Which of these would not be used to correct a run-on sentence?

A. A period

B. Parentheses

C. A semicolon

D. A comma and a conjunction

Answer: A - A period

Explanation: A semicolon is only used to combine two sentences that have similarities. A comma and a conjunction is used to join a word, phrase, etc. with a comma. Finally, Parentheses is only used to close information that is important within a sentence. Ex: Billy finally answered (after taking 2 minutes to ponder) that he did not know the answer.

The answer is: B. parentheses