This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An illustrator draws a picture of darkness around the main character. The darkness represents a problem that the character may be facing. What could this problem be? A) Death. B) Freedom. C) Night. D) Calm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Death. 2. Which of these sentences has a comma splice? A) My dog loves to play fetch, but my cat prefers to nap. B) We went to the beach, the water was really cold. C) Because it was raining, we stayed inside and watched a movie. D) I finished my chores; then I could play video games. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the beach, the water was really cold. 3. Complete the sentence to correctly join the two ideas:The game was tied, ..... it went into overtime. A) So. B) Also. C) Then. D) Next. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 4. I was up late watching football, I am tired. A) No comma splice. B) Add a period or semicolon after "late". C) Add "so" after the comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add "so" after the comma. 5. If there is a sentence error, correctly identify what the error is. We kept the kittens, and soon after, we named them Sparky and Soot. A) Correct as is. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) Run-On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct as is. 6. True or False:Revising "She loves ice cream, she eats it every day." to "She loves ice cream; she eats it every day." corrects the comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. We practiced hard we lost the game. A) Comma-Splice. B) Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 8. Do you understand the math problem? I can help you. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 9. Fill in the blank:To join two independent clauses and avoid a comma splice, you can use a comma with a coordinating ..... , like 'for, ' 'and, ' 'nor, ' 'but, ' 'or, ' 'yet, ' or 'so.' A) Conjunction. B) Preposition. C) Pronoun. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conjunction. 10. Identify the sentence structure:After we saw Captain Marvel at the movies, we went to have dinner at Olive Garden. A) Complex Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Comma Splice. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex Sentence. 11. Select the correct option 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, and everyone loved it. C) The cake was delicious everyone loved it. D) The cake was delicious, for everyone loved it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cake was delicious; everyone loved it. 12. The highwire is my favorite the little dogs are a close second. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 13. Complete the sentence:The concert was amazing ..... everyone had a great time. A) ,. B) ;. C) And. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 14. True or False:'He ran quickly, he was late.' is an example of a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Edit the sentence to fix the comma splice:We had a picnic, we watched the sunset. A) We had a picnic; we watched the sunset. B) We had a picnic, then we watched the sunset. C) We had a picnic, while we watched the sunset. D) We had a picnic, and we watched the sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We had a picnic; we watched the sunset. 16. Is this sentence a fragment?I went to a dance party and it was fun. A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 17. What is missing in the incomplete thought?Dogs that do tricks. A) Subject. B) Verb/predicate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb/predicate. 18. Joe ran to the cabin, nobody was there. A) Comma-Splice. B) Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma-Splice. 19. The cute baby giraffe next to the fence. A) Fragment. B) Run-On. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 20. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'He wanted to go to the game, ..... he had too much homework.' A) But. B) He. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 21. Which revision corrects the run-on sentence below? The concert was sold out I couldn't get a ticket. A) The concert was sold out. I couldn't get a ticket. B) The concert, was sold out I couldn't get a ticket. C) The concert was sold out; because I couldn't get a ticket. D) The concert was sold out I, couldn't get a ticket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The concert was sold out. I couldn't get a ticket. 22. Identify the error in the following sentence:'The sun is high, put on some sunscreen.' A) Comma splice. B) Run-on sentence. C) No error. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma splice. 23. Correct the sentence below.Driving a car is fast and comfortable, riding the bicycle is better for one's health. A) Driving a car is fast and comfortable, but riding a bicycle is better for one's health. B) Driving a car is fast and comfortable riding a bicycle is better for one's health. C) Although driving a car is fast and comfortable riding a bike is better for one's health. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Driving a car is fast and comfortable, but riding a bicycle is better for one's health. 24. Vicki is a Biology major in college, her classes are really hard. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 25. True or False:A period can replace a comma to correct a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'She loves ice cream, she eats it every day.' A) She loves ice cream, and she eats it every day. B) She loves ice cream she eats it every day. C) She loves ice cream; she eats it every day. D) She loves ice cream:she eats it every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loves ice cream, and she eats it every day. 27. The family headed out, the fog was so thick you couldn't see your own hand in front of your face. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 28. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'My brother is taller than me, ..... I am older.' A) For. B) Nor. C) So. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yet. 29. The teacher was angry, the students were too loud. A) And. B) But. C) Nor. D) For. E) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 30. Complete the sentence to fix the comma splice:'He studies hard, ..... he always gets good grades.' A) Yet. B) Or. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. ← 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