Correct the following run-on sentences by Method 1: Simply make two sentences.

1. My father retired from the Air Force last year he is writing a book about his experiences.

2. Jeff mowed the grass this morning tonight he will water the flowers and bushes.

3. The small girl seemed to be lost, she was crying and looking for her mother.

4. Mrs. Dawson inherited a large sum of money from her brother she can buy a new car now.

5. I can never beat my little brother at video games, he has them all mastered.

1. My father retired from the Air Force last year. He is writing a book about his experiences.

2. Jeff mowed the grass this morning. Tonight he will water the flowers and bushes.

3. The small girl seemed too be lost. She was crying and looking for her mother.

4. Mrs. Dawson inherited a large sum of money from her brother. She can buy a new car now.

5. I can never beat my little brother at video games. He has them all mastered.

for me i cant do homework without music, so, i guess i would say faster with it, than without it. for me at least.

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.