This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the best way to correct the comma splice:'The meeting ended, everyone left the room.' A) The meeting ended; everyone left the room. B) The meeting ended and everyone left the room. C) The meeting ended. Everyone left the room. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined with a comma without a conjunction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which sentence shows the best way to combine these two ideas? 'My friend is named Sam. He is moving to a new city.' A) My friend is named Sam, he is moving to a new city. B) My friend Sam is moving to a new city. C) My friend is named Sam and he is moving to a new city. D) My friend is named Sam; he is moving to a new city. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend Sam is moving to a new city. 4. I baked oatmeal cookies they had raisins in them, too. A) Comma splice. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on. 5. Fill in the blank to avoid a comma splice:'He didn't study, ..... he failed the test.' A) Thus. B) And. C) But. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thus. 6. Complete the sentence:The rain stopped, ..... we continued our game. A) After. B) But. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 7. Which option best corrects the comma splice:'The meeting ended, everyone left.' A) The meeting ended so everyone left. B) The meeting ended; everyone left. C) The meeting ended everyone left. D) The meeting ended, everyone left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The meeting ended; everyone left. 8. In the past, beauty marks were fashionable, people even applied false beauty marks as make-up. A) Run-on sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) Correct sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 9. Which of these is NOT a comma splice? A) I love pizza; it's my favorite food. B) I love pizza, my brother loves it too. C) I love pizza, it is the best. D) I love pizza, it's my favorite food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I love pizza; it's my favorite food. 10. What is the difference between a comma splice and a run-on? A) The comma. B) The dependent clause. C) A run-on is longer. D) The conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The comma. 11. Many men use skincare products ; however, most draw the line at going for facial. A) Fragment. B) Comma splice. C) Run-on sentence. D) Correct sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Correct sentence. 12. What is the main punctuation mistake in a comma splice? A) A period is used instead of a question mark. B) A comma is used by itself to connect two full sentences. C) A semicolon is used where a comma should be. D) There are no punctuation marks at all between sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma is used by itself to connect two full sentences. 13. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'The concert was amazing, ..... the audience gave a standing ovation.' A) But. B) Because. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 14. Correct the comma splice: "She plays the piano, she practices every day." A) She plays the piano, and she practices every day. B) She plays the piano she practices every day. C) She plays the piano; she practices every day. D) Both A and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and C. 15. What does the term 'splice' originally refer to? A) A sailor's term for joining ropes. B) A method of editing films. C) A way to write sentences. D) A type of punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sailor's term for joining ropes. 16. The last few fireworks exploded into the sky, the families headed over to the river. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 17. As the woman walked down the dusty street, balancing a huge basket on her head. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 18. She wants to succeed, she will work hard to be the best. A) Comma-Splice. B) Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma-Splice. 19. What is this sentence categorized as?Thomas ran over the cat, the little girl screamed. A) Fragment. B) Comma splice. C) Run-on. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 20. Identify the Error:Annika ordered a new pillow made of memory foam, she has not had any trouble sleeping since purchasing it. A) Sentence fragment. B) NO ERROR. C) Run-on sentence. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma splice. 21. When he moved to New York City. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Sentence. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fragment. 22. Complete the sentence without creating a comma splice:She wanted to stay home ..... her friends were going out. A), but B), because C) ; D) and A) , but. B) , because. C) ;. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , but. 23. Which of the following can remove the independence from a clause? A) Coordinating conjunction. B) Subordinating conjunction. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinating conjunction. 24. The weather man said it would be sunny, it rained all weekend. A) Complex Sentence. B) Comma Splice. C) Compound Sentence. D) Compound-Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 25. I have a pink octopus in my classroom, it sits on my webcam. A) No comma splice. B) Add "yet" after the comma. C) Change the period at the end to a question mark. D) Add a period after "classroom". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Add a period after "classroom". 26. Greg loved to cook, he especially loved to cook for his family. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 27. She tried to imagine what it would be like to be terminally ill and have no family, she was overwhelmed with emotions and began to cry. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 28. What type of grammar mistake is does the sentence have?Because the hero. A) Comma Splice. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-On Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence Fragment. 29. Choose the sentence that correctly fixes the comma splice.Original: "The sun was setting, the sky turned pink and orange." A) The sun was setting; the sky turned pink and orange. B) The sun was setting, and the sky turned pink and orange. C) The sun was setting. The sky turned pink and orange. D) All of the above are correct.TagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are correct.TagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2. 30. Identify the correct version of the following sentence:I wanted to join the gym I didn't have enough money. A) I wanted, to join the gym I didn't have enough money. B) I wanted to join the gym, I didn't have enough money. C) I wanted to join the gym. Because I didn't have enough money. D) I wanted to join the gym, but I didn't have enough money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I wanted to join the gym, but I didn't have enough money. ← 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