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This document contains examples of run-on sentences, comma splices, and fragments. The reader is asked to identify which type of error each example sentence contains and also to rewrite some of the sentences to correct the errors. Some sentences are provided that require no correction. The document deals with identifying and correcting common grammatical issues in writing.

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Rewrite the following sentences to make them correct. (Some are run-ons and some are fragments.) 1. My dog Daisy loves to sleep under blankets she tries to burrow herself as far as she can go. 2. We are so excited about Friday and hopefully we will win. 3. Langston Hughes is my favorite poet, he is the most famous one as well. 4. Waited for hours to leave. 5. A great athlete, has the best stats on the team.
DGP 4/14: Rewrite the following sentences: 1. Since we had to wait in line for hours, we were not happy, we had also not eaten all day. 2. The horse is terrified of spiders, so when she saw one she panicked, Sarah began to chase her. 3. I had just arrived at the studio to start my first class, I was only five years old. 4. When we go to the game this weekend. 5. We went on a long walk through the city we saw everything.
DGP 4/14: Run-on, Comma Splice, Fragment, or Correct? 1. Julie knew that she would never again agree to go out to dinner with James, he expected her to buy her own meal, tip the waitress, and chip in for gas. 2. The squirrel zigzagged across the lawn, it dashed up a tree. 3. It had been raining steadily when the sun peeked out from behind the clouds. 4. Schools today have books for every student many schools also have televisions and computers. 5. When John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men.
DGP 4/17 Correct the following sentences: (Do not write the sentence, unless its a fragment.) 1. The computer began to wail like an ambulance, startling poor Robert, who only wanted to retrieve his paper unfortunately, a virus had immobilized the hard drive. 2. The play by Shakespeare called Julius Caesar. 3. A person shouldnt be judged by their skin color, everyone is the same on the inside. 4. Movies are a great form of entertainment its hard to choose a favorite one. 5. If you have a dog.
Run On, Comma Splice, or Fragment? 6. Like Lennie, George, and Slim. 7. Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon we think his birthday is April 23. 8. He was married to Anne Hathaway, they had three children. 9. The tragic hero in a Shakespearean tragedy is of a high status and he or she also possesses a tragic virtue. 10.The Globe Theater was built by Shakespeare and his acting company it was an open theater with no roof.
Correct the following: 6. These writers were trying to get back to their roots they were saying that race shouldnt be an issue. 7. As we were walking up the mountain, we noticed the changing leaves, we agreed they were breathtaking. 8. He was a serious writer he also had a sense of humor in his writing.
Bellringer11/15Run-On, Comma Splice, or Fragment? 1. I hope the Wrights can come, Ive invited the whole family. 2. He writes poetry one of his poems was recently published. 3. We saw several deer and raccoons were everywhere. 4. Mountains surrounded the lake it has the best fishing in the region. 5. Growing up in Monroeville, AL.
Correct the following: 6. We all may be different colors or races, we may act different. 7. It never once said anything about a baby that is how it is an example of a modern short story. 8. No matter what you do.
QuizRun-On, Fragment, Comma Splice, or Correct? 1. My dog Daisy loves to sleep under blankets, she tries to burrow herself as far as she can go. 2. As we were walking up the mountain, we noticed the changing leaves, we agreed they were breathtaking. 3. Like Langston Hughes and Louis Armstrong, and the Queen, Zora Neale Hurston. 4. The horse is terrified of spiders, so when she saw one she panicked, Sarah began to chase her. 5. We all may be different colors or races, and we may act different.
6. Matt is a great athlete, he has the best stats on the team. 7. Langston Hughes was my favorite writer he was trying to take a stand for African-Americans. 8. Race was an issue you had to be a certain color to sit down at a restaurant. 9. It had been raining steadily when the sun peeked out from behind the clouds. 10. When John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men.
Correct the following: 11.When we get there this afternoon. 12. It never once said anything about a baby that is how it is an example of a modern short story. 13.These writers were trying to get back to their roots they were saying that race shouldnt be an issue. 14.He writes poetry one of his poems was recently published. 15.It started back in the 1920s and it was a way for the African Americans to show their emotions.

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Run on and fragment practice

  • 1. Rewrite the following sentences to make them correct. (Some are run-ons and some are fragments.) 1. My dog Daisy loves to sleep under blankets she tries to burrow herself as far as she can go. 2. We are so excited about Friday and hopefully we will win. 3. Langston Hughes is my favorite poet, he is the most famous one as well. 4. Waited for hours to leave. 5. A great athlete, has the best stats on the team.
  • 2. DGP 4/14: Rewrite the following sentences: 1. Since we had to wait in line for hours, we were not happy, we had also not eaten all day. 2. The horse is terrified of spiders, so when she saw one she panicked, Sarah began to chase her. 3. I had just arrived at the studio to start my first class, I was only five years old. 4. When we go to the game this weekend. 5. We went on a long walk through the city we saw everything.
  • 3. DGP 4/14: Run-on, Comma Splice, Fragment, or Correct? 1. Julie knew that she would never again agree to go out to dinner with James, he expected her to buy her own meal, tip the waitress, and chip in for gas. 2. The squirrel zigzagged across the lawn, it dashed up a tree. 3. It had been raining steadily when the sun peeked out from behind the clouds. 4. Schools today have books for every student many schools also have televisions and computers. 5. When John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men.
  • 4. DGP 4/17 Correct the following sentences: (Do not write the sentence, unless its a fragment.) 1. The computer began to wail like an ambulance, startling poor Robert, who only wanted to retrieve his paper unfortunately, a virus had immobilized the hard drive. 2. The play by Shakespeare called Julius Caesar. 3. A person shouldnt be judged by their skin color, everyone is the same on the inside. 4. Movies are a great form of entertainment its hard to choose a favorite one. 5. If you have a dog.
  • 5. Run On, Comma Splice, or Fragment? 6. Like Lennie, George, and Slim. 7. Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon we think his birthday is April 23. 8. He was married to Anne Hathaway, they had three children. 9. The tragic hero in a Shakespearean tragedy is of a high status and he or she also possesses a tragic virtue. 10.The Globe Theater was built by Shakespeare and his acting company it was an open theater with no roof.
  • 6. Correct the following: 6. These writers were trying to get back to their roots they were saying that race shouldnt be an issue. 7. As we were walking up the mountain, we noticed the changing leaves, we agreed they were breathtaking. 8. He was a serious writer he also had a sense of humor in his writing.
  • 7. Bellringer11/15Run-On, Comma Splice, or Fragment? 1. I hope the Wrights can come, Ive invited the whole family. 2. He writes poetry one of his poems was recently published. 3. We saw several deer and raccoons were everywhere. 4. Mountains surrounded the lake it has the best fishing in the region. 5. Growing up in Monroeville, AL.
  • 8. Correct the following: 6. We all may be different colors or races, we may act different. 7. It never once said anything about a baby that is how it is an example of a modern short story. 8. No matter what you do.
  • 9. QuizRun-On, Fragment, Comma Splice, or Correct? 1. My dog Daisy loves to sleep under blankets, she tries to burrow herself as far as she can go. 2. As we were walking up the mountain, we noticed the changing leaves, we agreed they were breathtaking. 3. Like Langston Hughes and Louis Armstrong, and the Queen, Zora Neale Hurston. 4. The horse is terrified of spiders, so when she saw one she panicked, Sarah began to chase her. 5. We all may be different colors or races, and we may act different.
  • 10. 6. Matt is a great athlete, he has the best stats on the team. 7. Langston Hughes was my favorite writer he was trying to take a stand for African-Americans. 8. Race was an issue you had to be a certain color to sit down at a restaurant. 9. It had been raining steadily when the sun peeked out from behind the clouds. 10. When John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men.
  • 11. Correct the following: 11.When we get there this afternoon. 12. It never once said anything about a baby that is how it is an example of a modern short story. 13.These writers were trying to get back to their roots they were saying that race shouldnt be an issue. 14.He writes poetry one of his poems was recently published. 15.It started back in the 1920s and it was a way for the African Americans to show their emotions.