complete sentence.

The boy did all his chores, so his mother gave him an allowance.

Short choppy sentences: The sun was shining. The weather was perfect. The girls were playing soccer. They played all afternoon. The girls were tired. The sun was shining, and the weather was perfect. The girls were playing soccer. They played all afternoon, so they were tired.

She doesn’t drink milk, nor does she eat butter.

Sam likes to swim. He does not like to dive.

You can eat leftovers.

If two sentences are joined together improperly, a run-on sentence will be created! Avoid run-ons!!!!

Examples of RUN-ON sentences!!!

Our class went to the museum we saw dinosaur fossils. 1.Create two shorter complete sentences. Our class went to the museum. We saw dinosaur fossils. 2.Create a compound sentence. Our class went to the museum, and we saw dinosaur fossils.