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Rumbling & RUn-on sentences

RAMBLING SENTENCES

Correct the following rambling sentences. You may eliminate coordinating conjunctions, and you may also use them to create compound sentences. Each sentence should be transformed into at least two smaller, more concise sentences.

Example:

We had planned a family reunion and everyone was going to bring something, but my cousins got sick, so my aunt and uncle couldn’t come, and we postponed the whole thing for a month.

We had planned a family reunion, and everyone was going to bring something. However, my cousins got sick, so my aunt and uncle couldn’t come. We postponed the reunion for a month.

My friend came over and she said, “Let’s play marbles,” so we did and then it started to rain so we came inside.

My friend came over and said: “Let’s play marbles,” so we did it. Because it started to rain, we came inside.

He picked up his bag, for it was time to go, and then he grabbed his coat and walked out the door.

He picked up his bag, for it was time to go. As he grabbed his coat, he walked out the door.

The puppies barked and rolled, and then they played and jumped, but eventually they became exhausted, and they were out of breath, so they curled up (=acurrucarse) by the heart and went to sleep.

The puppies barked, rolled, played and jumped. Eventually, they became exhausted and out of breath, so they curled up by the heart and went to sleep.

I heard the doorbell ring, so I put down my book and went to answer it, but when I got there, I didn’t see anyone, so I went back to my book, and once again the bell rang, but this time when I got there I found a beautiful basket of flowers.

I heard the doorbell ring, so I put down my book and went to answer it. When I got there and didn’t see anyone, I went back to my book. Once again the bell rang. This time when I got there I found a beautiful basket of flowers.

The other day I went to Grandma’s house and when I was there I ate cookies and crackers and she gave me some soda and then I went outside to pick apples and I fell and scraped my knee so she brought me back inside and helped me wash it out and it didn’t hurt at all.

The other day I went to Grandma’s house. When I was there I ate cookies and crackers, and then she gave me some soda. Then I went outside to pick apples. I fell and scraped my knee, so she brought me back inside and helped me wash it out. It didn’t hurt at all.

Rewrite each of the following rambling sentences as two or more.

1. Cassie was walking down the street when she decided to visit Alicia, and so she turned on Drummond Place, but then she couldn’t remember which house Alicia lived in, so she looked for a phone booth so she could call Alicia and ask her for the address.

2. The dogs started barking last night, and they woke everyone up, and we all went to see what was bothering them, but we couldn’t find anything that could be making them bark.

3. No one understood the lesson, and so we all asked questions, but then the teacher became confused, and she had to stop and think, and then she explained it to us clearly.

4. Debra loves animals, and she has two dogs and three cats, and she has trained them herself, and she takes complete care of them, and she’d like to be a veterinarian when she grows up.

RUN-ON SENTENCES

A run-on sentence is an error caused by running one sentences into another, without putting any puctuation in between.

Let's eat grandma.

1. My mother and father and sister are coming to dinner tonight.

2. I like learning English it makes me tired.

3. My sister was taller than me when we were young now I am the tallest it is fun.

4. I love school, I love learning, my teacher is nice.

5. I don’t want much for Christmas just some chocolates and a little toy car.

6. Blue is my favorite color it is the color of the sky and the sea and it reminds me of my favorite insect which is the butterfly.

7. When I get older I want to have a big family I like big families.

8. We usually leave at 11:00 but today is different we are leaving at 10:30.

9. I like Tuesdays and Wednesdays and I like Fridays because the weekend starts on Friday.

10. We should get moving there’s no time to waste.

1. My mother, father, and sister are coming to dinner tonight. | My parents and my sister are coming to dinner tonight.

2. I like learning English, but it makes me tired.

3. My sister was taller than me when we were young. Now I am the tallest, which is fun.

4. I love school and learning. I have a nice teacher.

5. I don’t want much for Christmas – just some chocolates and a little toy car. | I don’t want much for Christmas. I would be happy with some chocolates and a little toy car.

6. Blue is my favorite color. It is the color of the sky and the sea. Also, it reminds me of my favorite insect which is the butterfly. | Blue is my favorite color because it is the color of the sky and the sea. Also, it reminds me of my favorite insect: the butterfly.

7. When I get older I want to have a big family; I like big families. | I like big families. When I get older, I want to have a big family. | I like big families. So, when I get older, I want to have a big family.

8. We usually leave at 11:00 but today is different; we are leaving at 10:30. | We usually leave at 11:00 but today is different. Today, we are leaving at 10:30.

9. I like Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I also like Fridays, because the weekend starts on Friday. | I like Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I also like Fridays; the weekend starts on Friday.

10. We should get moving; there’s no time to waste. | We should get moving. There’s no time to waste. | There’s no time to waste. So, we should get moving.

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