SAT · English · Run-on Sentence — T/F

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A run-on sentence joins two independent clauses with NO punctuation.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Adding a period fixes a run-on.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Adding a coordinating conjunction with a comma fixes a run-on.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   'It rained we stayed inside.' is a run-on sentence.

5. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Run-ons are the same as fragments.

6. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   A long sentence is automatically a run-on.

Instructions

Decide each statement about run-on sentences.