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revise and edit the following sentences. use the strategies we learned in class. write on the back of the paper if you need more space.

1. the movie was nearly three hours long it kept the audience engaged the entire time.
2. the storm knocked out the power we had to use candles for light until the electricity was restored later that night.
3. michael enjoys playing the guitar he practices every evening so he can improve his skills and one day perform on stage.
4. the students had a history exam on friday they forgot to study for it because they were too busy with their other homework now they are worried about their grades and hope the teacher offers extra credit.
5. the students were excited about the field trip they had been looking forward to it for weeks but when they arrived at the museum they realized it was closed for renovations so their teacher had to quickly come up with a new plan and they ended up going to a nearby park instead where they had a picnic and played games.

Explanation:

1. The original sentence is a run - on. It can be fixed by adding a conjunction or a punctuation mark. Revised: The movie was nearly three hours long, yet it kept the audience engaged the entire time.
2. This is a run - on sentence. It can be separated into two sentences or joined with a proper conjunction. Revised: The storm knocked out the power. We had to use candles for light until the electricity was restored later that night.
3. It is a run - on. Revised: Michael enjoys playing the guitar. He practices every evening so he can improve his skills and one day perform on stage.
4. A run - on sentence. Revised: The students had a history exam on Friday. They forgot to study for it because they were too busy with their other homework. Now they are worried about their grades and hope the teacher offers extra credit.
5. A long run - on sentence. Revised: The students were excited about the field trip as they had been looking forward to it for weeks. But when they arrived at the museum, they realized it was closed for renovations. So their teacher had to quickly come up with a new plan, and they ended up going to a nearby park instead, where they had a picnic and played games.

Answer:

1. The movie was nearly three hours long, yet it kept the audience engaged the entire time.
2. The storm knocked out the power. We had to use candles for light until the electricity was restored later that night.
3. Michael enjoys playing the guitar. He practices every evening so he can improve his skills and one day perform on stage.
4. The students had a history exam on Friday. They forgot to study for it because they were too busy with their other homework. Now they are worried about their grades and hope the teacher offers extra credit.
5. The students were excited about the field trip as they had been looking forward to it for weeks. But when they arrived at the museum, they realized it was closed for renovations. So their teacher had to quickly come up with a new plan, and they ended up going to a nearby park instead, where they had a picnic and played games.