Run-on Sentences: Avoiding Run-on Sentences

Application 9

Instructions Click on the "sentence" button and a run-on sentence will pop up. Correct each run-on by adding a semicolon before the transitional expression and a comma after it. EXAMPLE: A college degree does not always make it easy to get a good job for example my sister is still working at the supermarket. A college degree does not always make it easy to get a good job; for example, my sister is still working at the supermarket. 1.         2.         3.         4.         5.

CONTENTS MAIN PAGE 9.1 Pretest 9.2 Your Writing: Describing a Process 9.3 Spotting Run-on Sentences 9.4 Correcting Run-on Sentences 9.5 Summary of Solutions 9.6 Avoiding Run-on Sentences 9.7 Review & Practice Part 1 9.7 Review & Practice Part 2 9.8 Fun With Grammar: The 200-Word Sentence 9.9 Return to Your Writing 9.10 Mastery Test on Run-ons