Question

Read the following run-on sentence: My dog has his own bed he sleeps on the couch when no one is looking, though. Which of the revisions corrects the sentence?

a. My dog has his own bed he sleeps on, the couch when no one is looking, though.
b. My dog has his own bed, he sleeps on the couch when no one is looking, though.
c. My dog has his own bed. He sleeps on the couch when no one is looking, though.
d. My dog has his own bed; He sleeps on the couch when no one is looking, though.

Answer 1

Option (c) 'My dog has his own bed. He sleeps on the couch when no one is looking, though.' is the correct revision of the run-on sentence, as it separates the two independent clauses with a period, avoiding a comma splice and improper capitalization.

Step-by-step explanation:

Among the provided options, the revision that corrects the run-on sentence "My dog has his own bed he sleeps on the couch when no one is looking, though." in a grammatically correct way is option (c): My dog has his own bed. He sleeps on the couch when no one is looking, though. This revision corrects the run-on by separating the two independent clauses with a period. This makes the sentence clearer and easier to read. Additionally, it adheres to grammatical rules by not using a comma, which would result in a comma splice, and also does not improperly capitalize the word "He" as seen in option (d).