Which choice best corrects the run-on sentence?
The Big Dipper is easily spotted it looks like a cup with a long handle.
A- The Big Dipper is easily spotted. Looking like a cup with a long handle.
B- The Big Dipper is easily spotted. It looks like a cup with a long handle.
C- The Big Dipper is easy. To spot it looks like a cup with a long handle.
D- The Big Dipper is easily spotted, so it looks like a cup with a long handle.
My choice is B.
Which choice best corrects the run-on sentence?
The Big Dipper is known by other names in Britain it is called "The Plow."
A- Known by other names. In Britain the Big Dipper is called “The Plow."
B- The Big Dipper is known by other names. In Britain called “The Plow."
C- The Big Dipper is known by other names. In Britain it is called “The Plow."
D- The Big Dipper is known. By other names in Britain, it is called “The Plow."
My choice is C.
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For the first question, the original sentence is a run-on sentence because it contains two complete thoughts without proper punctuation or conjunctions to join them. To correct a run-on sentence, you can either split it into separate sentences or use appropriate conjunctions to connect the ideas.
In this case, option B is the correct choice. It splits the run-on sentence into two separate sentences: "The Big Dipper is easily spotted." and "It looks like a cup with a long handle."
For the second question, the original sentence is also a run-on sentence. However, option B does not properly correct the error as it is missing the necessary pronoun "it" before "called."
The correct choice is option C, which correctly separates the run-on sentence into two distinct sentences: "The Big Dipper is known by other names." and "In Britain, it is called 'The Plow'."