Question

Which sentence is a run-on sentence?

A.
A giant clam grows huge, it can weigh hundreds of pounds.

B.
When you fish, do you use worms as bait?

C.
People breathe oxygen; fish do, too.

D.
Have you seen starfish or jellyfish on the beach?

Answer 1

@sleepyjess

Answer 2

A.

Answer 3

It's two complete different thoughts compacted into one sentence

Answer 4

But it has a comma in it.

Answer 5

^

Answer 6

This could be a run on sentence:
Yesterday I ate pumpkin bread, a sub, a quesadilla and I drank a Starbuck frapucino, water, milk, and sweet tea.
it has a lot of commas but it can be split up into multiple sentences.

Answer 7

oh. So it really is A?

Answer 8

Yes. Think about it. That "sentence" could indeed be split up into two complete sentences.

Answer 9

OHHHHHHH

Answer 10

Yes
A giant clam grows huge, it can weigh hundreds of pounds.
could be
A giant clam grows to be huge. It can weigh hundreds of pounds.

Answer 11

Thank you both!

Answer 12

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Answer 13

@sleepyjess how did you do that