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Comma Splices Quiz 12 (60 MCQs)

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1. How can the following comma splice be corrected?"I wanted to buy the red car, it was too expensive."
2. I need to buy coffee, bread, and fruit at the grocery store.
3. Ann's mom works at the hospital her dad works at the hospital.
4. It was a warm day the children were ready to play outside.
5. Correct the following:Mark searched the nearly empty refrigerator for a midnight snack, his only choices were curdled milk, stale pizza, and grape jelly.
6. Some educated people believe in witchcraft, I am not one of them.
7. Everyday after school, Jeff completes his homework.
8. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:The chef cooked all day, ..... the guests enjoyed the meal.
9. Which option corrects the comma splice:'He was tired, he went to bed early.'?
10. My dad was being very silly at the table he accidentally dropped a meatball on the floor.
11. I went to see the movie; it was very suspenseful and full of action!
12. Which sentence is written correctly and does NOT contain a comma splice?
13. How can you correct the following fragment? "After the party ended."
14. After dinner Jasmine brought her son to the hospital everyone was surprised to see the gifts he'd brought.
15. True or False:'The storm was severe, many trees fell.' is a comma splice.
16. What is the best option to fix this sentence?I do not have a car, I take the bus.
17. Looking at his watch, Vance realized he was going to be late.
18. This homework is just too frustrating; I think I'll take a walk and come back to it later.
19. Because Adam didn't have a pair of shoes.
20. Choose the best way to revise the comma splice:'Samantha is a great artist, she draws amazing portraits.'
21. Which sentence corrects the comma splice in "We went to the park, we had a picnic." ?
22. There was an accident on Route 66 last night, several people got hurt.
23. Choose the best solution for the comma splice: "The sun set, it was a beautiful sight."
24. Fill in the blank to correctly fix this sentence:The storm was getting worse, we decided to go inside.
25. Choose the option tha contains only complete sentences:
26. Choose the sentence that avoids a comma splice.
27. Complete the sentence:We visited the museum, ..... we learned a lot.
28. Select the sentence that corrects the comma splice:'It was late, we left the party.'
29. Because I was talking on the phone last night, I forgot to do my homework.
30. Recognize which sentence below uses punctuation correctly.
31. Correct the comma splice:I enjoy playing basketball, I also like to swim.
32. After we got home, we told our mom about our adventure, and we all agreed that it was one of the best days ever.
33. I like iced coffee in the winter, I don't drink hot coffee fast enough.
34. Although I am not a morning person, I like being done with work early.
35. If they didn't pick up the pencils, all those pencils would go in the trash, and pencils don't grow on trees!
36. The boy accidentally knocked over the girls books. Then picked up the girls books.
37. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice: "He enjoys playing soccer, ..... "
38. What type of grammar mistake is does the sentence have?I'm tired from waking up early for my classes I need to talk to my advisor to change my classes
39. Identify the comma splice in this sentence: "I wanted to go to the park, it was raining."
40. Expository essays accurately summarize the existing knowledge on a topic, argumentative essays summarize the existing knowledge and make an argument about the topic.
41. Because they wanted to enrol Tim in that popular school. They bought a house near that school.
42. Choose the correctly written sentences.
43. Which FANBOYS would best fix this comma splice?"Oil is very expensive, we must learn to be economical in our use of energy."
44. Identify each group of words:Even though James is tired of working, he works hard until his shift is over.
45. In "Cathedral, " Raymond Carver uses the cathedral as a symbol it illustrates the need to "see" beyond the merely visible.
46. How can comma splices be fixed?
47. While Mr. Neumeyer graded all of the papers at a rate of one paper per hour.
48. Fill in the blank:A comma splice is a type of ..... sentence.
49. Complete the sentence to correct the comma splice: "She was late, ..... she missed the meeting."
50. Which of the following is NOT necessary to have a complete sentence?
51. What is a run-on missing?
52. Which sentence shows a correct use of a semicolon instead of a comma splice?
53. Which word is the subject in this sentence?"The judge was not smiling; he was scowling."
54. Even after the car was tuned, it still was difficult to start in the mornings.
55. How can you correct a comma splice?
56. Fix this:The dog barked the kitten meowed.
57. Choose the sentence that avoids a comma splice:A) The cake was delicious, everyone wanted more. B) The cake was delicious; everyone wanted more.
58. The desserts here look yummy the cupcakes are sold out before dinner time.
59. Indicate if the group of words below is the example of a run-on sentence or a comma splice.The flowers are beautiful they brighten the room.
60. Complete the sentence:The music was loud, ..... it was hard to concentrate.
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