Run-On Sentences - Grade 6

Remember!

Run-On Sentences: What They Are and How to Fix Them in 6th Grade Grammar

A run-on sentence contains two or more independent clauses without the proper conjunctions or punctuation.

A comma splice joins two independent clauses without using a conjunction.

Here are 4 Different Ways to Fix Run-On Sentences

Break the independent clauses into separate sentences.	I heard a noise. I called the police. They came quickly.
Create a compound subject or compound predicate.	I heard a noise and called the police. They came quickly.
Create a compound sentence using coordinating conjunctions.	I heard a noise. I called the police, and they came quickly.
Create a complex sentence using subordinating conjunctions.	When I heard a noise, I called the police, and they came quickly.

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