Question

directions decide which of the following groups of words are run - on sentences. if the group of words is a correct sentence, write s; if it is a run - on, write r - o. revise each run - on sentence by (1) making it two separate sentences; (2) inserting a semicolon, or (3) using a comma and a coordinating conjunction. 1. brown bears include the grizzly and the kodiak, the largest brown bear is the kodiak. 2. kodiak bears weigh as much as 1,700 pounds, they grow to a height of ten feet. 3. bears can live more than 30 years in the wild. 4. bears’ sense of smell is more developed than their hearing or sight. 5. females give birth to as many as four cubs, the cubs stay with their mother two or three years. 6. many people are afraid of bears, encounters with bears are actually infrequent. 7. grizzly bears are solitary animals, they do not want to interact with people. 8. generally, bears attack only when they are surprised, or when they are protecting their young. 9. people should always store food and garbage properly, bears could be attracted by the smell. 10. never try to outrun a bear, it can run more than 30 miles per hour. 11. school in munich was too rigid and boring for young einstein he did not do well. 12. however, young einstein showed a talent for mathematics, at the age of 12, he taught himself euclidean geometry. 13. after finishing secondary school, he entered the federal polytechnic academy in switzerland, he did not like the teaching methods there. 14. the academy frustrated him he could learn in a way that interested him. 15. einstein chose to educate himself, he missed classes often and spent the time studying physics on his own. 16. his professors had low opinions of him, he graduated anyway in 1900. 17. in 1905, he published a paper on physics the university of zürich awarded him a ph.d. for this work. 18. in the same year, he published four more papers that presented new thoughts on the nature of light and other important concepts. 19. physicists resisted his ideas at first, eventually his general theory of relativity was confirmed through observation. 20. einstein achieved international recognition, in 1921 he received the nobel prize in physics.

Explanation:

1. This is a run - on sentence as two independent clauses are joined only by a comma. Revision: Brown bears include the grizzly and the kodiak. The largest brown bear is the kodiak. (R - O)
2. Run - on. Revision: Kodiak bears weigh as much as 1,700 pounds. They grow to a height of ten feet. (R - O)
3. Correct sentence. (S)
4. Correct sentence. (S)
5. Run - on. Revision: Females give birth to as many as four cubs. The cubs stay with their mother two or three years. (R - O)
6. Run - on. Revision: Many people are afraid of bears, but encounters with bears are actually infrequent. (R - O)
7. Run - on. Revision: Grizzly bears are solitary animals. They do not want to interact with people. (R - O)
8. Correct sentence. (S)
9. Run - on. Revision: People should always store food and garbage properly, because bears could be attracted by the smell. (R - O)
10. Run - on. Revision: Never try to outrun a bear. It can run more than 30 miles per hour. (R - O)
11. Correct sentence. (S)
12. Correct sentence. (S)
13. Correct sentence. (S)
14. Run - on. Revision: The academy frustrated him. He could learn in a way that interested him. (R - O)
15. Correct sentence. (S)
16. Correct sentence. (S)
17. Correct sentence. (S)
18. Correct sentence. (S)
19. Correct sentence. (S)
20. Correct sentence. (S)

Answer:

1. R - O; Brown bears include the grizzly and the kodiak. The largest brown bear is the kodiak.
2. R - O; Kodiak bears weigh as much as 1,700 pounds. They grow to a height of ten feet.
3. S
4. S
5. R - O; Females give birth to as many as four cubs. The cubs stay with their mother two or three years.
6. R - O; Many people are afraid of bears, but encounters with bears are actually infrequent.
7. R - O; Grizzly bears are solitary animals. They do not want to interact with people.
8. S
9. R - O; People should always store food and garbage properly, because bears could be attracted by the smell.
10. R - O; Never try to outrun a bear. It can run more than 30 miles per hour.
11. S
12. S
13. S
14. R - O; The academy frustrated him. He could learn in a way that interested him.
15. S
16. S
17. S
18. S
19. S
20. S