Run-On Sentences

1. Run-On Sentences

2. Exercise 3 • 1. Hurricanes are storms with fierce winds. They often form over the Atlantic Ocean and parts of the Caribbean Sea.

3. Exercise 3 • 2. The storms have a circular shape, and they can be hundreds of mile across. Or • The storms have a circular shape. They can be hundreds of mile across.

4. Exercise 3 • 3. A calm area is located in the middle of a hurricane. This area is called the eye.

5. Exercise 3 • 4. C

6. Exercise 3 • 5. High waves from the storm batter the coast, and they can cause heavy damage to beaches and oceanfront property.

7. Exercise 3 • 6. High winds destroy trees and power lines, and heavy rains cause flooding of roads and highways.

8. Exercise 3 • 7. C

9. Exercise 3 • 8. C

10. Exercise 3 • 9. During hurricane season, the National Weather Service keeps a close watch on the Caribbean Sea. The Weather Service issues warnings to people in any storm’s path.

11. Exercise 3 • 10. People in threatened areas leave their homes, and they seek shelter in a safe place away from the coast.

12. Exercise 4 • 1. Howdy Doody was a popular children’s television show.

13. Exercise 4 • 2. It aired during the 1950s.

14. Exercise 4 • 3. The program featured Howdy Doody and “Buffalo” Bob Smith.

15. Exercise 4 • 4. They told about their adventures in Doodyville.

16. Exercise 4 • 5. Howdy was a marionette, which is a kind of puppet.

17. Exercise 4 • 6. An operator above the stage controlled his movements with strings.

18. Exercise 4 • 7. The show featured contests and sing-alongs.

19. Exercise 4 • 8. It also had an audience of children who were referred to as “The Peanut Gallery.”

20. Exercise 4 • 9. Another character on the show was Clarabell the clown.

21. Exercise 4 • 10. Whenever Clarabell got hit with a pie in the face, The Peanut Gallery laughed and screamed.

22. Exercise 4 • 11. I always wondered about Clarabell’s voice.

23. Exercise 4 • 12. An automobile horn was used to make it.