Runon Sentences

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Run-on Sentences

• Clean up messy writing!

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Review of major sentence errors

• Four major errors destroy sentences.
• A splice occurs if a comma wrongly replaces a
  period.
• A run-on happens when we forget to use a period.
• A fragment occurs when an extra period is used.
• S-V mismatches happen when subjects dont match
  verbs.

• Is it a splice, a run-on, a fragment, or an S-V
  error?
• __1. Some students write more, others seem to
  write much less.
• __2. Many kinds of writing assignments long,
  short, and even medium.
• __3. Bob and Brenda takes more vacations than
  anyone else could.
• __4. They go on cruises wherever its good, they
  have been there.

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Review of major sentence errors

• Four major errors destroy sentences.
• A splice occurs if a comma wrongly replaces a
  period.
• A run-on happens when we forget to use a period.
• A fragment occurs when an extra period is used.
• S-V mismatches happen when subjects dont match
  verbs.

• Is it a splice, a run-on, a fragment, or an S-V
  error?
• CS 1. Some students write more, others seem to
  write much less.
• FR 2. Many kinds of writing assignments long,
  short, and even medium.
• SV 3. Bob and Brenda takes more vacations than
  anyone else could.
• RO 4. They go on cruises wherever its good, they
  have been there.

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Can you match error to personality?

• Error
• __1. run-on
• __2. splice
• __3. fragment
• __4. sv misfit

Personality a. manic b. fearful c.
depressed d. scattered
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You can match error to personality

• Error
• a 1. run-on
• b 2. splice
• d 3. fragment
• c 4. sv misfit

Personality a. manic b. fearful c.
depressed d. scattered
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Where should the period be?

• __1. I am a spender (a) when it comes to having
  fun (b) I spend my money on clubs.
• __2. What costs are the drinks (a) a pitcher of
  beer costs 20 (b) if you are thirsty.
• __3. Also, I have safe fun (a) I love amusement
  parks (b) such as Six Flags.
• __4. The park has lots of rides (a) the entrance
  fee is 5 (b) at the door.

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Where the periods should go

• B 1. I am a spender (a) when it comes to having
  fun (b) I spend my money on clubs.
• A 2. What costs are the drinks (a) a pitcher of
  beer costs 20 (b) if you are thirsty.
• A 3. Also, I have safe fun (a) I love amusement
  parks (b) such as Six Flags.
• A 4. The park has lots of rides (a) the entrance
  fee is 5 (b) at the door.

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Where should the period be?

• __1. I dont spend much time (a) with my friend
  (b) that is why I drive there.
• __2. I dont care much about clothes (a) so I
  dont spend much on them (b) I spend a lot on
  going out.
• __3. When we go out (a) we eat at Zaxbys (b) we
  love the chicken there.
• __4. I work hard to succeed (a) thats why I am
  here (b) at college.

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Where the period should be

• __1. I dont spend much time with my friend. That
  is why I drive there.
• __2. I dont care much about clothes, so I dont
  spend much on them. I spend a lot on going out.
• __3. When we go out, we eat at Zaxbys. We love
  the chicken there.
• __4. I work hard to succeed. thats why I am here
  at college.

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Where should the period be?

• It was a perfect day for a wedding it would have
  been more perfect if the groom had arrived.
• One brother is a dentist the other brother owns a
  candy store.
• I wanted to buy the chair I couldn't take it home
  on the bus.
• The running shoes fit perfectly Paul decided to
  buy them in spite of their high price.

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Where should the period be?

• I wanted to buy the chair. I couldn't take it
  home on the bus.
• One brother is a dentist. The other brother owns
  a candy store.
• It was a perfect day for a wedding. It would have
  been more perfect if the groom had arrived.
• The running shoes fit perfectly. Paul decided to
  buy them in spite of their high price.

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• A sentence is made up of words that express a
  COMPLETE THOUGHT.
• My sister and I went to the store we bought candy
  we got chocolate bars and suckers.
• Does this sentence make sense?
• Is this a complete thought?
• What is wrong with this sentence?

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• A sentence is made up of words that express a
  COMPLETE THOUGHT.
• My sister and I went to the store we bought candy
  we got chocolate bars and suckers.
• This is not a complete sentence.
• It is a RUN-ON SENTENCE

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• This run-on can be fixed like this.
• My sister and I went to the store.
• We bought candy.
• We got chocolate bars and suckers.
• THREE complete thoughts can be made from this
  run-on. (Look for the Subjects (WHO?) and the
  predicates (DID WHAT?)

Subjects
Predicates
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• OR like this.
• My sister and I went to the store, and
• bought chocolate bars and suckers.
• ONE complete thought can be made from this
  run-on. (Look for the Subject (WHO?) and the
  predicates (DID WHAT?)
• And, But, Or, So can join two sentences, BUT
  DONT USE TOO MANY OF THESE OR IT IS STILL A
  RUN-ON!

Subject
Predicates
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Run-On or Complete Sentence?
Jill did not do her homework and the teacher got
mad and she got in trouble and she had to pull
her card.

• Does this sentence make sense?

RUN-ON
What could we do to this run-on to make complete
sentences?
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What could we do to this run-on to make complete
sentences?
When Jill did not do her homework, the teacher
got mad. She got in trouble and had to pull her
card.
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Run-On or Complete Sentence?
When Amy went to the fair she rode rides, ate
pizza, and watched the pig races.

• Does this sentence make sense?

Complete Sentence
What is the subject (who?) What is the
Predicate (did what?)
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Run-On or Complete Sentence?
Brenda loves to go roller skating, but she has no
one to take her today.

• Does this sentence make sense?

Complete Sentence
What is the subject (who?) What is the
Predicate (did what?)
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Run-On or Complete Sentence?
Sally borrowed books from the library she had to
get a new library card she lost hers

• Does this sentence make sense?

RUN-ON
What could we do to this run-on to make complete
sentences?
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What could we do to this run-on to make complete
sentences?
When Sally borrowed books from the library, she
had to get a new library card since she had lost
hers.
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• What did we learn?
• Run-on sentences are NOT complete thoughts. They
  are confusing!
• And, but, so, or can be used to help- but dont
  overuse them!
• DONT USE RUN-ONS IN YOUR WRITING!
• Complete sentences have a complete thought.
• (A WHO and a DID WHAT?)