EXERCISE G6–1 Run–on sentences

EXERCISE G6-1Run-on sentences

Revise the following run-on sentences using the method of revision suggested in brackets. Type your answers in the boxes below.

Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)

Example

1 of 5

The city had one public swimming pool, it stayed packed with children all summer long. [Restructure the sentence.]

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Suggested revision: The city had one public swimming pool that stayed packed with children all summer long.
EXERCISE G6-1 Run-on sentences Run-on sentences - Revise the following run-on sentences using the method of revision suggested in brackets. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - The city had one public swimming pool, it stayed packed with children all summer long. [Restructure the sentence.]

2 of 5

The building is being renovated, therefore at times we have no heat, water, or electricity. [Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction.]

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Suggested revision: The building is being renovated, so at times we have no heat, water, or electricity.
EXERCISE G6-1 Run-on sentences Run-on sentences - Revise the following run-on sentences using the method of revision suggested in brackets. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - The building is being renovated, therefore at times we have no heat, water, or electricity. [Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction.]

3 of 5

The view was not what the travel agent had described, where were the rolling hills and the shimmering rivers? [Make two sentences.]

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Suggested revision: The view was not what the travel agent had described. Where were the rolling hills and the shimmering rivers?
EXERCISE G6-1 Run-on sentences Run-on sentences - Revise the following run-on sentences using the method of revision suggested in brackets. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - The view was not what the travel agent had described, where were the rolling hills and the shimmering rivers? [Make two sentences.]

4 of 5

Walker’s coming-of-age novel is set against a gloomy scientific backdrop, the Earth’s rotation has begun to slow down. [Use a semicolon.]

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Suggested revision: Walker’s coming-of-age novel is set against a gloomy scientific backdrop; the Earth’s rotation has begun to slow down.
EXERCISE G6-1 Run-on sentences Run-on sentences - Revise the following run-on sentences using the method of revision suggested in brackets. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - Walker’s coming-of-age novel is set against a gloomy scientific backdrop, the Earth’s rotation has begun to slow down. [Use a semicolon.]

5 of 5

City officials had good reason to fear a major earthquake, most of the business district was built on landfill. [Use a colon.]

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Suggested revision: City officials had good reason to fear a major earthquake: Most [or most] of the business district was built on landfill.
EXERCISE G6-1 Run-on sentences Run-on sentences - Revise the following run-on sentences using the method of revision suggested in brackets. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - City officials had good reason to fear a major earthquake, most of the business district was built on landfill. [Use a colon.]