This run-on sentences worksheet helps students practice identifying sentence structure errors through eight engaging examples.

Task: Identify Run-on Sentences

The task is to determine whether each sentence provided is a run-on sentence or not. A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses (complete sentences) are joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

#### Steps to Solve:
1. Identify Independent Clauses: An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence. It has a subject and a predicate.
2. Check for Proper Punctuation: Run-on sentences often lack necessary punctuation (like periods, semicolons, or colons) or coordinating conjunctions (e.g., "and," "but," "or") to separate the clauses properly.
3. Mark the Sentence: If the sentence is a run-on, write "RO" on the line. If it is not a run-on, write "I" (for "independent").

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Analysis of Each Sentence:

#### 1. Kyle and Ryan played basketball all afternoon didn’t stop until dinner.
- Independent Clauses:
- "Kyle and Ryan played basketball all afternoon."
- "They didn’t stop until dinner."
- Punctuation: The sentence lacks proper separation between the two independent clauses.
- Conclusion: This is a run-on sentence.
- Answer: RO

#### 2. Liam takes piano lessons though he doesn’t really like them though he pretends like he does.
- Independent Clauses:
- "Liam takes piano lessons."
- "He doesn’t really like them."
- "He pretends like he does."
- Punctuation: The sentence uses "though" as a conjunction but still runs the clauses together without proper separation.
- Conclusion: This is a run-on sentence.
- Answer: RO

#### 3. Roger and Melody are dating now, so they spend a lot more time together than they used to.
- Independent Clauses:
- "Roger and Melody are dating now."
- "They spend a lot more time together than they used to."
- Punctuation: The sentence uses a comma and the conjunction "so" to properly connect the clauses.
- Conclusion: This is not a run-on sentence.
- Answer: I

#### 4. I don’t remember letting the dog back into the house but here he is so I must have done it.
- Independent Clauses:
- "I don’t remember letting the dog back into the house."
- "Here he is so I must have done it."
- Punctuation: The sentence lacks proper separation between the two independent clauses.
- Conclusion: This is a run-on sentence.
- Answer: RO

#### 5. In the evenings we have been watching Star Trek Enterprise, which is one of my favorite of the Star Trek series.
- Independent Clauses:
- "In the evenings we have been watching Star Trek Enterprise."
- "It is one of my favorite of the Star Trek series."
- Punctuation: The sentence uses a comma and a relative pronoun ("which") to connect the clauses, making it a single sentence.
- Conclusion: This is not a run-on sentence.
- Answer: I

#### 6. This sentence is so tangled up that nobody could possibly untangle it with a semicolon I bet even with a conjunction it’s going to have to be too sentences or maybe three.
- Independent Clauses:
- "This sentence is so tangled up that nobody could possibly untangle it with a semicolon."
- "I bet even with a conjunction it’s going to have to be too sentences or maybe three."
- Punctuation: The sentence lacks proper separation between the two independent clauses.
- Conclusion: This is a run-on sentence.
- Answer: RO

#### 7. I was relieved when the dog finally ate his dinner after having a tummy ache all day.
- Independent Clauses:
- "I was relieved."
- "The dog finally ate his dinner."
- Punctuation: The sentence uses "when" and "after" as subordinating conjunctions to connect the clauses, making it a single sentence.
- Conclusion: This is not a run-on sentence.
- Answer: I

#### 8. Not every run-on sentence is long some short ones are just confusing.
- Independent Clauses:
- "Not every run-on sentence is long."
- "Some short ones are just confusing."
- Punctuation: The sentence lacks proper separation between the two independent clauses.
- Conclusion: This is a run-on sentence.
- Answer: RO

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Final Answers:

1. RO
2. RO
3. I
4. RO
5. I
6. RO
7. I
8. RO

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Boxed Final Answer:

\[
\boxed{\text{RO, RO, I, RO, I, RO, I, RO}}
\]