Read the sentence. many southern states left the union shortly after lincoln was elected president. proofread the sentence, and correct the error. 1. capitalize lincoln 2. capitalize president 3. place a comma after union. 4.change was to were.

Which statement is not true about run-on sentences? a. a run-on sentence has more than one clause. b. one way to correct a run-on sentence is to add a joining word c. one way to correct a run-on sentence is to add an appropriate punctuation mark. d. a run-on sentence has only one clause.