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EXERCISES

A. Correct the run-on sentences below by separating them into two
sentences. Each sentence should have a subject and predicate.

1. Bindu rushed to her friend’s home there was a carton of juice in the fridge.
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2. I hate smokes the smell puts me off.
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3. The meal was a disaster he is useless in the kitchen.
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4. Give me that pencil it’s mine.
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5. She found the wallet he found the money.
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6. I played with the international players they taught me many tactics.
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7. She loves painting she has drawn many paintings.
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8. I love the river I used to swim in the river.
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You can correct a run-on sentence by rewriting it as a compound or a
complex sentence.

Examples:

I woke up I ate breakfast. (run-on sentence)

I woke up and I ate breakfast. (compound sentence)
After I woke up, I ate breakfast. (complex sentence)

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