the music
it was amazing to hear.
Fix #3: The drummer played the music; it
was amazing to hear.
Fix #4
Add a subordinating conjunction to make
one dependent clause and one
independent clause.
Run-on: The music was great he had
spent hours practicing.
Fix #4: The music was great because he
had spent hours practicing.
What is the fix?
1. My friend danced to the music she was a
great dancer!
2. My friend was a great musician he could
play the drums well.
3. The drummer played the music it was
amazing to hear.
4. The music was great he had spent hours
practicing.
FIXES!
1. My friend danced to the music. She was a
great dancer!
2. My friend was a great musician, and he
played the drums well.
3. The drummer played the music; it was
amazing to hear.
4. The music was great because he had
spent hours practicing.
Final Review
1. Make two complete sentences by
adding a period and capital letter.
2. Combine the clauses using a comma
and a coordinating conjunction.
3. Use a semicolon between the clauses.
4. Add a subordinating conjunction and
make one dependent and one
independent clause!