Correcting Run-On
Sentences with Pronouns as Subjects
Directions:
Identify each of the items below by using the following code:
S
complete sentence
RO
run-on (fused sentence or comma splice)
Example:
_S_
Because Anita’s stove had a broken dial, she had no idea how hot the
oven was.
___ 1. Revere Truck Service provided fleet maintenance and
general service, it specializes in the repair and replacement of engines and
transmissions.
___ 2. Customers deserve full information about the
products they buy, this is a basic consumer right.
___ 3. Drew wanted to use his coupon for a free air
freshener, but it had already expired.
___ 4. Linda called the bank to arrange for a loan, her
approval came through in less than two hours.
___ 5. Before the tent sale we moved furniture from the
warehouse into the parking lot, and it was a back-breaking job.
___ 6. Kimberly put all her wedding pictures in a special
album, which she has shown me at least four times.
___ 7. Your buttermilk biscuits taste superb, they are the
best I’ve ever tasted.
___ 8. Because Kevin’s design for a bookmark won first
prize, his picture was in the local paper.
___ 9. A storm knocked down the hundred-year-old tree in
our yard, our insurance did not cover the damage.
___ 10. Margarine costs less than butter, it contains less saturated fat.