Run-On Sentences
Run-On Sentences
Year 7
1- Mary, Sandra and Ann are coming to dinner tonight.
2- I like playing tennis, but it makes me tired.
3- I love cake and chocolate. White chocolate is my favorite.
I love cake and chocolate, but white chocolate is my favorite.
4- I don’t want much for my birthday; I just want some books and dolls.
I don’t want much for my birthday. I just want some books and dolls.
I don’t want much for my birthday except some books and dolls.
5- Green is my favorite color. It is the color of trees and grass. It
reminds me of frogs.
6- We usually leave at 7:00, but today is different. We are leaving at 6:30.
We usually leave at 7:00, but today is different; we are leaving at 6:30.
7- I like my history class because we discuss ancient civilizations.
I like my history class; we discuss ancient civilizations.
I like my history class. We discuss ancient civilizations.
8- We should get moving; there’s no time to waste.
We should get moving. There’s no time to waste.
There’s no time to waste, so we should get moving.
We should get moving because there is no time to waste.
9- The meeting was long, and it lasted until midnight.
The meeting was long. It lasted until midnight.
The meeting was long; it lasted until midnight.