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Comma Splices Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which option best corrects the comma splice: "The dog barked, the cat hissed."
2. Mandy went to the mall to buy a new outfit, in-person school starts soon!
3. Correct the comma splice:The concert was amazing, everyone had a great time.
4. True or False:You can connect two complete sentences by using a comma followed by a word like 'however' or 'therefore'.
5. Complete the sentence to fix the comma splice:'My alarm didn't go off this morning ..... I was late to school.'
6. True or False:One way to fix a comma splice is to replace the comma with a period and start a new sentence.
7. A comma splice can be corrected by adding a conjunction after the comma.
8. John is always late for school, nobody seems to care.
9. True or False: "He likes apples, she prefers oranges." is an example of a comma splice.
10. True or False:Adding a word like 'however' or 'therefore' right after the comma is a correct way to fix a comma splice.
11. Complete the sentence:We were running late for the party, ..... we still stopped to get a gift.
12. If there is a sentence error, correctly identify what the error is. One night he rescued two kittens from a burning barn, he brought them home.
13. Which way is LEAST correct for handling this sentence?Neither Chris nor Alex can row. They need to take rowing lessons before they go out in the boat.
14. Do the items in blue need to be corrected? If so, choose the correct answer. Before she gave me the answer. I knew what she was going to say.
15. Which has the correct punctuation and contains no run-on errors?
16. Which was built in 1950
17. Correct the comma splice:They planned to meet at noon, nobody showed up on time.
18. Sentences with a semicolon, need TWO capitalized letters. One at the beginning of the sentence and the other after the semicolon.
19. She took the boy's cookies away, that action was mean.
20. Borrowed some thread and thumbtacks from Nurse Jackie to hang the first few ornaments.
21. The girl is lost.
22. Our flight was scheduled to depart an hour ago ..... however ..... weather conditions have brought the entire airport to a standstill.
23. We wanted to have a party, fortunately, everyone agreed to come.
24. Identify the run-on sentence in the following:I woke up early, I went for a run.
25. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'We wanted to play soccer, it started raining.'
26. Which of the following sentences is NOT a run-on?
27. Identify each group of words:Hailey went to the basketball game and Nathan was there.
28. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:Although Carlos like cars because his family owns several auto-repair shops and he can name every make and model ever made.
29. Correct the following:If you have a personal electronic device, please turn it off you don't want to get in trouble with administration.
30. Complete the sentence to correct the comma splice: "Tom enjoys playing video games, ..... he is very good at them."
31. Which option best corrects the comma splice: "We went to the park, it started to rain."
32. All of the following are methods for correcting a comma splice EXCEPT
33. Why is the sentence 'The library is quiet, you can study there' a comma splice?
34. Which sentence contains a comma splice error?
35. True or False:A comma splice is the same as a run-on sentence.
36. Identify each group of words:The softball player fielded the ball without any errors.
37. Which of these options fixes the comma splice in: "I finished my homework, I watched TV."
38. How can the run-on sentence be corrected?
39. After the explosion ended. We all were shaking in our boots and feeling very scared.
40. True or False:The sentence 'He ran to the bus stop he missed the bus' is a comma splice.
41. Fill in the blank to correctly combine the two ideas:'The pizza arrived. We all grabbed a slice.'
42. Bats can be up to five feet long, or they can be just a few inches.
43. In the distance there was a commotion, it turned out to be an approaching tornado
44. What is the best way to correct the comma splice:'She studied hard, she passed the exam.'
45. Show the correct way to fix this sentence using the word 'therefore.' 'The forecast called for rain, we brought our umbrellas.' The forecast called for rain; ..... , we brought our umbrellas.
46. Read this sentence:'The book was very long, I didn't want it to end.' Which revision best connects these two contrasting ideas?
47. I love Sesame Street. Elmo keeps it real.
48. Where is the comma splice in this sentence:I told myself that it must just be an owl, but that didn't stop me from quickening my pace a little, home was close, only about five minutes away at this point.
49. Charlotte was wrong that pig had brought her good fortune.
50. Choose the best correction for the comma splice:'She loves to paint, she does it every weekend.'
51. I would like to go again next weekend, my dad is working.
52. Choose the correct way to fix the comma splice in the sentence: "The sun was setting, we decided to head back home."
53. I eat my vegetables because I know vegetables are healthy.
54. Going to the movies is fun I like to go with my family.
55. Which of the following sentences contains a run-on sentence?A) I went to the park, and I played soccer.B) I went to the park; I played soccer.C) I went to the park, I played soccer.D) I went to the park I played soccer.
56. We can fix this sentence fragments by combining them with another sentence to make a complete thought or by removing the dependent marker.
57. Choose the sentence that has a fragment
58. How many types of run-on sentences are there?
59. On May 17, 1955, the day when the Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools for blacks and whites were illegal and would be integrated.
60. Which word is a verb in this sentence?"I wanted to see Joker, but Greg had seen it already."
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