Question

fixing run-on sentences
you dont always have to split a run-on. try using a
comma and a connecting word:
travis had a cold he didnt go to school.
choose the correct sentence.
sentence 1
sentence 2
sentence 3
sentence 4
(1) travis had a cold, he
didnt go to school.
(2) travis had a cold but he
didnt go to school.
(3) travis had a cold, so he
didnt go to school.
(4) travis had a cold he didnt
go to school.
no
a comma is not enough. you need a connecting word, too.

Explanation:

To fix a run - on sentence, we can use a comma and a connecting word. Let's analyze each option:

• Sentence 1: "Travis had a cold, he didn't go to school." This is a run - on as it only has a comma without a connecting word.
• Sentence 2: "Travis had a cold but he didn't go to school." There is no comma before the coordinating conjunction "but", so it's not correctly punctuated.
• Sentence 3: "Travis had a cold, so he didn't go to school." Here, we have a comma followed by the connecting word "so", which properly connects the two independent clauses and fixes the run - on.
• Sentence 4: "Travis had a cold he didn't go to school." This is a run - on with no punctuation or connecting word between the clauses.

Answer:

Sentence 3: Travis had a cold, so he didn't go to school.