Fixing Run-On Sentences

On your own paper, fix the following problem sentences using the strategy indicated (strategies listed after problem sentences).

1. Julia escorts her mother to church every Sunday she values the time she gets to spend with her mom. (Strategy 1)


2. John dropped the clothing off at the cleaners he didn’t want to risk messing them up by washing them by hand. (Strategy 4)


3. Jisel and Jacques work at the grocery store after school they are saving money for their prom tickets. (Strategy 4)


4. Jeremy had to stay after school he could not leave at 4:00 with everyone else. (Strategy 3)


5. Janice loves watching the football game with her dad she never forgets to invite him over on Sundays. (Strategy 2)


6. Jacob loves to eat spaghetti and meatballs he goes to the same restaurant every Thursday to eat his favorite meal. (Strategy 1)


7. Jane left her glasses at the library it closed early so she had to wait until the next day to pick them up. (Strategy 3)


8. James can either come to tutoring before school he can stay for Patriot Academy after school. (Strategy 2)

Strategy 1: Split into two sentences.

Strategy 2: Insert a comma and one of the FANBOYS between the two independent clauses.

Strategy 3: Insert a semicolon between the two independent clauses.

Strategy 4: Add an appropriate WABU at the beginning of the run-on and a comma between the independent clauses, OR just insert an appropriate WABU between the independent clauses.