Monday

Today we need to turn in Personal Narratives, work on run-on sentences, and read The Catcher in the Rye.

Part One
Directions: Eliminate the following run-on sentences by inserting an appropriate
punctuation mark (a period, question mark, or exclamation point).
1. The man took out the garbage he was cleaning the house. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
2. The woman ate a pear she smiled because it was delicious. ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
3. After the parade we went for a walk we needed to stretch our legs. ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
4. What should I do I think I am lost. ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
5. I’ve had enough I can’t take it anymore! ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
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6. Watch my favorite movie you bet I’d like to see it again. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
7. There were gardens everywhere there were some in the back there were even some around the side of the house.

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8. Can you go I’d really like to see you there if you can’t I’ll understand, of course. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
9. Notecards are good for recipes scrap pads are good for keeping lists. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
10. We won the lottery that’s wonderful! ________________________________________________________________________

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Part Two
Directions: In the following paragraphs eliminate all the run-on sentences.

11. They walked through the forest, twigs snapping beneath their feet an owl hooted a frog croaked the sounds of the woods were all around them.