Question

Which answer choice defines a run-on sentence?

a word used to connect clauses
a clause that does not stand on its own as a sentence
a sentence that has two independent clauses not joined properly
an incomplete sentence without a subject or a verb

Answer 1

a sentence that has two independent clauses not joined properly

Step-by-step explanation:

Here's an example:

I have 24 siblings we live in a 30-room palace.

There are five ways to correct a run-on error.

Separate the two independent clauses with a period.

I have 24 siblings. We live in a 30-room palace.

Separate the two independent clauses with a semi-colon.

I have 24 siblings; we live in a 30-room palace.

Use a coordinating conjunction to connect the two clauses.

I have 24 siblings, so we live in a 30-room palace.

Use a conjunctive adverb to connect the two clauses.

I have 24 siblings; therefore, we live in a 30-room palace.

Change one of the independent clauses into a dependent clause. Because I have 24 siblings, we live in a 30-room palace.