1. They keep going and going and going……
Run-On Sentences
They keep going and going and going……

2. What is a run on sentence?
A run-on sentence combines two or more sentences incorrectly.

3. Nooooo! It’s Horrific!!! We’re Doomed!
Juan wrote a letter he has not mailed it.

4. Identify the Run-ons: We have a new dog named Scruffy he is huge.
We have an old card my dad bought it from a junkyard.
Ty typed his report, and he had to turn it in the next day.
Maria won the gold medal it was her first time winning.
Because my mom bought a new dress, she couldn’t wait to wear it to dinner.

5. Calm Down- We can fix this !

6. There are 4 ways to fix a Run-on sentence.
1. Separate the complete ideas into simple sentences.
Juan wrote a letter he has not mailed it.
Do you see the 2 simple sentences?

7. There are 4 ways to fix a Run-on sentence.
1. Separate the complete ideas into simple sentences.
Juan wrote a letter. he has not mailed it.
Do you see the 2 simple sentences?

8. There are 4 ways to fix a Run-on sentence.
1. Separate the complete ideas into simple sentences.
Juan wrote a letter. He has not mailed it.
Do you see the 2 simple sentences?

9. There are 4 ways to fix a Run-on sentence.
1. Separate the complete ideas into simple sentences.
Juan wrote a letter. He has not mailed it.
That was easy!!!!

10. There are 4 ways to fix a Run-on sentence.
2. Use a comma and a conjunction (FANBOYS) to create a compound sentence.
Juan wrote a letter, but he has not mailed it.
Even I can do that!!!!!

11. There are 4 ways to fix a Run-on sentence.
3. Use a semi colon between the 2 sentences to make a compound sentence.
Juan wrote a letter; he has not mailed it.
So that is what that how that thing is used!

12. There are 4 ways to fix a Run-on sentence.
4. Add a subordinating conjunction and a comma if needed. This will create a complex sentence.
Although Juan wrote a letter, he has not mailed it.
Some common subordinating conjunctions:
after, although, as, because, before, if, since, unless, until, when, whenever, while

13. What is a dependent clause?

14. Although juan wrote a letter,
Is this a sentence?

15. Although juan wrote a letter,
No, it is not a sentence.
It is a clause that depends on more words to be a sentence.

16. Although juan wrote a letter, he did not mail it.
No, it is not a sentence.
It is a clause that depends on more words to be a sentence.

17. Sally saw the baby kangaroo she wanted to pet it. Let’s Review
A run on sentence is when two or more sentences are joined together incorrectly.
Sally saw the baby
kangaroo she wanted
to pet it.

18. There are 4 way to correct a run on sentence.
1. Break the run-on into two simple sentences.
2. Separate the complete ideas with a comma and a conjunction (FANBOYS).
3. Separate the complete ideas with a
semi-colon.
4. Add a subordinating conjunction and a comma if needed to make it complex.

19. Your Turn! Correct the run-on sentences.
1. Tina and Sally love to watch figure skating Sarah does not.
Some students think they can cram for a test and pass they usually can’t.
The teacher told the students to write a paper she read each one.
Sammi does not like the rain she will not go into her dog house.