This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Avoiding Run On Sentences – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Avoiding Run On Sentences Quiz 1 (52 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This sentence is an example of a: A) Fragment. B) Run on. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run on. 2. Fill in the blank:A run-on sentence can be corrected by connecting two ideas with a ..... A) Semi-colon. B) Dash. C) Colon. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semi-colon. 3. A ..... paired with a ..... ..... will correct a run-on sentence. A) Semicolon, coordinating conjunction. B) Period, coordinating conjunction. C) Comma, coordinating conjunction. D) Period, coordinating conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma, coordinating conjunction. 4. A ..... occurs when two or more complete sentences are connected improperly. A) Run-on. B) Fragment. C) Chili cook off. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 5. What is the correct punctuation for the sentence:'Suzy took painting lessons then she decided she doesn't like to paint'? A) Use a period. B) Use a comma. C) Use a conjunction. D) Use a semi-colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use a semi-colon. 6. Sally is captain of the soccer team she helped organize the tournament. A) Sally is captain of the soccer team she helped, organize the tournament. B) Sally, is captain of the soccer team she helped organize the tournament. C) Sally is captain of the soccer team. She helped organize the tournament. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sally is captain of the soccer team. She helped organize the tournament. 7. Which part of this sentence tells us when it happened? 'I will finish my homework after I have eaten dinner.' A) Eaten dinner. B) Dinner. C) After. D) After I have eaten dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After I have eaten dinner. 8. Fill in the blank:A run-on sentence can be corrected by creating a ..... sentence. A) Fragmented. B) Simple. C) Complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 9. Fill in the blank:The error I made was small ..... it made me fail the test. A) Nevertheless. B) However. C) Therefore. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nevertheless. 10. Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by using a semicolon: "I can't make the spaghetti, I'm all out of pasta." A) I can't make the spaghetti I'm all out of pasta. B) I can't make the spaghetti; I'm all out of pasta. C) I can't make the spaghetti. I'm all out of pasta. D) There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I can't make the spaghetti; I'm all out of pasta. 11. True or False:A semicolon can be used to fix a run-on sentence. A) A) True. B) B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) True. 12. Ella compares herself to a cat she is graceful and sleepy. Which is the only way NOT to correct the run-on sentence? A) Since Ella likes to sleep and move gracefully, she compares herself to a cat. B) Ella compares herself to a cat, for she loves to sleep and can move gracefully. C) Ella compares herself to a cat; she moves gracefully and enjoys sleeping, too. D) Ella compares herself to a cat; and she enjoys sleeping and moves gracefully, too. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ella compares herself to a cat; and she enjoys sleeping and moves gracefully, too. 13. An easy way to fix a run-on is to split the sentence into smaller sentences using a ..... A) Comma. B) Period. C) Semicolon. D) Question Mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Period. 14. My fan is broken, I am getting very hot, I need to buy a new one. A) Sentence fragment. B) Run-on sentence. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on sentence. 15. Fill in the blank:Run-on sentences can be avoided by separating two sentences using a ..... A) Period. B) Dash. C) Colon. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 16. Fill in the blank:We had no electricity ..... we had to eat by candlelight. A) Because. B) Nevertheless. C) Therefore. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Therefore. 17. Which of the following is NOT a way to correct a run-on sentence? A) Make a compound sentence. B) Use a comma. C) Use a period. D) Create a complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use a comma. 18. How many sentences best revise this run-on?I prefer to not wake up early in the morning I enjoying watching television late into the evening so getting up early is a challenge for me especially when I have to go to school. A) 2. B) 4. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 19. Identify the correct way to fix the run-on sentence:'The cat slept on the mat it was very comfortable.' A) The cat slept on the mat; it was very comfortable. B) The cat slept on the mat because it was very comfortable. C) The cat slept on the mat, it was very comfortable. D) The cat slept on the mat. It was very comfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cat slept on the mat. It was very comfortable. 20. Which of the following sentences is a run-on? A) I enjoy reading books. They are fascinating. B) I enjoy reading books, I find them fascinating. C) I enjoy reading books because I find them fascinating. D) I enjoy reading books; they are fascinating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I enjoy reading books, I find them fascinating. 21. Movies entertain millions of people every day going to the movies is popular all over the world. A) Complete. B) Run on. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run on. 22. How many run-ons do you see/hear? A) 3. B) 1. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 23. There are many types of board games there is one for every type of person. A) Complete Sentence. B) Run-on Sentence. C) Sentence Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on Sentence. 24. We went to see the school play Clark was playing one of the main characters. A) Correct as is. B) We went to see the school play. Clark was playing one of the main characters. C) We went to see the school play. Clark, was playing, one of the main characters. D) We went to see the school play Clark, was playing one of the main characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to see the school play. Clark was playing one of the main characters. 25. Which of these is a correct past tense verb? A) Runned. B) Goed. C) Metted. D) Walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walked. 26. How could you fix the following run-on sentence? Torin rode his bicycle all day long by sunset he traveled fifty miles. A) Tim rode his bicycle all day long. By sunset, he'd traveled fifty miles. B) Torin rode his bicycle, all day long, by sunset, he'd traveled fifty miles. C) Torin rode his bicycle; all day long by sunset; he'd traveled fifty miles. D) Torin rode his bicycle. All day long; by sunset he'd traveled fifty miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tim rode his bicycle all day long. By sunset, he'd traveled fifty miles. 27. The girls climbed on the playscape I sat under a tree and read. A) The girls climbed on the playscape; I sat under a tree and read. B) The girls climbed on the playscape I, sat under a tree and read. C) The girls, climbed on the playscape I sat under a tree and read. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The girls climbed on the playscape; I sat under a tree and read. 28. How can you correct the run-on sentence:'She loves to paint she does it every day'? A) She loves to paint, she does it every day. B) She loves to paint; she does it every day. C) She loves to paint and she does it every day. D) She loves to paint. She does it every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She loves to paint. She does it every day. 29. My new watch has a compass, a timer, and an alarm. A) Sentence fragment. B) Run-on sentence. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete sentence. 30. The two main causes of run-on sentences are a lack of ending punctuation and comma splices between independent clauses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. The bugler played the new tune the general whistled the general liked it. A) Fragment. B) Run On. C) Complete. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run On. 32. We put the picnic basket on the table we walked over to the playground. A) We put the picnic basket, on the table, we walked over to the playground. B) We put the picnic basket on the table, and we walked over to the playground. C) We, put the picnic basket on the table we walked over to the playground. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We put the picnic basket on the table, and we walked over to the playground. 33. How can you correct the run-on sentence:'I enjoy going to visit my grandparents however I don't enjoy the three hour ride'? A) Use a comma. B) Use a period. C) Use a conjunction. D) Use a semi-colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use a semi-colon. 34. Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by using a semicolon: "I didn't want her at the party, we asked her to leave." A) I didn't want her at the party, or we asked her to leave. B) I didn't want her at the party; we asked her to leave. C) There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed. D) I didn't want her at the party; We asked her to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I didn't want her at the party; we asked her to leave. 35. Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by using a coordinating conjunction: "You can go to the park, you must wear your old shoes." A) There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed. B) You can go to the park. You must wear your old shoes. C) You can go to the park, but you must wear your old shoes. D) You can go to the park; You must wear your old shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You can go to the park, but you must wear your old shoes. 36. What is the correct way to punctuate the sentence:'Billy and Jim rode motorcycles to Nevada and they enjoyed every minute of the ride'? A) Use a comma. B) Use a period. C) Use a conjunction. D) Use a semi-colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use a semi-colon. 37. Fill in the blank:Run-on sentences often occur when the new thought begins with a ..... A) Pronoun. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pronoun. 38. Mr. Blakely knew Seth made a bad decision he told him so.This sentence is an example of a: A) Fragment. B) Run on. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run on. 39. Fill in the blank:Everyone wanted to go on the field trip so we all participated in the ..... A) Class. B) Meeting. C) Event. D) Fundraiser. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fundraiser. 40. Why do students write run-on (rambling) sentences? A) We have so much to say and we are in such a rush to write it that we forget starting and stopping sentences. B) We are careless. C) It isn't because we don't know the rules:avoiding run-on sentences is a skill that every student past the third-grade should have mastered. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 41. The roof of the house has a hole in it, rain will come into the house. A) Run-On. B) Correct as is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-On. 42. Fix this sentence:I play softball my sister plays volleyball. A) I play softball. my sister plays volleyball. B) I play softball, my sister plays volleyball. C) I play softball, but my sister plays volleyball. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I play softball, but my sister plays volleyball. 43. What is the subject of this sentence? 'The naughty dog stole some sausages from the trolley.' A) Stole. B) The naughty dog. C) Shopping trolley. D) The dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The naughty dog. 44. Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by making it two complete sentences: "Please stop bothering me you are really getting on my nerves." A) Please stop bothering me; you are really getting on my nerves. B) Please stop bothering me! You are really getting on my nerves. C) Please stop bothering me, you are really getting on my nerves. D) There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Please stop bothering me! You are really getting on my nerves. 45. Choose the one that is a run-on sentence A) Ants work together to gather food and build a home. B) My brother likes to sleep late on Saturdays, he is very lazy. C) We will visit national parks, museums, and landmarks on vacation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother likes to sleep late on Saturdays, he is very lazy. 46. I had a baby toy it got tossed. A) Correct as is. B) I had a baby toy. It got tossed. C) I had a baby toy, it got tossed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had a baby toy. It got tossed. 47. Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by using a semicolon: "Alex needed to finish a paper he stayed at the library all night." A) Alex needed to finish a paper; He stayed at the library all night. B) Alex needed to finish a paper; he stayed at the library all night. C) Alex needed to finish a paper, he stayed at the library all night. D) There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alex needed to finish a paper; he stayed at the library all night. 48. Emily had a huge juice stain on her new Moore hoodie, she was embarrassed. A) Emily had a huge juice stain on her new Moore hoodie; however, she was embarrassed. B) Emily had a huge juice stain on her new Moore hoodie because she was embarrassed. C) Emily had a huge juice stain on her new Moore hoodie, yet she was embarrassed. D) Emily had a huge juice stain on her new Moore hoodie; she was embarrassed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emily had a huge juice stain on her new Moore hoodie; she was embarrassed. 49. Which has a run-on sentence? A) Anthony went over to Nick's house to play basketball they played a game of one-on-one. B) Anthony went over to Nick's house to play basketball and they played a game of one-on-one. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthony went over to Nick's house to play basketball they played a game of one-on-one. 50. The director makes many decisions, the producers take care of the business end of moviemaking. A) Correct. B) Run-on. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 51. Select the answer would fix the following run-on sentence by making it two complete sentences: "I have to get to school now I'll talk to you later." A) I have to get to school now, I'll talk to you later. B) I have to get to school now. I'll talk to you later. C) There is nothing wrong with the original sentence; it does not need to be fixed. D) I have to get to school now; I'll talk to you later. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have to get to school now. I'll talk to you later. 52. I was running my sister was running next to me. A) I was running, my sister was running next to me. B) Correct as is. C) I was running, and my sister was running next to me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was running, and my sister was running next to me. Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesComma Splices And Fused Sentences QuizComma Splices QuizCorrecting Fused Sentences QuizEditing Run On Sentences QuizFixing Common Sentence Errors QuizFixing Run On Sentences QuizFragments QuizFused Sentences Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books