Run-On Sentences

Words to Know
Run-on sentence:
two or more sentences written as if they were one
words and punctuation fail to show where one idea ends and another
begins.
Conjunction:
A word that links two independent thoughts together to form a single
sentence
and, or, yet, nor, for, but, so
Comma:
shows a slight pause but does NOT signal the end of a thought
Semicolon:
Separates two independent thoughts within one sentence
End mark:
punctuation that separates one sentence from another by ending a
complete thought

Types of run-on
sentences
1. One sentence with two complete
thoughts
No punctuation to separate thoughts

2. Two complete sentences separated

only by a comma

Type 1
Run-on:
They made a team they played at Gus
Macker.

Run-on:
I like watching all the teams play the adult
teams are my favorite to watch.

Type 2
Run-on:
I love playing team sports, I am too
uncoordinated to play on the basketball
team.

Run-on:
My favorite team in the NBA is the San
Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan is one of the
best players of all time.

4 ways to correct Run-on

Sentences
1. Add a conjunction and remove a
subject
and, or, yet, nor, for, but, so

2. Add a comma followed by a

conjunction
3. Replace a comma with a semicolon
4. Replace a comma with an end mark

Add a conjunction and remove a

subject
Run-on:
They made a team they played at Gus
Macker.

Correction:
They made a team and played at Gus
Macker.

Add a comma followed by a

conjunction
Run-on:
I like watching all the teams play the adult
teams are my favorite to watch.

Correction:
I like watching all the teams play, but the
adult teams are my favorite to watch.

Replace a comma with a

semicolon
Run-on:
I love playing team sports, I am too
uncoordinated to play on the basketball
team.

Correction:
I love playing team sports; I am too
uncoordinated to play on the basketball
team.

Replace comma with an

end mark
Run-on:
My favorite team in the NBA is the San
Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan is one of the
best players of all time.

Correction:
My favorite team in the NBA is the San
Antonio Spurs. Tim Duncan is one of the
best players of all time.

Practice
1. Tim Duncan is an American born
professional basketball player, he
was born in St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
2. Duncan was originally a swimmer he
started playing basketball when
Hurricane Hugo destroyed the only
Olympic-sized pool on St. Croix.

3.He played college basketball at Wake

Forest University he won the Naismith
College Player of the Year award.

4. Duncan entered the NBA Draft in

1997, he was the number one pick.

5. He has played his entire career with

the San Antonio Spurs they have won
five NBA championships with Duncan
as a power forward and center.
6. Duncan is considered one of the
greatest players in NBA history, he is
known for his lengthy list of
accomplishments, his consistency, and
his leadership on and off the court.

7. Duncan is known for his quiet ways

and active philanthropy he created the
Tim Duncan Foundation to raise
general health awareness and fund
education and youth sports across the
United States.
8. Duncan is a soft-spoken leader he
does not get overly emotional in
games.