A run-on sentence is two or more complete sentences that are punctuated as one long sentence. RUN-ON SENTENCE: Without having any idea where he was going Ryan ran and ran he passed the store he passed the church he passed the school but still he just kept on running. There are three ways to correct a run-on sentence: Use a comma and a conjunction Use a period to create two separate sentences Use a semi-colon Correct each run-on sentence below. 1. Jane arrived first carrying a bouquet of flowers and then Jim arrived with a plate full of cookies they both wanted to welcome the new family to the neighborhood. 2. Kevin said he didn't need any help but Jack insisted they ended up breaking the bicycle instead of fixing it and Kevin was really mad. 3. Anytime Jim gets involved in something it's a disaster this one time he actually managed to flood the basement!