Day 14 Communication (Common Grammar Mistakes)

Common Grammar Mistakes

Run-On Sentences

John took my truck and it won’t run for him either.


Janet went to bingo last night, she won $500.


Add the proper punctuation and make two separate sentences.

1. The farmer got out of the hospital this June, it was too late to plant the crops.
2. We won’t go on vacation till August we’re ready to go right now!
3. Come over to our house, we’d like to see you.
4. You owe me ten bucks where’s the cash.
5. She studies hard she’s trying to get into a good university.

How to Correct Run-on Sentences

· A Comma and a Coordinating Conjunction

This weekend we could go to the lake, or we could save money.

Coordinating Conjunctions and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet

· Use a Semicolon

Steven’s car is new; he drives it almost everyday.

· Use a Semicolon and a Conjunctive Adverb

We walked to school this morning; therefore, we were cold when we got here.

Conjunctive Adverbs nevertheless, however, moreover


Rewrite the following correctly

1. Jupiter has twelve moons it’s the largest planet in the solar system.


2. I like that writer’s poetry I also love his stories.


3. She lives in the town site, she’d lived there for ten years.


4. We spent a month in Saskatoon we know the city quite well.


5. You tell me your dream I’ll tell you mine.


6. My uncle has an unusual job he milks goats.


7. The jackfish jumped out of the water, then it disappeared.


8. I’d like to go to India, the food is delicious.


9. The mule deer is a common Canadian animal it can jump 5 meters.


10. You cook dinner I’ll wash the dishes.