The bus driver, who only works on weekdays, always waits for me when I'm running late
Comma after the driver
Warren believes that "separate but equal" does not give minority children equal educational opportunities due to the findings that indicate that a sense of inferiority affects the motivation to learn.
This is part of Chief Justice Warren's opinion of the Brown v. Board of Education case, for which <u>the Justice ended up deciding that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional</u>. According to the Justice, the "separate but equal" doctrine did not mean equality for everyone at all. <u>Warren, who delivered the opinion of the Court, believed that segregation of white and colored children in public schools had an important negative effect upon the colored children</u>, which, at the same time, ended up affecting their mental development and; therefore, their performance at school.
1. <span>C. Everyone should know the signs of a stroke, and it is important to get immediate help.
The sentence is a run on because there are two complete ideas. When joining together two complete ideas a conjunction (and) isn't enough on its own and neither is a comma. You need both.
2. </span><span>B. I took my dog to the veterinarian yesterday; the news was not good.
Just like in sentence one, there are two complete ideas. However, none of the options have both a comma and conjunction. Another solution is to use a semicolon.
</span><span>3. A. Donating blood is a good way to help others donating blood during the holidays and summers is especially important because supplies tend to be low while demand is high.
The other three options are not run ons. They all fix the run on with one of the three solutions (. For, ;, , and).
</span><span>4. C. The sentence is a run-on. It should be corrected by adding a comma after Saturday Night Live.
The sentence is a run-on. The two ideas are complete and are joined with the conjunction, or. However, there is a comma missing. The comma must go before the comma rather than after.
5. </span><span>B. All applicants need to fill out these three forms our human resources department will send out responses within two weeks.</span>
Answer:
1. I can pack my clothes quickly and be there early.
2. The train leaves promptly at 7:00 a.m.
3. Our class is going on a field trip tomorrow.
4. Our chaperones will watch us carefully.
5. Aunt Susan has called several times.
6. She is so funny!
7. We laugh loudly at her jokes.
8. The choir performed extremely well.
9. Each song was emotional.
10. They practiced daily for a month.
11. The cat crept slowly toward a squirrel in the backyard.
12. The squirrel twitched nervously.
13. Finally, both left swiftly to avoid a battle.
