Monday, September 24, 2012

Run On Sentence Review

Students have been working with sentences and recognizing complete thoughts since first grade. This year, students will be using the following four ways to correct run on sentences: 

      1) With a period. (separate the two complete thoughts)

2) With a semi-colon ( ; ) only if the sentences are related

3) With a comma and a conjunction(and, but, for, so)

4) With a semi-colon ( ; ) and a word like however or therefore 

By memorizing these four techniques, students can implement them in their writing and avoid run on sentences.

Once these four methods are mastered, I will expect to see them utilized in students writing for the remainder of the year in all their writing when applicable.