exercise 3 revising run - on sentences\nrevise each run - on sentence. if the sentence is correct, write…

exercise 3 revising run - on sentences\nrevise each run - on sentence. if the sentence is correct, write c.\nex. tecumseh was a leader of the shawnee his name means \shooting star.\\ntecumseh was a leader of the shawnee. his name means \shooting star.\\n1. tecumseh was born around 1768 in what is now ohio the shawnee lived throughout the midwestern region.\n2. he was recognized as a leader when he was young, he was only sixteen when he took part in his first battle.\n3. tecumseh wanted to unite all the peoples of the great lakes region, so he advocated for peaceful resolution of conflicts.\n4. tecumseh traveled, organizing a league of native americans, while he was away, his village was destroyed in the battle of tippecanoe.\n5. because an american general burned the village, tecumseh supported the british in the war of 1812 he was killed in that war.

exercise 3 revising run - on sentences\nrevise each run - on sentence. if the sentence is correct, write c.\nex. tecumseh was a leader of the shawnee his name means \shooting star.\\ntecumseh was a leader of the shawnee. his name means \shooting star.\\n1. tecumseh was born around 1768 in what is now ohio the shawnee lived throughout the midwestern region.\n2. he was recognized as a leader when he was young, he was only sixteen when he took part in his first battle.\n3. tecumseh wanted to unite all the peoples of the great lakes region, so he advocated for peaceful resolution of conflicts.\n4. tecumseh traveled, organizing a league of native americans, while he was away, his village was destroyed in the battle of tippecanoe.\n5. because an american general burned the village, tecumseh supported the british in the war of 1812 he was killed in that war.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  1. For the first sentence, we can use a comma and a conjunction to separate the two independent clauses.
  2. The second sentence is a run - on. We can use a semicolon to correct it.
  3. The third sentence is correct as it is a compound sentence with a proper conjunction.
  4. The fourth sentence is a run - on. We can use a period to separate the two independent thoughts.
  5. The fifth sentence is a run - on. We can use a period after "the War of 1812" to correct it.

Answer:

  1. Tecumseh was born around 1768 in what is now Ohio, and the Shawnee lived throughout the midwestern region.
  2. He was recognized as a leader when he was young; he was only sixteen when he took part in his first battle.
  3. C
  4. Tecumseh traveled, organizing a league of Native Americans. While he was away, his village was destroyed in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
  5. Because an American general burned the village, Tecumseh supported the British in the War of 1812. He was killed in that war.