This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence to correct the comma splice: "Tom enjoys playing video games, ..... he is very good at them." A) Therefore. B) Since. C) Because. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Therefore. 2. Which option best corrects the comma splice: "We went to the park, it started to rain." A) We went to the park it started to rain. B) We went to the park; it started to rain. C) We went to the park and it started to rain. D) We went to the park, it started to rain because we wanted to get wet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the park; it started to rain. 3. All of the following are methods for correcting a comma splice EXCEPT A) Making two separate sentences. B) Using a colon:. C) Using a semicolon ;. D) Using a comma and a FANBOY (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using a colon:. 4. Why is the sentence 'The library is quiet, you can study there' a comma splice? A) It should not have a comma at all. B) It connects two complete thoughts with just a comma. C) The word 'you' should not start the second part. D) The two ideas in the sentence are not related. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It connects two complete thoughts with just a comma. 5. Which sentence contains a comma splice error? A) She studied all night, she still failed the test. B) She wanted to pass her test. She studied for hours. C) She studied all night, so she wouldn't fail her test. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She studied all night, she still failed the test. 6. True or False:A comma splice is the same as a run-on sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Identify each group of words:The softball player fielded the ball without any errors. A) Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence. 8. Which of these options fixes the comma splice in: "I finished my homework, I watched TV." A) I finished my homework; I watched TV. B) I finished my homework, watched TV. C) I finished my homework, I watched TV. D) I finished my homework and, I watched TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I finished my homework; I watched TV. 9. How can the run-on sentence be corrected? A) The weather was, bad it ruined our picnic plans. B) The weather was bad it ruined, our picnic plans. C) The weather was bad. It ruined our picnic plans. D) The weather was bad it, ruined our picnic plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The weather was bad. It ruined our picnic plans. 10. After the explosion ended. We all were shaking in our boots and feeling very scared. A) DO NOT PICK. B) NO change needed. C) Ended we. D) Ended, we. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ended, we. 11. True or False:The sentence 'He ran to the bus stop he missed the bus' is a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Fill in the blank to correctly combine the two ideas:'The pizza arrived. We all grabbed a slice.' A) The pizza arrived, we all grabbed a slice. B) When the pizza arrived, we all grabbed a slice. C) The pizza arrived we all grabbed a slice. D) The pizza arrived, then we all grabbed a slice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the pizza arrived, we all grabbed a slice. 13. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined only by a comma. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Bats can be up to five feet long, or they can be just a few inches. A) Compound-Complex Sentence. B) Comma Splice. C) Compound Sentence. D) Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound Sentence. 15. In the distance there was a commotion, it turned out to be an approaching tornado A) Sentence. B) Run On. C) Comma Splice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma Splice. 16. What is the best way to correct the comma splice:'She studied hard, she passed the exam.' A) She studied hard, she passed the exam. B) She studied hard; she passed the exam. C) She studied hard she passed the exam. D) She studied hard so she passed the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She studied hard; she passed the exam. 17. Show the correct way to fix this sentence using the word 'therefore.' 'The forecast called for rain, we brought our umbrellas.' The forecast called for rain; ..... , we brought our umbrellas. A) , therefore,. B) , therefore. C) Therefore. D) Therefore,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Therefore,. 18. Which sentence contains a comma splice? A) I love reading, I can't find my book. B) I love reading; I can't find my book. C) Because I love reading, I can't stop. D) I love reading and can't stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I love reading, I can't find my book. 19. Read this sentence:'The book was very long, I didn't want it to end.' Which revision best connects these two contrasting ideas? A) The book was very long; I didn't want it to end. B) The book was very long. I didn't want it to end. C) The book was very long, so I didn't want it to end. D) The book was very long, but I didn't want it to end. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The book was very long, but I didn't want it to end. 20. I love Sesame Street. Elmo keeps it real. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 21. Where is the comma splice in this sentence:I told myself that it must just be an owl, but that didn't stop me from quickening my pace a little, home was close, only about five minutes away at this point. A) Between close and only. B) Between little and home. C) Between owl and but. D) Both between little and home AND close and only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between little and home. 22. Charlotte was wrong that pig had brought her good fortune. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-On. 23. Choose the best correction for the comma splice:'She loves to paint, she does it every weekend.' A) She loves to paint; she does it every weekend. B) She loves to paint she does it every weekend. C) She loves to paint but she does it every weekend. D) She loves to paint; and she does it every weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loves to paint; she does it every weekend. 24. I would like to go again next weekend, my dad is working. A) Comma Splice. B) Incomplete Sentence. C) Run-on. D) Compound/Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma Splice. 25. Choose the correct way to fix the comma splice in the sentence: "The sun was setting, we decided to head back home." A) The sun was setting. We decided to head back home. B) The sun was setting, so we decided to head back home. C) The sun was setting we decided to head back home. D) The sun was setting, because we decided to head back home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun was setting, so we decided to head back home. 26. I eat my vegetables because I know vegetables are healthy. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 27. Going to the movies is fun I like to go with my family. A) Incomplete Sentence. B) Complex Sentence. C) Comma Splice. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-on. 28. Which of the following sentences contains a run-on sentence?A) I went to the park, and I played soccer.B) I went to the park; I played soccer.C) I went to the park, I played soccer.D) I went to the park I played soccer. A) I went to the park I played soccer. B) I went to the park; I played soccer. C) I went to the park, I played soccer. D) I went to the park, and I played soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I went to the park I played soccer. 29. We can fix this sentence fragments by combining them with another sentence to make a complete thought or by removing the dependent marker. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 30. Choose the sentence that has a fragment A) I'll never forget the night we got Sparky and Soot. They were cold and smelled like smoke. Because of the fire. B) I'll never forget the night we got Sparky and Soot they were cold and smelled like smoke because of the fire. C) I'll never forget the night we got Sparky and Soot, they were cold and smelled like smoke because of the fire. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'll never forget the night we got Sparky and Soot. They were cold and smelled like smoke. Because of the fire. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesComma Splices Quiz 1Comma Splices Quiz 3Comma Splices Quiz 4Comma Splices Quiz 5Comma Splices Quiz 6Comma Splices Quiz 7Comma Splices Quiz 8Comma Splices Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books