English Skills with Readings 7th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 37

Some of the run-ons that follow are fused sentences, having no punctuation between the two complete thoughts; others are comma splices, having only a comma between the two complete thoughts. Correct the run-ons by using one of the following three methods:
• Period and capital letter
• Comma and joining word
• Semicolon
Do not use the same method of correction for every sentence.
EXAMPLE
Three people did the
could have done it alone.
1. The impatient driver tried to get a jump on the green light he kept edging his car into the intersection.
2. The course on the history of UFOs sounded interesting, it turned out to be very dull.
3. That clothing store is a strange place to visit you keep walking up to dummies that look like real people.
4. Everything on the menu of the Pancake House sounded delicious they wanted to order the entire menu.
5. Chung pressed a cold washcloth against his eyes, it helped relieve his headache.
6. Marc used to be a fast-food junkie now he eats only vegetables and sunflower seeds.
7. I knew my term paper was not very good, I placed it in a shiny plastic cover to make it look better.
8. The boy smiled joyously, his silver braces flashed in the sun.
9. My boss does not know what he is doing half the time then he tries to tell me what to do.
10. In the next minute, 100 people will die, over 240 babies will be born.