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Run-On Sentences

A run-on sentence is a sentence with at least two complete ideas which are forced together instead of being properly connected.

These mistakes often happen when:

The new thought begins with a pronoun.

The new thought begins with a transitional expression or conjunctive adverb.

The new thought begins with a directional word such as then.

There are four ways of correcting run on sentences:

Separate the two sentences using a period or punctuation.
(Ex: The dog show was very exciting. I hope to go again.)

Make a compound sentence or separate ideas using a conjunction.
(Ex: Mindy was on the honor roll, but Connie was not.)

Connect the two ideas with a semi-colon.
(Ex: Mindy was on the honor roll; Connie was not.)

Create complex sentence.
(Ex: Jimmy practiced his guitar every day; however, he still didn't play well.)

(Ex: Although Jimmy practiced his guitar every day, he still didn't play well.)

Rearrange the sentence (add or remove words).

Note: Simple, short sentences are the easiest to read and understand!

Exercise A

Edit the following paragraph. Correct all run-on sentences. Be sure to use proper punctuation and capitalization as necessary.

Next Tuesday, we are going on a field trip to Memphis, we are going to see Graceland. It will be interesting to see where Elvis lived. I am saving my money for the gift shop therefore I cannot let myself buy anything until then. The bus ride there will take us about two hours so we are all going to bring our video games to play. We will visit Graceland in the morning then we are going to eat lunch on Beal Street. It is close to the Mississippi River so we are going to go to Mud Island after lunch. I have been to Mud Island before, however I am excited about going there again. We won't have time to visit the Memphis Zoo or the Pink Palace Museum we just don't have time to do it all. My mom thinks we should have gone to the zoo or museum instead of Graceland but I don't agree with her. My friends and I are excited about our trip we have worked hard to raise the money to pay for it. I think we will learn a lot of interesting facts about Elvis and I know that Mud Island will teach us a lot about the Mississippi River. I love field trips, they make learning fun.