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_ 13. Because education is important.
___ 14. We are leaving at 3:00.
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_ 15. Since she was dressed in white.
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_ 16. While he is planning to be in Europe for the summer.
___ 17. There is nobody to help her.
___ 18. They are running four miles every morning.
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_ 19. The importance of eating a healthy diet.
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_ 20. When they arrive tomorrow.
Run-on Sentence Practice
Correct the following run-on sentences by dividing them into two complete sentences. Add a
period to
the end of the first sentence, and capitalize the first letter in the second sentence.
She wanted to go to the movie she called to find out what time the show started.
Corrected: She wanted to go to the movie. She called to find out what time the show started.
1. The red car is in the parking lot
.
I don't know where the van and the motorcycle are.
2. She was the best student in the class
.
A
ll the study groups invited her to participate.
3.
She found the house once
. S
he didn't think she could find it again.
4. There are four possible routes
.
I don’t know which is the best.
5. He wanted to meet the group at the restaurant
. H
e called to find out what time to arrive.
6. There weren't enough
copies to go around
. W
e had to share the copies that were available.
7. You finished your work early
. Y
ou don't have to stay.
8. She didn't want to miss her meeting
. S
he made sure she left early.
9. They were
in a desperate situation
. T
hey didn't know what to do.
10. The children wanted to go fishing
. T
hey gathered the supplies they needed.
11. She wanted to leave right after the ceremony
. T
oo many people were around.
12. She sang as loudly as she could
. E
verybody heard her.
13. There was complete
silence around me
.
I still couldn't fall asleep.
14. She wanted to know her final grade
. S
he was the first one waiting for the grades to be posted.
15. The cat finally fell asleep the mouse ran through the room.
16. The player attempted a final shot
. H
e won the game for the team.
17. She didn't want to go
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he had no choice.
18. He had
written down his assignment
. H
e couldn't remember where he put that piece of paper.
19. I was too sick to go
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I called and cancelled the plans.
20. I might have gone later in the day
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efore dawn was just too early.
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