Run-On Sentences

Master run-on sentences! Practice identifying and fixing them to improve your writing.

A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are not joined correctly. An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence, as in, “the dog runs.” A run-on sentence does not have proper punctuatuion. Which of the following is a run-on sentence? My professor read my paper she said it was excellent. My professor read my paper. She said it was excellent. My professor read my paper, and she said it was excellent. Which of the following is a run-on sentence? My cat meowed angrily. I knew she wanted food. My cat meowed angrily, so I knew she wanted food. My cat meowed angrily I knew she wanted food. Which of the following is a run-on sentence? Although I told my roommate I would be late, she still locked me out. I told my roommate I would be late she still locked me out. I told my roommate I would be late. She still locked me out. Which of the following is a run-on sentence? The largest tree by volume in the world is the General Sherman Sequoia it is a little over 52,500 cubic feet. The largest tree by volume in the world is the General Sherman Sequoia, which is a little over 52,500 cubic feet. The largest tree by volume in the world is the General Sherman Sequoia. It is a little over 52,500 cubic feet. Which of the following is a run-on sentence? I told the children I would read to them. They said they wanted to sit by me so they could look at the pictures. I told the children I would read to them they said they wanted to sit by me so they could look at the pictures. When I told the children I would read to them, they said they wanted to sit by me so they could look at the pictures.