This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is this sentence categorized as?Andrew thought he was good at soccer, so he never passed the ball. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No error. 2. When I opened the door, I heard the alarm go off. A) The door. I heard. B) The door; I heard. C) No change. D) The door; I heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No change. 3. Identify the bolded part of the sentence:Annabelle, Olivia, and Sarah planned to toilet paper their coach's house during Homecoming. A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Predicate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 4. Which sentence correctly fixes the comma splice? A) I like pizza, it's my favorite food. B) I like pizza; it's my favorite food. C) I like pizza it's my favorite food. D) I like pizza, and it's my favorite food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like pizza; it's my favorite food. 5. True or False:A period can be used to fix a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Choose the sentence that is properly punctuated and contains no run-on errors. A) They weren't good friends they were partners in crime. B) She didn't know which blouse she wanted, and she was too confused to decide. C) He enjoys walking through the city, he often buys different types of sweets. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She didn't know which blouse she wanted, and she was too confused to decide. 7. Whenever Janis does not sleep enough, she gets a horrible migraine. A) Comma Splice. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 8. Separate the TWO sentences or combine them correctly:He was a wolf in sheep's clothing, he became the mayor. A) Clothing he. B) Clothing, and he. C) Clothing and he. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clothing, and he. 9. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:She loves painting, ..... she also enjoys sculpting. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 10. How would you correct the following comma splice? I didn't understand the topic, I asked the teacher for clarification. A) I didn't understand the topic. I asked the teacher for clarification. B) I didn't understand the topic; therefore, I asked the teacher for clarification. C) I didn't understand the topic, so I asked the teacher for clarification. D) All of the choices work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the choices work. 11. Which option best fixes this comma splice? 'We went to the park, it was fun.' A) We went to the park, and it was fun. B) We went to the park it was fun. C) We went to the park. It was fun. D) We went to the park; it was fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We went to the park; it was fun. 12. Lazy Lou heard that a particular machine would do half his work, he ordered two. A) Sentence. B) Run On. C) Comma Splice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma Splice. 13. Tom played a game he ate supper and went to bed. A) Fragment. B) Run-On. C) Comma splice. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 14. Because the entry fee was so expensive. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 15. Correct the run-on sentence:She wanted to go to the beach she forgot her sunscreen at home. A) She wanted to go to the beach, she forgot her sunscreen at home. B) She wanted to go to the beach. She forgot her sunscreen at home. C) She wanted to go to the beach; she forgot her sunscreen at home. D) She wanted to go to the beach she really forgot her sunscreen at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She wanted to go to the beach. She forgot her sunscreen at home. 16. What type of grammar mistake is does the sentence have? A) Comma Splice. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-On Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-On Sentence. 17. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'It was raining outside, ..... I grabbed my umbrella.' A) So. B) But. C) And. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 18. Using a conjunction can fix a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. How would you best revise this comma splice? My homework is finished, I can play video games now. A) My homework is finished; I can play video games now. B) My homework is finished, and I can play video games now. C) My homework is finished. I can play video games now. D) All of the above are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are correct. 20. Then maybe the Flobbledobbles will have time for other projects, they've been really curious about Rubik's cubes. 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: B) That's a comma splice. 21. Do you remember when the squirrels got into our attic last fall? A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete Sentence. 22. When a student likes his class, he is more likely to achieve good grades. A) Comma Splice. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 23. I love to play video games, it's a great way to have fun. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 24. Complete the sentence:We could go to the movies, ..... we could stay home. A) And. B) So. C) Or. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 25. Select the sentence that does not contain a comma splice. A) She loves to paint, it relaxes her. B) The book was interesting, I couldn't put it down. C) We went hiking, and we saw a deer. D) He was tired, he took a nap. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We went hiking, and we saw a deer. 26. Select the sentence that fixes the comma splice: "I finished my homework, I went to bed." A) I finished my homework; I went to bed. B) I finished my homework, and went to bed. C) I finished my homework, then I went to bed. D) I finished my homework I went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I finished my homework; I went to bed. 27. Separate the TWO sentences or combine them correctly:I don't know where I put my homework my mom made me clean my binder last night. A) Homework, my mom. B) Homework; and my mom. C) Homework because my mom. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homework because my mom. 28. Choose the best way to fix the comma splice:'The cake was delicious, everyone loved it.' A) The cake was delicious everyone loved it. B) The cake was delicious, everyone loved it. C) The cake was delicious:everyone loved it. D) The cake was delicious; everyone loved it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cake was delicious; everyone loved it. 29. I'll never be able to buy a house, prices these days are just ridiculous. A) Fine. B) Comma splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 30. True or False:The sentence 'My phone ran out of battery I couldn't call you' is an example of a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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