1b+Run-on+Sentences

 =Run-On Sentences =

**A run-on sentence or a fused sentence is one that has two complete sentences or independent clauses joined together without proper punctuation. For example, the following sentence has two independent clauses “fused” together.** **//<span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">My brother has big brown eyes he is able to talk my mother into about anything. //**

This is a common problem for primary-age students and getting on top of it now will really improve your writing! **
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Some games about basic sentence structure (may be a nice warm-up: getting knowledge ready!) http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/whatisasentence/game.shtml

<span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> This is quite a complex powerpoint, but it covers some important issues for this concept and I think it's worth everyone having a look at. If you don't understand it, you can go through it with a friend, make notes as you watch or come back and re-watch it after you try some of the other run-on sentence activities. <span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">

Following on from that powerpoint, here is a quiz, again with slightly complex words (created for adults!) but useful nonetheless: [|QUIZ: REPAIRING RUN-ON SENTENCES]

Two fun quiz-like games: [|Quia - Run On Sentences] [|Quia - Fragments and Run-ons]

This is a fairly simple powerpoint showing you easy ways to combat basic run-on sentences. [|How To Avoid Run On Sentences]

This is, again, intended for older students but would make a good **formative** assessment before your final test! http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/run-ons_ex1.htm