This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When the dazzling display of fireworks had faded from the sky. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 2. Excited about his vacation A) Sentence fragment. B) Comma splice. C) Run-on sentence. D) Complete thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence fragment. 3. Which sentence is a correct example of fixing a comma splice using a coordinating conjunction? A) She was tired, therefore she went to bed. B) She was tired, she went to bed. C) She was tired she went to bed. D) She was tired, so she went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was tired, so she went to bed. 4. Identify the sentence structure:When the waitress came to check on us, she saw the mess my dad made, and my dad was very embarrassed. A) Complex Sentence. B) Compound Complex. C) Run-on. D) Simple Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Complex. 5. Because giant squid live deep in the ocean, it is difficult for scientists to find them. A) Compound Sentence. B) Comma SpliceTags7.10a. C) Complex Sentence. D) Compound-Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex Sentence. 6. Put some scissors and pieces of paper on the bed. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 7. Identify the sentence structure:We talked about the movie throughout dinner, and we had a great time. A) Complex Sentence. B) Run-on. C) Compound Sentence. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound Sentence. 8. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:Sarge has too many suspenders and has a yogurt obsession. A) Fragment (Frag.). B) Comma Splice (CS). C) Run-On (RO). D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Correct. 9. Correct the run-on sentence:I need to finish my homework I want to go to the movies. A) I need to finish my homework, I want to eat dinner. B) I need to finish my homework I want to take a nap. C) I need to finish my homework, I want to go to the beach. D) I need to finish my homework. I want to go to the movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I need to finish my homework. I want to go to the movies. 10. Identify the correct version of the sentence:'The sun set, the sky turned dark.' A) The sun set the sky turned dark. B) The sun set, and the sky turned dark. C) The sun set; the sky turned dark. D) The sun set, because the sky turned dark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun set; the sky turned dark. 11. Rainbow cakes are nice and delicious. But the baking requires too much work. A) Fragment. B) Run-on sentence. C) Correct sentence. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 12. A comma splice can be corrected by turning one of the clauses into a dependent clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Bertha gave me a computer game for my birthday last week. A) Run on. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence. 14. The trail was steep and very rocky, nevertheless, every one of the hikers reached the top A) Comma Splice. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma Splice. 15. Which option correctly turns the run-on sentence into two sentences? "He loves to play basketball he is on the school team." A) He loves to play basketball, he is on the school team. B) He loves to play basketball. He is on the school team. C) He loves to play basketball; he is on the school team. D) He loves to play basketball he is on the school team. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He loves to play basketball. He is on the school team. 16. True or False:Using a comma is a correct way to join two complete thoughts, like in this sentence:I like pizza, it's my favorite food. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Choose the sentence that avoids a comma splice:'I finished my homework, now I can relax.' A) I finished my homework:now I can relax. B) I finished my homework, now I can relax. C) I finished my homework now I can relax. D) I finished my homework; now I can relax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I finished my homework; now I can relax. 18. A comma splice is the correct way to join two independent clauses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Indicate if the group of words below is the example of a run-on sentence or a comma splice.My favorite band is in town they are performing now. A) A run-on sentence. B) A comma splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A run-on sentence. 20. Identify the dependent clause in the sentence: "Although I went to the store, I forgot to buy milk." A) I forgot to buy milk. B) Although I went to the store. C) I went to the store. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although I went to the store. 21. Fill in the blank to correct the comma splice:'The game was exciting, ..... we stayed until the end.' A) So. B) And. C) But. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 22. Identify each group of words:The clowns were scary, the jester was funny. A) Run-on. B) Sentence. C) Fragment. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma Splice. 23. How can the following comma splice be corrected?"I wanted to buy the red car, it was too expensive." A) I wanted to buy the red car; it was too expensive. B) I wanted to buy the red car, but it was too expensive. C) I wanted to buy the red car. It was too expensive. D) All of the above.TagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above.TagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2. 24. Susan ducked down when she saw Mr. Hayden walk into Tito's Taco Palace, unfortunately, a burrito wasn't big enough to hide behind, so poor Susan had to explain why she had missed his class again. A) Palace unfortunately,. B) Palace, and unfortunately. C) Palace. Unfortunately,. D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Palace. Unfortunately,. 25. I need to buy coffee, bread, and fruit at the grocery store. A) Add a comma after "fruit". B) Add a FANBOYS conjunction after "coffee". C) No comma splice. D) Add a period after "bread". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No comma splice. 26. Ann's mom works at the hospital her dad works at the hospital. A) Comma-Splice. B) Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 27. It was a warm day the children were ready to play outside. A) Comma-Splice. B) Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 28. Correct the following:Mark searched the nearly empty refrigerator for a midnight snack, his only choices were curdled milk, stale pizza, and grape jelly. A) Snack, so his. B) Snack, his. C) No change needed. D) Snack, but his. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Snack, but his. 29. Some educated people believe in witchcraft, I am not one of them. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete sentence. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma splice. 30. Everyday after school, Jeff completes his homework. A) Fragment. B) Complete Sentence. C) Run-On. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete Sentence. ← 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