Grade
11
NAME
Lesson 11.13.6
pp. 251–252
Correcting Run-on Sentences and Sentence
Fragments
EXERCISE 1
Revising Sentences
Rewrite each of the following on the line below, correcting run-on sentences or sentence
fragments.
A run-on can often
be changed into a
compound
sentence.
Run-on:
The Blitz began
in 1940, London
endured nightly
bombing.
Corrected:
The Blitz began in
1940, and London
endured nightly
bombing.
EXAMPLE Edward R. Murrow’s powerful radio broadcasts from wartime London.
Americans listened to Edward R. Murrow’s powerful radio broadcasts from
wartime London.
1. Because the Germans conducted nightly bombing raids to destroy British resistance.
2. Murrow was an American newsman, he became famous for his vivid accounts of
London during the Blitz.
3. Murrow’s reports became well-known. For his use of dramatic pauses to create
emphasis.
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4. Murrow’s accounts of British courage under fire. With his signature opening,
“This ... is London. . . .”
5 Many Americans that the United States must enter World War II.
Proofreading
Symbols
EXERCISE 2
Add comma.
Proofread the following paragraph. Use proofreading symbols to make corrections to run-on
sentences and sentence fragments.
Proofreading a Paragraph
Edward R. Murrow never worked at a newspaper he became a legendary broadcast
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Delete.
journalist. 2He began reporting for the Columbia Broadcasting System in 1935 he was
Capitalize.
sent to London two years later as head of the network’s European Bureau. 3Because he
gave thorough, reliable accounts of the events leading up to World War II. 4His quiet
Make lowercase.
voice became familiar to millions of listeners. For its dramatic, understated delivery.
As much as anyone, Murrow helped establish broadcast journalism his effective
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Add period.
combination of style and substance.
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