The run-on sentences

A run-on sentence joins together two or more sentences that should be written separately.

 e.g. The boy found the raft the raft floated down the river.

 You can correct a run-on sentence by separating two complete ideas into two sentences. Each sentence should have a subject and a verb.

 e.g. The boy found the raft. The raft floated down the river.

Correct the run-on sentences by separating them into two sentences.

EXAMPLE:  I’m bored at Grandma’s house she doesn’t have a TV.

Correct: I’m bored at Grandma’s house. She doesn’t have a TV.

1. We’re going bird watching you can bring your friend along.

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• The raft floated by he wondered where it came from.

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• The animals are fascinating I will try drawing them.

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• I played with the others they let me feed them.

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• Grandma loves the river she uses the raft to float on it.

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