Warm-Up

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Warm-Up Writers NotebookRun-On Sentences

• Run-on sentence made up of two or more
  sentences fused together and punctuated to look
  like a sentence.
• Two types
• 1. Two or more independent clauses with ending
  punctuation.
• ex The zombie tripped Ryan laughed.
• 2. Comma Splice two or more sentences fused
  together with a comma.
• ex The zombie tripped, Ryan laughed.

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How can I repair a run-on sentence?

• Possible repairs
• Create 2 or more sentences.
• Create a compound sentence.
• Create a complex sentence.
• Create a compound/complex sentence.
• Look at the sentences before and after. Can you
  break up part of the run-on and attach it to
  other sentences?

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How can I repair a run-on sentence?

• We found a place for the zombies picnic it was a
  our local park.
• Zombies attacked the playground the children
  screamed and ran.
• Zombies walked into a trap, it was perfect.

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How can I repair a run-on sentence?

• He finished the essay, he was proud of his work.
• The teacher rushed into the room zombies were
  invading the school.
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