This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:It started to rain ..... we went inside. A) ;. B) Then. C) ,. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 2. Flobbledobbles are ridiculous creatures Ms. Diamond made up. A) That's correct!. B) That's a comma splice. C) That's a run on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That's correct!. 3. Which sentence correctly contains a singular possessive apostrophe? A) The girls' room could be cleaner. B) The girl's room was just cleaned. C) The girls room wasn't messy. D) The girls room was a mess. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The girl's room was just cleaned. 4. Choose the correct cunjunction for each sentence. I am going to go to the beach, I am going to the mountains? A) Nor. B) For. C) Yet. D) But. E) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Or. 5. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'I was tired, ..... I decided to go to bed early.' A) But. B) So. C) Or. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 6. What is this sentence categorized as?Jake left school early, because he didn't want to help his group. A) Comma splice. B) No error. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No error. 7. If you got all 10 questions correct, you can go check your draft for complete sentences! A) That's correct!. B) That's a comma splice. C) That's a run on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That's correct!. 8. I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time. A) I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time. B) I love to write papers, I would write one every day, if I had the time. C) I love to write papers, I would write one, every day if I had the time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 9. Fill in the blank:To avoid a comma splice when combining ideas, you can join two complete sentences with a comma and a ..... A) Pronoun like 'he' or 'it'. B) Word like 'however' or 'therefore'. C) FANBOYS conjunction like 'and' or 'but'. D) Descriptive adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FANBOYS conjunction like 'and' or 'but'. 10. Do the items in blue need to be corrected? If so, choose the correct answer. Because it was sunny outside, they decided to go for a walk. A) Outside. They. B) Outside; they. C) NO CHANGE. D) Outside they. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 11. Fix:Carrie was grounded for a week when she was finally finished her punishment, she was able to see her friends again. A) Week. When. B) Week because. C) Week and. D) DO NOT PICK. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Week. When. 12. He has two computer on his desk but neither of them functions properly. A) Comma splice. B) Run-on. C) No error. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 13. Which of the following sentences is an example of a comma splice? A) I went to the store, I bought some milk. B) I went to the store and bought some milk. C) I went to the store; I bought some milk. D) I went to the store. I bought some milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I went to the store, I bought some milk. 14. I lifted the heavy boxes, I hurt my back. A) Comma splice. B) Fragment. C) Sentence. D) Run on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma splice. 15. What is this sentence categorized as?Kayla's nails were growing out. Then they broke off. A) Comma splice. B) No error. C) Fragment. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 16. The Giver is boring, it's better than Fever 1793. A) No comma splice. B) Add a period or semicolon after "better". C) Add "but" after the comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add "but" after the comma. 17. Identify the comma splice in the following sentence:I went to the store, I bought some groceries. A) I bought some groceries. B) I went to the store, I bought some groceries, and then I went home. C) I went to the store. D) I bought some groceries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I bought some groceries. 18. Why is this sentence wrong?i love watching Criminal Minds; it's my favorite show to binge-watch A) The sentences need to be combined with a word like "also" or "because.". B) This sentence is considered a run-on because it joins two sentences together. C) While the connecting punctuation (;) is correct, the sentence is not capitalized or has ending punctuation. D) The second part of the sentence is a fragment because it doesn't have a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While the connecting punctuation (;) is correct, the sentence is not capitalized or has ending punctuation. 19. Which conjunction fixes the comma splice:'It's raining, we can't play outside.'? A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 20. How can you correct the following run-on sentence? "She loves to travel she has been to five continents." A) She loves to travel, she has been to five continents. B) She loves to travel she has been to five continents. C) She loves to travel; she has been to five continents. D) She loves to travel. Because she has been to five continents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She loves to travel; she has been to five continents. 21. Where is the comma splice in this sentence:She left, I was alone, once again A) Between alone and once. B) Between left and I. C) Both commas are splices. D) Neither comma is a splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between left and I. 22. How can we fix the following Run-On?Mr. Choler likes to eat tacos on Tuesday he likes to eat spaghetti on Friday. A) On Tuesday; he likes. B) On Tuesday, he likes. C) Tacos on. Tuesday, he. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Tuesday; he likes. 23. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:There are currently 12.5 million skateboarders in America I for one am not one of them. A) Correct. B) Fragment (Frag.). C) Comma Splice (CS). D) Run-On (RO). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-On (RO). 24. Which FANBOYS would best fix this comma splice?"The sky turned gray, bolts of lightning flashed in the east thunder rolled across the mountains." A) And. B) But. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 25. Identify this sentence structure:I went to the movies, I saw Captain Marvel. A) Complex Sentence. B) Run-on. C) Comma Splice. D) Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma Splice. 26. You have to go now, otherwise you will miss your plane. A) Fragment. B) Comma splice. C) Wrong punctuation. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wrong punctuation. 27. What is a common solution for both run-ons and comma splices? A) Using a semicolon or conjunction. B) Removing punctuation. C) Adding more words. D) Adding a question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using a semicolon or conjunction. 28. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice: "She wanted to go to the concert, ..... she couldn't get tickets." A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 29. How many ways are there to fix a comma splice? A) Three. B) Seven. C) Five. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three. 30. My family seldom eats strawberries my brothers are allergic to them. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesComma Splices Quiz 1Comma Splices Quiz 2Comma Splices Quiz 3Comma Splices Quiz 4Comma Splices Quiz 5Comma Splices Quiz 6Comma Splices Quiz 7Comma Splices Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books