This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How can this comma splice be corrected? He doesn't eat meat, he's a vegetarian. A) He doesn't eat meat, but he's a vegetarian. B) He doesn't eat meat since he's a vegetarian. C) He doesn't eat meat, while he's a vegetarian. D) He doesn't eat, meat he's a vegetarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He doesn't eat meat since he's a vegetarian. 2. Do the items in blue need to be corrected? If so, choose the correct answer. Although I am excited about tomorrow being Friday. I have a test in Math. A) Friday-I. B) Friday; I. C) NO CHANGE. D) Friday, I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Friday, I. 3. The man showed us his lizards, someone gave them to him. A) No error. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma splice. 4. Identify the sentence structure:My dad apologized to the waitress. A) Run-on. B) Simple Sentence. C) Compound Sentence. D) Incomplete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Sentence. 5. Is this a comma splice?I am sleepy, I have to go to work. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 6. We had never seen anything like this style of architecture before, we thought we were looking at giant sculptures, not buildings. A) We never saw. B) NO CHANGE. C) Never having seen. D) Never seeing. E) Never had we seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Never having seen. 7. True or False:Using a period between two independent clauses is a correct way to fix a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Which way is LEAST correct for handling this sentence?James refuses to participate in any class activities. He refuses to take any tests. A) No change. B) Activities, he. C) Activities; he. D) Activities, and he. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Activities, he. 9. Which contains ONLY complete sentences? A) Instead of going to the party, I stayed home and watched an "I Love Lucy" marathon. B) Instead of going to the party. I stayed home and watched an "I Love Lucy" marathon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Instead of going to the party, I stayed home and watched an "I Love Lucy" marathon. 10. True or False:A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined by a comma without a conjunction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Which word should have an apostrophe in this sentence? The ducks wings help it fly and escape predators easily. A) Predator's. B) Wings'. C) Ducks'. D) Duck's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Duck's. 12. If the rain doesn't stop, I won't be able to play outside. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 13. Choose if each of the following sentences (or groups of sentences) is Complete or if there is a Comma splice:We tried to call you, but you didn't pick up the phone. A) Splice. B) Complete. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete. 14. Democracy is a word that is difficult to define as in practical terms it can mean many things. From liberty and equality to dictatorial control and manipulation. A) Comma splice. B) Sentence fragment. C) No error. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence fragment. 15. They found a portal to Earth in the closet of a classroom so that's where they're usually found. 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: C) That's a run on. 16. True or False:The subject of the sentence is the person, place, or thing that is performing the action of the sentence A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Approaches her homework with the same attitude as athletics ..... with unmatched determination. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 18. Complete the sentence: "The movie was exciting, ..... I didn't like the ending." A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 19. I went to the store, I had to buy groceries for dinner. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 20. Kayaking, my favorite sport, can prove to be exciting and dangerous. A) Comma Splice. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 21. She won the spelling contest, she will go to the regional level next month. A) Sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Run on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 22. Carlos is the team captain on the football team, and he plays defensive tackle. A) Comma splice. B) Fragment. C) Run on. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence. 23. He wants to talk he says he'll call us later today. A) Comma-Splice. B) Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 24. Tom read the novel, his friend saw the movie. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 25. Jake left school early because he didn't want to help his group. A) No error. B) Comma splice. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No error. 26. Which sentence revises 'The new student is named Leo, he is from Miami' by correctly using a phrase to combine the ideas? A) The new student is named Leo; he is from Miami. B) The new student, Leo, is from Miami. C) The new student is named Leo and he is from Miami. D) The new student is named Leo, so he is from Miami. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The new student, Leo, is from Miami. 27. The girl's grades were suffering, she studied more. A) Comma splice. B) No error. C) Run-on. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma splice. 28. My grandparents went on vacation they will be home in two weeks. A) Complete Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Comma Splice. D) Run-On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-On. 29. A run-on sentence doesn't separate any of its independent clauses with the punctuation that it needs, and a comma splice incorrectly separates two independent clauses with a comma, instead of a comma-and-coordinating-conjunction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. What is a run-on? A) When two or more independent clauses are in one sentences with NO punctuation. B) When two or more sentences are connected with a comma and a conjunction. C) When a sentence is missing a subject, verb, or complete thought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When two or more independent clauses are in one sentences with NO punctuation. ← 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