I raced down the street my feet pounded on the sidewalk I wasn’t going to get there in time. My lungs burned I gasped for air I kept sprinting. I couldn’t let my sister down she was having a terrible day I wanted to cheer her up. The houses were a blur as I zoomed past I almost crashed into a mailbox. Time was running out I ran even faster sweat poured down my back. I rounded the corner just before the ice cream truck started its engine I screamed, “Wait!”

1. Copy the paragraph into the text box. Rewrite the paragraph so there are no run-ons, but here’s the catch: you have to follow these rules!

Add no more than three commas.
Add at least one semicolon.
Add at least two conjunctions (like “but” or “because”).
Add periods and capitalize letters wherever necessary.

Answer: As I raced down the street my feet pounded on the sidewalk, I wasn’t going to get there in time. My lungs burned I gasped for air I kept sprinting, I couldn’t let my sister down she was having a terrible day; I wanted to cheer her up. The houses were a blur as I zoomed past and I almost crashed into a mailbox, but time was running out. I ran even faster and sweat poured down my back. I rounded the corner just before the ice cream truck started its engine I screamed, “Wait!”

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- Eijiro <3