Part 5 Handbook of Sentence Skills
Review Test 3
There are two run-ons in each passage. Correct them by using the following
methods:
• Period and capital letter
• Comma and one of these joining words: and, but, or so
• One of these dependent words: although, because, or when
1. The medical researcher was honored by her colleagues who could have
dreamed that a cure for such a deadly disease could ever be found? Her
research had taken years she was persistent. She never gave up.
2. Small feet were admired in ancient China, some female infants had their
feet tightly bound. The feet then grew into a tiny, deformed shape. The
women could barely walk their feet were crippled for life.
3. Kanye insisted on dressing himself for nursery school. It was a cold winter
day, he put on shorts and a tank top. He also put on cowboy boots over
his bare feet. He liked his image in the mirror his mother made him
change.
4. A stimulating scent such as peppermint can help people concentrate better.
The idea has practical applications, studies have shown that students do
better on tests when peppermint is in the air. Maybe scented air could
improve students' performance, it might help office workers be more
alert, too.