level2_lesson02_v2.ppt

What is a run-on sentence?
How to fix a run-on sentence
Separate sentences
Compound sentences
Review A
Review B
Correcting Run-On Sentences

Jesse just got back his essay and is reading his
teacher’s comments.
Organization?
“Great!”
Content?
Areas for improvement?
“Clear.”
“Work on eliminating run-on sentences.”
What should Jesse do to revise
his paper? Where should he
start?

A run-on sentence is two or more complete
sentences run together as one.
Reading is important textbooks help students learn.
EXAMPLES
Run-on sentences can be confusing because they
do not show where one idea ends and another
one begins.
Schools today usually have books for every student,
most schools also have televisions and computers.

Reading is important textbooks help students learn.
Schools today usually have books for every student,
most schools also have televisions and computers.
Where are the complete sentences in the
examples below?

Reading is important textbooks help students
learn.
This run-on sentence is an example of a fused
sentence. There is no punctuation between the
two sentences.
Sentence 1 Sentence 2

Schools today usually have books for every
student, most schools also have televisions and
computers.
This run-on sentence is an example of a comma
splice. There is only a comma between the two
sentences.
Sentence 1 Sentence 2
,

[End of Section]
Identify the following items as correct sentences (C) or run-
ons (R). Be prepared to explain your answers.
___ 1. Movie theaters opened in the early 1900s. They
played short films.
___ 2. Many films take years to make they require the
skills of hundreds of workers.
___ 3. Thomas Edison worked with George Eastman,
another inventor, to make roll film Eastman is now
remembered for his contributions to filmmaking.
On Your Own

To fix a run-on sentence, you need to do one of
two things:
Cut it apart.
OR
Join it properly.

How you revise a run-on sentence depends upon
the relationship you want to show between the
ideas.
IF THEN
AND
Ideas are NOT
closely related
Make two
sentences
Ideas ARE
equally important
Ideas ARE
closely related
Make a compound
sentence

Separate sentences
Strategy 1: Make Two Sentences
Break a run-on into two separate sentences when
During the Civil War, female nurses were very brave
for instance they risked their lives carrying supplies to
military hospitals.
During the Civil War, female nurses were very brave.
For instance, they risked their lives carrying supplies
to military hospitals.
• the ideas are not closely related or
• at least one sentence is long or complex or
• separate sentences flow better in the paragraph
in which they appear

Separate sentences
Strategy 1: Make Two Sentences
To make two separate sentences,
Today, schools have books for every student
most schools also have televisions and
computers.
• put an end mark after the first
complete sentence
• then, capitalize the first word
of the next complete sentence.
Today, schools usually have books for every
student. Most schools also have televisions and
computers.

[End of Section]
Revise the following sentences by making two separate
sentences. Be prepared to explain your answers.
1. My car’s tire was flat this morning the tire had a nail in it.
2. In July there will be free concerts at the park I plan to go
to every show.
3. Like many college students, my brother lives on campus,
he walks to all his classes and spends a lot of time at the
student center.
On Your Own
Separate sentences

Compound sentences
Strategy 2: Make a Compound Sentence
When the complete thoughts in a run-on sentence
are closely related and of equal importance, you
may want to make a compound sentence.
There are three common
ways to make a compound
sentence.

You can make a compound sentence by using a
comma and a coordinating conjunction.
Canada has ten provinces each has its own
government.
Canada has ten provinces, and each has its own
government.
Compound sentences

semicolon.
government.
Canada has ten provinces; each has its own
government.
Compound sentences

semicolon and a conjunctive adverb followed by a
comma.
government.
Canada has ten provinces; also, each has its
own government.
Compound sentences

[End of Section]
Revise the following run-on sentences by making each one a
compound sentence. Be prepared to explain your answers.
1. The math class is difficult I have to study every night.
2. We thanked the volunteers for cleaning the park the
mayor sent all of them a handwritten thank-you note.
3. My metal patio chairs were too hot to touch, we spread
a blanket out on the grass and had a picnic in the
backyard.
On Your Own
Compound sentences

Review A
[End of Section]
Identify the following items as correct sentences (C) or run-
ons (R). Be prepared to explain your answers.
___ 1. Where were you born I was born in Nashville,
Tennessee.
___ 2. Last summer he took swimming lessons, now he
feels much more confident in the water.
___ 3. At the art museum, we saw many beautiful
paintings, I enjoyed the sculpture galleries more.
___ 4. Anita learned to knit from her grandmother. Her
grandmother knows how to crochet, too.
___ 5. No one likes to make mistakes we can all learn from
our mistakes.

Review B
[End of Section]
Revise each run-on sentence by making two separate
sentences or a compound sentence. Be prepared to explain
your answers.
1. On Sunday mornings, my family always makes a big
breakfast, everyone likes omelets.
2. Making an omelet is not very difficult you must have all
the ingredients ready and take your time.
3. I like chopped tomatoes, onions, and green peppers in
my omelets, my sister likes to add mushrooms, too.
4. Sometimes I grate a little cheddar cheese for the top of
the omelet you don’t have to use cheese if you don’t like
it.

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