Question

Which of the following is not a run-on sentence?


It is silly to continue Daylight Saving Time, for energy use is very different now than it was a century ago.


Are we supposed to spring forward or fall forward I can never remember how the time change works?


We should get rid of Daylight Saving Time it is a bother, and lost sleep causes car accidents.


Daylight Saving Time is the best part of the year; there is more daylight in the evening that makes me feel good.

Answer 1

Two sentences are not run-ons: the first and the fourth.

- Sentence 1 is correct: the comma + for properly links two independent clauses.
- Sentence 4 is correct: the semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses.

Sentences 2 and 3 are run-ons (fused sentences). Corrected versions:
- Are we supposed to spring forward or fall forward? I can never remember how the time change works.
- We should get rid of Daylight Saving Time; it is a bother, and lost sleep causes car accidents.