Part 6
LANGUAGE
6.1 Conventions of Standard English
Name __________________________________
Fixing Run-on Sentences 1
Practice
Write your answers on the lines and then print this page.
Correct the run-on sentences by separating them into two sentences. Each
sentence should have a subject and a verb.
1. I’m bored at Grandma’s house she doesn’t have a TV.
2. We’re going bird watching you can bring your friend along.
3. The raft floated by he wondered where it came from.
4. The animals are fascinating I will try drawing them.
6. Grandma found a pearl inside the clam she kept it for years.
7. He draws a picture on the raft he draws well.
8. Grandma loves the river she uses the raft to float on it.
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5. I played with the otters they let me feed them.
Part 6
LANGUAGE
6.1 Conventions of Standard English
Name __________________________________
Fixing Run-on Sentences 2
Practice
Write your answers on the lines and then print this page.
Correct these run-on sentences by rewriting them as compound or complex
sentences.
Be sure that the new sentence makes sense.
1. I thought the visit would be boring I had a fun time.
2. I woke up the birds started chirping.
3. She looked at the drawings wondered who drew them.
5. Grandma is an artist is carving a bear.
6. You can go on the raft you must wear a life jacket.
7. The fawn was trapped I set her free.
8. We have to be careful the water is deep.
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4. He’s never been on a boat he’s afraid he’ll get seasick.