Which of the following is a run-on sentence?

A. The game was tied at halftime; each coach gave his team a pep-talk.
B. The players continue to work on both hitting and fielding, allowing them to improve both skillsets.
C. While the rain was drenching at times, the fans were dedicated and refused to leave.
D. The game will be called if the storm continues, the weather is dangerous.

Question

Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
    
A. The game was tied at halftime; each coach gave his team a pep-talk.
B. The players continue to work on both hitting and fielding, allowing them to improve both skillsets.
C. While the rain was drenching at times, the fans were dedicated and refused to leave.
D. The game will be called if the storm continues, the weather is dangerous.

inowalst · Answer

A run-on sentence is a sentence that just keeps going, when it should be two sentences, instead of one.

geneticrockhopper247 · Answer

Some may consider D to be a run-on, but it is a comma-splice.

anonymous · Answer

D, because it needs a semi-colon instead of a comma. :-)