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Break up the and-then sentence

10 sentences · All kinds, Sentence, fragment or run-on, Fix the run-on, Make the run-on two sentences, Break up the and-then sentence

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A sentence has a subject and a verb and one whole thought. A fragment leaves a part out; a run-on joins two sentences with no joining word.

  1. Example 1This sentence goes on and on. Make it three sentences. Start each new one with Then.

    The coach tossed a coin and then he cheered and then he jogged.

    The coach tossed a coin. Then he cheered. Then he jogged. or The coach tossed a coin. Then, he cheered. Then, he jogged.

1 / 10 F35This sentence goes on and on. Make it three sentences. Start each new one with Then.

The baby cried and then she crawled and then she laughed.

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Example · This sentence goes on and on. Make it three sentences. Start each new one with Then.The coach tossed a coin and then he cheered and then he jogged.The coach tossed a coin. Then he cheered. Then he jogged. or The coach tossed a coin. Then, he cheered. Then, he jogged.

This sentence goes on and on. Make it three sentences. Start each new one with Then.

  1. The baby cried and then she crawled and then she laughed.
  2. The clown waved and then she wore hats and then she danced.
  3. The bees visited flowers and then they buzzed and then they flew.
  4. Jack played games and then he danced and then he ate some candy.
  5. The player kicked the ball and then he scored goals and then he hurried.
  6. The elephants slept and then they drank some water and then they ate hay.
  7. The owl caught a mouse and then it built a nest and then it flew.
  8. The girls sang a song and then they danced and then they went to school.
  9. The boy cried and then he watched the spider and then he held a snail.
  10. Ben wrote letters and then he read some pages and then he tapped the desk.
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  1. The baby cried. Then she crawled. Then she laughed. or The baby cried. Then, she crawled. Then, she laughed.
  2. The clown waved. Then she wore hats. Then she danced. or The clown waved. Then, she wore hats. Then, she danced.
  3. The bees visited flowers. Then they buzzed. Then they flew. or The bees visited flowers. Then, they buzzed. Then, they flew.
  4. Jack played games. Then he danced. Then he ate some candy. or Jack played games. Then, he danced. Then, he ate some candy.
  5. The player kicked the ball. Then he scored goals. Then he hurried. or The player kicked the ball. Then, he scored goals. Then, he hurried.
  6. The elephants slept. Then they drank some water. Then they ate hay. or The elephants slept. Then, they drank some water. Then, they ate hay.
  7. The owl caught a mouse. Then it built a nest. Then it flew. or The owl caught a mouse. Then, it built a nest. Then, it flew.
  8. The girls sang a song. Then they danced. Then they went to school. or The girls sang a song. Then, they danced. Then, they went to school.
  9. The boy cried. Then he watched the spider. Then he held a snail. or The boy cried. Then, he watched the spider. Then, he held a snail.
  10. Ben wrote letters. Then he read some pages. Then he tapped the desk. or Ben wrote letters. Then, he read some pages. Then, he tapped the desk.
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