EF2/3 run-on sentence exercises

Part 1

1.                 Our tires are old.  We need new ones because we might get into an accident with these.

Our tires are old, so we need new ones because we might get into an accident with these.

We might get into an accident with our old tires, so we need new ones.

Our tires are old.  We need new ones, or we might get into an accident with these.

Our tires are old, and we might get into an accident with them; therefore, we need new ones.

4.           I’d like to get the recipe for this because it is delicious.                    Also, I’d like some more, please.

    5.       The game ended in a tie, so neither team won.    

6.       The reckless driver got a speeding ticket, and it was his third ticket this year.

The reckless driver got a speeding ticket which was his third ticket this year.

The reckless driver got his third speeding ticket this year.

7.       I’d love to see that movie again because it was good.

It was a good movie, and I’d like to see it again.

9.       When the phone rang, I answered it.  It was Jim.

Part 2- possible solutions

1.     Elena was late, so they started the meeting without her.

They started the meeting without Elena because she was late.

2.     Bill had so much work to do.  He had to do the laundry, go shopping, and then make dinner.

3.     When Claudia made a mistake, she tried to hide it, but she got caught.

Claudia got caught when she tried to hide the mistake that she made. DIFFICULT?

4.     Julio found a wallet in the street.  When he looked inside it for identification, he found a driver’s license and some credit cards.

5.     The children are tired, so put them to bed.

Put the children to bed because they are tired.