Correcting Run-On Sentences with Pronouns as Subjects Answers
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.
_RO_ 1.
Revere Truck Service provided fleet maintenance and general service, it
specializes in the repair and replacement of engines and transmissions.
_RO_ 2.
Customers deserve full information about the products they buy, this is a basic
consumer right.
_ S _ 3.
Drew wanted to use his coupon for a free air freshener, but it had already
expired.
_RO_
4. Linda called the bank to arrange for a loan, her approval came through
in less than two hours.
_ S _ 5.
Before the tent sale we moved furniture from the warehouse into the parking lot,
and it was a back-breaking job.
_ S _ 6.
Kimberly put all her wedding pictures in a special album, which she has shown me
at least four times.
_RO_
7. Your buttermilk biscuits taste superb, they are the best I’ve ever
tasted.
_ S _
8. Because Kevin’s design for a bookmark won first prize, his picture
was in the local paper.
_RO_
9. A storm knocked down the hundred-year-old tree in our yard, our
insurance did not cover the damage.
_RO_ 10. Margarine costs less than butter, it contains less saturated fat.