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OpenStudy (firejay5):

Run-on Sentences: 1. The performance left the audience cold and several asked for a ticket refund. 2. The Pulitzer awards were established by the powerful publisher Joseph Pulitzer. 3. Garnet owned several first-edition books she bought one in a yard sale. 4. A severe financial panic and depression hit the United States in 1837. 5. Do you think rust protection for a new car is worth the added expense? 6. Communication involves sending and receiving information. 7. Wireless TV systems are competing with cable systems and I say it's about time that we have a choice. 8. Scientists from Japan, Italy, and the United States designed the particle accelerator used at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois. 9. I think we should do something about the overgrown playground on Third Street it presents a danger to the community. 10. Look at this fossil I bought at the gift shop in the Museum of Natural History. 11. Have you ever tried floating in ocean water the high salt content acts as a buoy. 12. Boston's Tremont House, built in the 1800s, is credited by some as the first modern hotel. 13. Samuel Morse is known for his contribution to telegraphy but did you know that he also was the first U.S. citizen to own a camera, an 1839 daguerreotype from Paris? 14. Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb were both inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1936. 15. We have fifteen minutes to complete the tests; Howard's class has another hour. 16. I have been working on this jacket for two weeks now, and I still have not finished it. 17. The Wilsons thoroughly planned their weekend outing and felt comfortable leaving. 18. Joan went to the bank Chris waited at home. 19. Barbie's dog, a teacup poodle named Susie, bites its nails and hitches rides on top of my foot. 20. His smile started as a barely visible upturn in the corners of his mouth and from there grew ever wider. 21. Ken checked my addition and he found an error. 22. Janice directed several committees at once, the refreshments committee, the elections committee, and the cleanup committee. 23. Leaping into the waiting sports car, the movie hero dashed to the rescue. 24. Pearl Buck wrote many stories about Chinese life, she did not achieve success until 1931 when The Good Earth was published. 25. Sharon brought cheesecake to the class reunion, Marla brought brownies. 26. A baseball scout showed up unexpectedly at our last home game. 27. Mom showed us how to make taffy but she never warned us that it would be a messy process. 28. The harassed receptionist worked amid a pile of papers and empty coffee cups.

OpenStudy (firejay5):

My Answers: *Blanks = Not run-on sentences* 1. run-on 2. 3. run-on 4. run-on 5. 6. 7. run-on 8. run-on 9. run-on 10. run-on 11. run-on 12. 13. 14. run-on 15. 16. 17. 18. run-on 19. run-on 20. 21. run-on 22. run-on 23. 24. run-on 25. run-on 26. run-on 27. run-on 28.

OpenStudy (firejay5):

@texaschic101 Are you good at run-on sentences? I finished it, I just need help checking my answers

OpenStudy (firejay5):

@Destinymasha

OpenStudy (texaschic101):

1. Run - on 3. Run - on I disagree with you on #4 7. run - on 8. not sure about this one....do not think it is a run - on 9. run - on I disagree with you on #10 11. run - on 13. run - on 18. run - on I am not sure about # 22...I think run - on 24. run - on 25. run - on 27. run - on Thats what I think :) There is only a few I disagree with you on

OpenStudy (firejay5):

@myininaya check @texaschic101 answers to make sure they are correct for me.

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