Let's solve this worksheet step by step.
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Understanding the Task
A
run-on sentence is when two complete sentences are joined incorrectly—either with no punctuation or with just a comma (which creates a "comma splice"). To fix it, we need to:
- Split it into two separate sentences.
- Use correct punctuation (usually a period).
We are told:
- If the sentence is
correct, put a
✔ beside it.
- If it’s a
run-on, rewrite it as
two complete sentences.
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Now, let’s go through each sentence:
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1. The cat followed me home, it looked hungry.
- This is a run-on: Two independent clauses joined only by a comma.
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Corrected:
The cat followed me home. It looked hungry.
✔ Answer:
The cat followed me home. It looked hungry.
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2. I gave the cat some tuna and a bowl of water.
- This is
one complete sentence with a compound object ("tuna and a bowl of water").
- No run-on here.
✔ Answer:
✔
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3. I wanted to keep the cat, Mom shook her head.
- Run-on: Two independent clauses joined by a comma.
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Corrected:
I wanted to keep the cat. Mom shook her head.
✔ Answer:
I wanted to keep the cat. Mom shook her head.
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4. The cat had a collar and tags, it already had a home.
- Run-on: Two independent clauses joined with a comma.
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Corrected:
The cat had a collar and tags. It already had a home.
✔ Answer:
The cat had a collar and tags. It already had a home.
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5. Mom called the number on the tag, a nice lady answered.
- Run-on: Two independent clauses joined with a comma.
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Corrected:
Mom called the number on the tag. A nice lady answered.
✔ Answer:
Mom called the number on the tag. A nice lady answered.
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6. The lady came to our house, she thanked me for finding her cat.
- Run-on: Two independent clauses joined with a comma.
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Corrected:
The lady came to our house. She thanked me for finding her cat.
✔ Answer:
The lady came to our house. She thanked me for finding her cat.
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7. I’m glad we helped the lady get her cat back.
- This is one complete sentence. It has a subject ("I") and a predicate ("am glad..."), and the clause "we helped..." is a dependent clause within the main sentence.
- Not a run-on.
✔ Answer:
✔
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✔ Final Answers:
1. The cat followed me home. It looked hungry.
2.
✔
3. I wanted to keep the cat. Mom shook her head.
4. The cat had a collar and tags. It already had a home.
5. Mom called the number on the tag. A nice lady answered.
6. The lady came to our house. She thanked me for finding her cat.
7.
✔
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✔ Summary:
- Sentences
2 and
7 are
correct → mark with
✔
- Sentences
1, 3, 4, 5, 6 are
run-ons → rewrite as two separate sentences.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of run on sentence worksheet 4th grade.
