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Choose the option that corrects this run-on. The children played Monopoly. They

ID: 115927 • Letter: C

Question

Choose the option that corrects this run-on.

The children played Monopoly. They had a good time they wanted to play more games.

The children played Monopoly. They had a good time; they wanted to play more games.

The children played Monopoly. They had a good time, and they wanted to play more games.

The children played Monopoly. They had a good time. They wanted to play more games.

All of the above

2.

Choose the option without run-ons.

The children played Monopoly they had a good time and they wanted to play more games.

The children played Monopoly they had a good time. They wanted to stay longer and play more games.

The children played Monopoly. They had a good time and wanted to play more games.

The children played Monopoly. They had a good time they wanted to play more games.

The children played Monopoly. They had a good time; they wanted to play more games.

The children played Monopoly. They had a good time, and they wanted to play more games.

The children played Monopoly. They had a good time. They wanted to play more games.

All of the above

2.

Choose the option without run-ons.

The children played Monopoly they had a good time and they wanted to play more games.

The children played Monopoly they had a good time. They wanted to stay longer and play more games.

The children played Monopoly. They had a good time and wanted to play more games.

The children played Monopoly. They had a good time they wanted to play more games.

Explanation / Answer

Run on sentences occurs when two or more independent clauses connected imporoperly. In the given examples carries two or more independent clauses and also using comma,semi colon or some conjuction like and , or etc.The children played monopoly.They had a good time,and they wanted to play more games is the correct runon sentence which carries comma, conjuction.

Without run on sentence, the children played monopoly. they had a good time they wanted to play more games.