Lesson 14 - Run-On SentencesTennessee Blueprint - 5th GradeAssessed - Select the most appropriate method to correct a run-on sentence (i.e., conjunctions, semi-colons, and periods to join or separate elements) within context.~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^

This lesson will provide additional practice with run-on sentences.

Things to Remember:

A run-on sentence is two or more sentences that are incorrectly written as one sentence.
The length of the sentence has nothing to do with it being a run-on sentence.
There are four methods for correcting run-on sentences. They are:
1. Making separate sentences.
2. Linking the sentences or clauses with a conjunction. The seven coordinating conjunctions are easy to remember by the acronym FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So.)
3. Joining the two clauses with a semicolon.
4. Making one of the clauses a dependent by adding words such as since, which, that, although, because, or while.

Choose the sentence that is written correctly and is not a fragment or a run-on.
1. Looking up at the sky.
2. The sky had turned dark gray fast-moving clouds were rolling through the heavens.
3. Scared and thinking everyone might want to stop hunting.
4. All game stirs just before a storm.
Choose the sentence that is written correctly and is not a fragment or a run-on.
1. It was beginning to sleet the air turned cold and chilly.
2. I whooped as loud as I could.
3. If there was any danger of getting lost.
4. I don't know it's all strange country to me.
Choose the sentence that is written correctly and is not a fragment or a run-on.
1. It is bad.
2. There's no telling where they are. May have crossed the river.
3. Scared and knowing.
4. You can't see or hear a thing we had better start back for camp.
Choose the sentence that is written correctly and is not a fragment or a run-on.
1. Or made a move to go on.
2. Sobbing.
3. A man could freeze to death your dogs will give up and come in.
4. That's what has me worried; they won't come in.
Choose the sentence that is written correctly and is not a fragment or a run-on.
1. From which direction?
2. From that way.
3. I thought I did I'm not sure.
4. I can't hear anything in this storm.
Part B

Read the paragraph and find where each sentence begins and ends. To correct the run-on sentences, insert correct punctuation.

the men were giving up i felt the knot again as it crawled up in my throat salt water froze on my eyelashes kneeling down, i put my ear close to the icy ground in hopes i could hear my dogs, but i couldn't hear anything above the roar of the blizzard.
Read the paragraph and find where each sentence begins and ends. To correct the run-on sentences, insert correct punctuation.
i don't know how she did it straight into the face of the storm she led us time after time she would stop and turn her head this way and that i knew she couldn't scent or see anything instinct alone was guiding her over a winding and twisting trail, we followed.
Read the paragraph and find where each sentence begins and ends. To correct the run-on sentences, insert correct punctuation.
just when i had given up all hope and had sunk to the lowest depth of despair, out of the white wall of driving sleet, my little dog came to me i knelt down and gathered her in my arms.
Correct by making separate sentences.
The judge looked at his watch it's almost five o'clock.
Correct by using a conjunction.
Papa lifted him to a sitting position he told the judge to start slapping his face.
Correct with a semicolon.
Papa shot time after time. It was useless we got no answer.
Correct by making one of the clauses a dependent.
We could get lost in here we'll be in bad shape.
Correct the following run-on sentence.
The ankle had twisted the searing pain must have made him unconscious.
Correct the following run-on sentence.
I stood rooted in my tracks I watched three big coons roll out of the busted old trunk.
Correct the following run-on sentence.
It's not long till daylight then you can go to them.
Correct the following run-on sentence.
It's the men from the camp they're searching for us.