Correct the following run-on sentences.
1. Justine plays hockey, she plays for a team that tours Canada.
2. The rock star cancelled his performance. It was the second time in two weeks.
3. City lots are too expensive for most people, the cost is discouraging.
4. Sybil was surprised and enthusiastic that her design won a prize at the tech fair.
5. The ice has melted. It's spring at last.
6. It's too early to get up, let me sleep longer.
Just to let you know, the original sentences had no punction. I added the periods, commas and the word "that" in Question #4.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Thank you very much.
In #1, the punctuation is NOT a comma (that is a run-on sentence) but a semicolon = ; separating the 2 complete sentences.
#2 is fine.
#3 is the same kind of error as you had in #1
#4 and #5 are fine.
#6 same error as in #1 and #3.
Sra
1. Justine plays hockey. She plays for a team that tours Canada.
2. The rock star cancelled his performance, which was the second time in two weeks.
3. City lots are too expensive for most people, and the cost is discouraging.
4. Sybil was surprised and enthusiastic that her design won a prize at the tech fair.
5. The ice has melted; it's spring at last.
6. It's too early to get up. Let me sleep longer.
1. Justine plays hockey. She plays for a team that tours Canada.
Explanation: The two sentences can be separated using a period because they are two separate ideas.
2. The rock star canceled his performance, which was the second time in two weeks.
Explanation: Instead of using two separate sentences, we can use a comma and the relative pronoun "which" to combine the two ideas.
3. City lots are too expensive for most people, and the cost is discouraging.
Explanation: The two sentences represent two related ideas, so we can use a comma and the coordinating conjunction "and" to connect them.
4. Sybil was surprised and enthusiastic. Her design won a prize at the tech fair.
Explanation: The two sentences express separate ideas, so we can separate them with a period.
5. The ice has melted, and it's spring at last.
Explanation: The two sentences represent two related ideas, so we can use a comma and the coordinating conjunction "and" to connect them.
6. It's too early to get up, so let me sleep longer.
Explanation: The two sentences represent cause and effect, so we can use a comma and the coordinating conjunction "so" to connect them.
Your corrections are accurate. Well done!