Which sentence is a run-on sentence?

a. Anteaters eat more than just ants; they also eat termites, soft fruit, and bird eggs.

b. Dolphins use echolocation to locate objects or other dolphins around them.

c. Female kangaroos carry their young in a pouch; male kangaroos do not.

d. Chimpanzees can speak with humans they can use sign language.

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Drew Blackwell

1 November, 01:06

Which sentence is a run-on sentence?

a. Anteaters eat more than just ants; they also eat termites, soft fruit, and bird eggs.

b. Dolphins use echolocation to locate objects or other dolphins around them.

c. Female kangaroos carry their young in a pouch; male kangaroos do not.

d. Chimpanzees can speak with humans they can use sign language.

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Brendan · Answer 1

A run-on sentence is actually two independent clauses (that is, complete sentences) joined without an appropriate conjunction (and, or, as, whereas ...). In this case, the correct answer is D. It is obvious that a dash or a comma is missing, so the sentence should naturally look like this - Chimpanzees can speak with humans - they can use sign language.