Run-Ons
Run On or OK?
Carmen loved traveling in Italy she thought Rome was beautiful.
Run-on
The nineteenth century was a time of many inventions that MAKE/MADE life easier.
Made
The girls are going on _______ trip
their
SCARRY, ELAINE. The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World. Oxford UP, 1985.
author
Smith, Alice. “Prison Writing.” PEN America. n.d. https://pen.org/about/programs/prison-writing/.
(Smith)
RO or OK?
He is a teacher who cares about the success of each of his students, even though he has been teaching for 40 years.
OK
He watched for the trees to bloom. They (BLOSSOMED/ WERE BLOSSOMING) late for the past three springs.
BLOSSOMED
Each mother wants _____ child to be safe.
Her
Scarry, Elaine. THE BODY IN PAIN: THE MAKING AND UNMAKING OF THE WORLD. Oxford UP, 1985.
BOOK TITLE
RO or OK?
The girls played basketball, but the boys played tennis.
OK
She never listens in class. If we have to write a paper, it (IS / WILL BE) quite difficult for her.
will be
Each one of the boys has to fill out ______ survey.
his
“Say Her Name.” The African American Policy Forum, JULY 2017, http://www.aapf.org/ sayhername/.
PUBLICATION DATE
Davis, Angela. Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement, edited by Frank Barat, Haymarket, 2016.
(Davis 23)
FS or CS?
Most of those computers in the Learning Assistance Center are broken already, this proves my point about American manufacturers.
CS
My dad lost his job. He (starts / will start) a new job on Thursday.
will start
The cats and the mice are looking for _____ food.
Their
“Say Her Name.” THE AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY FORUM, July 2017, http://www.aapf.org/ sayhername/.
title of website
Yagelski, Robert and Rebecca Dunn. Literacy Matters: Writing and Reading the Social Self. Teachers College Press, 2000.
(Yagelski and Dunn 189).
FS or CS?
My favorite Mediterranean spread is hummus it is very garlicky, but I don't mind.
FS
Mrs Mallard lived in New Orleans, a city that (is / was) culturally diverse.
Was
Either the cats or the dog will play with _____ toys.
its
Riney-Kehrberg, Pamela. "'BROKE IN SPIRITS." Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1996, pp. 70-86.
TITLE OF JOURNAL ARTICAL
Riney-Kehrberg, Pamela, et al. "'Broke in Spirits': Death, Depression, and Endurance Through Writing." Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1996, pp. 70-86.
(Riney-Kehrberg, et al. 71)