Run-ons

Identify the correct
sentence

Multiple Choice: Which is not a run-on

True or False is it a run-on

100

She loves to read she goes to library every week.

She loves to read; she goes to the library every week

100

A. The concert was amazing the band played all their best song.

B. He didn't study for the test. He still passed it.

100

I went to the store i bought some milk.

True

I went to the store; I bought some milk.

200

I went to the park. I saw my friends.

I went to the park i saw my friends.

I went to the park, i saw my friends.

I went to the park. I saw my friends.

200

She runs every morning she doesn't like running in the evening.

The movie was really long, it was also very boring.

I enjoy reading, and usually I read before bed.

200

He runs every morning, and she bikes beside him while the sun rises and the streets are still quiet.

False.

Not a run-on

300

I love basketball it's my favorite sport to play.

I love basketball, it's my favorite sport to play.

I love basketball because, it's my favorite sport to play

I love basketball because its my favorite sport to play.

Correct because it uses subordinating conjunction "because"

300

A. He opened the window to let in some air it was getting hot and no one else seemed to notice how stuffy the room had become.

B. The cat jumped onto the table, sniffed the glass of water, and then knocked it over just to watch it spill across the floor.

C. She wanted to leave early she had a dentist appointment, nobody offered to cover for her so she stayed until closing.

D. I studied all night for the exam I didn’t even take a break because I knew it would be hard and I needed to pass.

B. The cat jumped onto the table, sniffed the glass of water, and then knocked it over just to watch it spill across the floor.

300

I finished my homework I turned on the TV my favorite show was starting but the remote had no batteries.

True

I finished my homework, and I turned on the TV. My favorite show was starting, but the remote had no batteries.