Which sentence is a run-on sentence?

A.
It just waits patiently, hoping an animal will pass nearby.

B.
Sooner or later an animal will brush against the bush, and the tick then climbs aboard.

C.
Ticks are very patient, they may be the most patient creatures on Earth.

D.
A tick will cling to a bush or blade of grass for as long as two years.

Question

Which sentence is a run-on sentence?	
 
 A.
It just waits patiently, hoping an animal will pass nearby.
 
 B.
Sooner or later an animal will brush against the bush, and the tick then climbs aboard.
 
 C.
Ticks are very patient, they may be the most patient creatures on Earth.
 
 D.
A tick will cling to a bush or blade of grass for as long as two years.

inowalst · Answer

Same as others. What do you think?

inowalst · Answer

Which should be split up?

kyanthedoodle · Answer

This one's kinda tricky.

bohotness · Answer

a

inowalst · Answer

Nope. Not A.

anonymous · Answer

next choice?

inowalst · Answer

There's one option, that when you read it, you automatically pause..

anonymous · Answer

think carefully

bohotness · Answer

okat   i am i i justhaving had a break yet

kyanthedoodle · Answer

Yes! I is the correct answer! (JK)

anonymous · Answer

lol

inowalst · Answer

It's alright, bo. You can do it. Just think.

bohotness · Answer

=.= so if  it has no comma then that s the right one?

inowalst · Answer

Not necessarily.

kyanthedoodle · Answer

Well think of it this way: if both of the halves can be used as separate sentences, and they are used together anyway, then it's a run-on sentence.

inowalst · Answer

Sometimes it has a comma, when it should be a period instead.

bohotness · Answer

i think d ?

inowalst · Answer

No. It has "or" as its conjunction.

bohotness · Answer

only thing that might be it i thinik may be c but i think b

inowalst · Answer

C is the correct answer. It should have a period, not a comma.

kyanthedoodle · Answer

^

bohotness · Answer

:) can you help me with 2 more please?:P

inowalst · Answer

Of course!