Finding and Fixing Run-Ons

Select the correct choice for each item. For help with this exercise, see “Run-Ons.”

  1. Choose the item that has no errors.

    Question

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  2. If an underlined portion of this sentence is incorrect, select the revision that fixes it. If the sentence is correct as written, select d, “No change is necessary.”

    Harlan is busy now ask him if he can do his report next week.

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  3. Choose the item that has no errors.

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  4. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.

    I have told Jervis several times not to tease the baby ________________ he never listens.

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  5. Choose the item that has no errors.

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  6. If an underlined portion of this sentence is incorrect, select the revision that fixes it. If the sentence is correct as written, select d, “No change is necessary.”

    Many people think a tomato is a vegetable it is really a fruit.

    Question

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  7. Choose the item that has no errors.

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  8. If an underlined portion of this sentence is incorrect, select the revision that fixes it. If the sentence is correct as written, select d, “No change is necessary.”

    In northern Europe, bodies that are thousands of years old have been found in swamps, some bodies are so well preserved that they look like sleeping people.

    Question

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  9. Choose the item that has no errors.

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  10. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.

    You can ride with me to work _____________ you can take the train.

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