Run-on sentences 1

In each pair, click on the version that is NOT a run-on sentence.

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Example

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◯ The car was hardly worth trading, the frame was twisted and the block was warped.
◯ The car was hardly worth trading because the frame was twisted and the block was warped.
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◯ Whenever an event is canceled because of bad weather, don’t blame the meteorologist; blame nature.
◯ Whenever an event is canceled because of bad weather, don’t blame the meteorologist, blame nature.
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◯ Ray was fluent in American Sign Language he could sign as easily as he could speak.
◯ Ray, who was fluent in American Sign Language, could sign as easily as he could speak.
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◯ Susanna arrived with a stack of her latest hats, hoping that the gift shop would place a big winter order.
◯ Susanna arrived with a stack of her latest hats she hoped that the gift shop would place a big winter order.
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◯ There was one major reason for John’s wealth, his grandfather had been a multimillionaire.
◯ There was one major reason for John’s wealth: His grandfather had been a multimillionaire.
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