2.13 Self-Assessment: Run-On Sentences

Fix the following run-ons by adding a period or eliminating the comma splice (using a semicolon).


  1. Twilight had fallen it was dark under the old tree near the house.

    Twilight had fallen. It was dark under the old tree near the house.

  2. I'm not lazy, I'm just very relaxed.

    I'm not lazy; I'm just very relaxed.

  3. Laughing is one of the best exercises, it's like running inside your mind.

    Laughing is one of the best exercises; it's like running inside your mind.

  4. I did not ride the extreme roller coaster that went through a waterfall I wanted to though because it looked so awesome.

    I did not ride the extreme roller coaster that went through a waterfall. I wanted to though because it looked so awesome.

  5. A run-on sentence walks into a coffee shop it is thirsty.

    A run on sentence walks into a coffee shop. It is thirsty.

  6. When I die I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather did not like his passengers who were yelling and screaming in the car. - Bob Monkhouse

    When I die I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather did; not like his passengers who were yelling and screaming in the car.


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