Question
You are revising a narrative paragraph about a boy named Miguel. You have written a possible run-on sentence:
Miguel was happy to have a job at Mr. Chun’s fish market, he agreed to help run the store while Mr. Chun was out of town.
Which revision corrects the run-on sentence?
Miguel was happy to have a job at Mr. Chun’s fish market. He agreed to help run the store. While Mr. Chun was out of town.
Miguel was happy to have a job at Mr. Chun’s fish market. He agreed to help run the store while Mr. Chun was out of town.
No correction is needed; this is not a run-on sentence.
Miguel was happy to have a job at Mr. Chun’s fish market, he agreed to help run the store while Mr. Chun was out of town.
Which revision corrects the run-on sentence?
Miguel was happy to have a job at Mr. Chun’s fish market. He agreed to help run the store. While Mr. Chun was out of town.
Miguel was happy to have a job at Mr. Chun’s fish market. He agreed to help run the store while Mr. Chun was out of town.
No correction is needed; this is not a run-on sentence.
Answers
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The correct revision that addresses the run-on sentence is:
**Miguel was happy to have a job at Mr. Chun’s fish market. He agreed to help run the store while Mr. Chun was out of town.**
This revision splits the original run-on into two complete sentences, making it grammatically correct.
**Miguel was happy to have a job at Mr. Chun’s fish market. He agreed to help run the store while Mr. Chun was out of town.**
This revision splits the original run-on into two complete sentences, making it grammatically correct.