Run On Sentences Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.4.1.F

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Run-on sentences, in most cases, are just a pair of sentences that are missing a few punctuation marks. When two independent clauses are not joined properly it results in a run-on sentence. When this happens, it creates squashed form of language. They are not dependent on sentence length. Many students feel that run-ons only apply to statements that are very wordy, but the truth is they can consist of just several words. This is one of the most common forms of writing errors and many young writers suffer from overcoming this early in their careers. In most cases a simple well-placed comma will fix it for you. There are many ways to fix run-on sentences, these worksheets will show you the tools that are at your disposal for fixing them.

Run-on Sentence Worksheets To Print:

Carrot Loves to Run! - A MONSTER sized run on sentence to work with here. There are 6 periods that need to be placed. Select the place of each period. Remember: capitalize the word following the period!

Carrot Challenge - This is a three part quest for you to work on. Decide if the conjunctions link independent clauses. If so, replace them with a period, question mark, or exclamation point to create a new sentence.

Everything was Fine until Carrot Showed Up! - You will need to rewrite the passage for kids. This a bit wordy can can be reformed in many different ways.

Stop That! - Is this complete or incomplete. If it is complete, just label it. If it needs more, rewrite the whole thing for us.

Stop That Sentence Thief! - Help Scruffy stop that thief. Don't worry! Scruffy is on the scene.

Breaking Down Sentences! - We need to go back and nail these sentences down with some periods!

More Break Downs - Break down this run on sentence into five complete sentences!

Running is good for you! - Read the following passage and decide where long, run-on sentences can be broken down into shorter sentences with a period, question mark, or exclamation point.

Run on Sentence Remedy - Read the following sentences and choose the best remedy for it by selecting the correct answer choice.

Run on Sentence Surgery - Read the following run on sentences and decide if it is a comma splice or if it is fused.

Run-Ins with Run-Ons - Read the following sentences. For every run on sentence, correct it by writing new sentences.

Fragments - The following paragraph needs some editing because of some fragments and run on sentences.

Edit It Up! - The following paragraph needs some editing because of some fragments and run on sentences. Underline fragments once.

The Bear Family Run Ons - Correct the run on sentences by re-writing them in the blanks. Some of these just need a punctuation mark.

Run On Sentence Maze - A run-on sentence is like a maze. It takes forever to reach a point, and you can easily lose your audience.

More Runon Related Worksheet Topics:

Combining, Expanding, and Reducing Sentences - We show you how to become a better writer through this process.

Revising and Editing Writing - We start you off with working on the work of others and then we transition to revising our own work.

Using Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions - Honestly, most run-ons are corrected using this technique at the lower levels.

Writing Appropriate Complete Sentences - We examine how to ensure that your thoughts and intentions come across through with your language.

How to Spot and Correct Run-On Sentences?


Run-on sentences are very common in the English language's written texts. Simply defined, these sentences are longer than most and they contain two or more independent clauses that have not been joined according to the set rules. These statements and thoughts are usually considered to be improper language, especially in the formal and academic writing texts. There are a variety of ways to correct these instances, but spotting them in a lengthy text is not an easy task. Run-on sentences are usually categorized into different types depending upon the incorrect use of an element in them. Some of these types are described below so that you can easily spot them the next time you read anything. Moreover, there is a brief guideline on how can you correct these sentences is given below too:


How to Spot Run-Ons?


Sometimes, a run-on sentence is written with two independent clauses with no proper punctuation between these two that separates them. Whenever you see two independent clauses without any connection between them, you can mark the statement as a run on. In case, there is just a comma separating these two clauses, this is also a run-on that is known as a comma splice. In the run-on comma splices, there is sometimes a transition word following the comma.


How to Correct Run-Ons?


One of the simplest ways to correct a run-on sentence is by using a period between the clauses and transforming the independent clauses into two different sentences. In the case that the ideas of the two clauses are interrelated, you can use a semicolon instead of a period mark to correct such a run-on. Other ideas to correct a run-on sentence include using a comma along with a coordinating conjunction or simply making one of the clauses a dependent clause by using a subordinating conjunction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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