EXERCISE 20–1 Run-on sentences

EXERCISE 20–1Run-on sentences

Revise the following run-on sentences using the method of revision suggested in brackets. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time.

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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 20–1 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 Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - 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 20–1 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 Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - 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 20–1 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 Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - 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 20–1 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 Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - 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 20–1 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 Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - City officials had good reason to fear a major earthquake, most of the business district was built on landfill. [Use a colon.]