Question

which sentences are run-ons and should be fixed?
a) i was watching them play chess, and i was rooting for my friend to win. b) she took his queen it was awesome. c) in the end, she lost the game but was okay anyway.

a and b
b and c
a and c
none of the above

Explanation:

To determine run - on sentences, we check for independent clauses that are improperly joined.

• Sentence a: "I was watching them play chess, and I was rooting for my friend to win." This is a compound sentence with a coordinating conjunction "and" properly joining two independent clauses, so it's not a run - on.
• Sentence b: "She took his queen it was awesome." There are two independent clauses ("She took his queen" and "it was awesome") with no proper punctuation or conjunction between them, so it's a run - on.
• Sentence c: "In the end, she lost the game but was okay anyway." This is a complex - compound sentence with proper use of "but" to join clauses, so it's not a run - on.

Since the original option "a and b" is incorrect (as a is not a run - on), and the other options also have errors, the correct answer is "none of the above".

Answer:

none of the above