RUN ON SENTENCES

HSA modeled questions

Cornell Notes
 Key Points
• Run On Sentences
• Conjunctions and Commas
• Semicolon
• Separate
 Run On Sentence
• Occurs when two independent clauses
are improperly joined
 Conjunction and Commas
• Separate the independent clauses with
a comma and a COORDINATING
conjunction.
Example:
Ms Zeins likes to run, so she rain in the
marathon on Sunday.
 Semicolon
• A semicolon is used to separate two
complete sentences (or two
independent clauses, right?)
Example:
Ms. Zeins likes to run; she ran in the
marathon on Saturday
 Semicolon cont.
• Semicolons are sometimes used with
CONJUNCTIVE adverbs.
Example:
Ms. Zeins likes to run; therefore, she ran
in the marathon on Saturday.
 Separate!
• Break apart the run on sentences into
individual sentences.

Example: Ms. Zeins likes to run. She ran

in the marathon on Saturday.
 Choose the best way to revise the underlined
words to create a clear and complete
sentence. If no changes are needed, choose
the response “Best as it is.”

The movie was over we went home.

A over, we
B over, so we
C over, so, we
D Best as it is
 The Chesapeake Bay Retriever

1Maryland’s official state animal is its own breed of dog, the

Chesapeake Bay retriever. 2The breed, America’s only native hunting
dog, and was bred especially for bay conditions. 3Early settlers around
the Chesapeake Bay liked to hunt, especially for ducks.

4The Chesapeake Bay retriever is thought to have originated with a

shipwreck. 5In 1807, the crew of a Baltimore ship the Canton saw an
English ship sinking at sea. 6The sailors of the Canton rescued the
crew and two puppies aboard the English ship. 7The puppies, a type of
Newfoundland breed, were given the names Sailor and Canton.

8Sailor and Canton were bred with other dogs. 9For the next seventy
years, sportsmen and dog fanciers called Sailor’s and Canton’s
descendants “Chesapeake Bay ducking dogs.” 10The breed’s most
distinguishing characteristic, its short, thick hair, helps the dog
withstand the bay’s tough conditions.
Which of these revisions of Sentence 2 makes it a complete
sentence?

A The breed is America’s only native hunting dog and was

bred especially for bay conditions.

B The breed, America’s only native hunting dog, especially

for bay conditions.

C The breed, which is America’s only native hunting dog,

and was bred especially for bay conditions.

D The breed, America’s only native hunting dog, and being

bred especially for bay conditions.
 1Some foods are considered distinctly
American, whether discovered by accident or invented by
someone. 2Popcorn, an all-time favorite, was probably at
the first Thanksgiving feast. 3Peanut butter and cola
drinks were sold as health foods when first invented
furthermore, cola was also marketed as a cure for fatigue
and colds. 4The ice cream cone was invented in 1904
when an ice cream vendor ran out of serving dishes and
another vendor gave him a paper-thin pastry rolled into a
cone. 5Other favorite foods have foreign origins.
6Immigrants introduced Americans to pizza, bagels, and
chow mein, which are now as familiar as potato chips and
hamburgers. 7With the arrival of immigrants from all over
the world, you'll find new flavors have been added to
American menus.
• Which of these is the correct way to edit
the underlined part of Sentence 3?

A invented, furthermore,
B invented: furthermore,
C invented; furthermore,
D Best as it is
• Choose the best way to revise the underlined words to
create a clear and complete sentence. If no changes are
needed, choose the response “Best as it is.”

• The sun's warming rays touching the damp earth breaking

through the clouds.

A While the sun's warming rays touched the damp earth

breaking through the clouds.
B Breaking through the clouds, the sun's warming rays
touched the damp earth.
C Although the sun's warming rays breaking through the
clouds touched the damp earth.
D Best as it is