Question

Which of the following is a run-on sentence:

The books and papers on the desk showed someone had been studying there, but the
student was nowhere to be found.
O The rain started suddenly and the group of students waiting for the bus all ran for
cover.
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The dog raced across the yard and barked at the strangers passing by the gate.
O The snow was falling outside the window. The roads were going to be icy.

Answer 1

The dog raced across the yard and barked at the strangers passing by the gate.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a run-on sentence because it contains two independent clauses that are not properly connected with appropriate punctuation or conjunctions.