Question
You are revising a narrative paragraph about a red fox and a brown dog. You have written a possible run-on sentence:
A quick red fox ran past a sleeping dog in a field then the sleepy brown dog woke up and chased the fox.
Which revision corrects the run-on sentence?
A quick red fox ran past a sleeping dog in a field then. The sleepy brown dog woke up and chased the fox.
A quick red fox ran past a sleeping dog in a field. Then, the sleepy brown dog woke up and chased the fox.
No correction is needed; this is not a run-on sentence.
A quick red fox ran past a sleeping dog in a field then the sleepy brown dog woke up and chased the fox.
Which revision corrects the run-on sentence?
A quick red fox ran past a sleeping dog in a field then. The sleepy brown dog woke up and chased the fox.
A quick red fox ran past a sleeping dog in a field. Then, the sleepy brown dog woke up and chased the fox.
No correction is needed; this is not a run-on sentence.
Answers
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The correct revision is: **A quick red fox ran past a sleeping dog in a field. Then, the sleepy brown dog woke up and chased the fox.**
This revision separates the ideas into two complete sentences, correcting the run-on sentence structure.
This revision separates the ideas into two complete sentences, correcting the run-on sentence structure.