On the Run

Approach run-on sentences, comma splices, and sentence fragments with humor. The worksheet is made up of two exercises, which are, in turn, each made up of a series of somewhat silly sentences that need punctuation help. For the first...

Explore grammar rules by completing a worksheet. For this sentence structure lesson, kids define run-on sentences and read sample sentences to determine whether they are complete or incomplete. There is also a space for the writer to...

Soldier's lives are often a topic when studying the Civil War, but what about the lives of civilians? Scholars use the characters from the novel Bull Run to better understand the lives of those not directly on the Civil War battlefields....

As kids develop writing skills, run-on sentences are bound to happen. Review what a run-on sentence is with the first part of this learning exercise, and then let them try to correct the 10 run-on sentences provided. Since there are a...

Do some of your writers need an extra lesson on correcting run-ons and comma splices? This activity clearly defines the terms, provides models of run-on sentences, comma splice errors, and how to correct them. The second page of the...

Display for your class five easy ways to fix run-on sentences. The color-coded slides show how to use punctuation, independent and dependent clauses, coordinating conjunctions, etc. to rectify run-on errors.  The presentation could be...

Watch as a great economics instructor illustrates a monopolistically competitive firm in long-run equilibrium on a graph, and then compares it to perfect competition.

Get the full scoop on John Maynard Keynes and the origins of his incredible influence on macroeconomics and the role of government. British economist Robert Skidelsky offers unique insight into Keynesian economics and its fundamental...

English teachers around the world cringe when they come across fragments and run-ons in papers. A handout on these poor imitations of sentences helps bring relief by reviewing the basics of sentence construction and by offering...

After completing a writing assignment of sorts (you decide the assignment's topic and focus), bring your learners together to discuss run-on sentences. After looking at five examples as a whole group, writers return to their desks to...