This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:The chef cooked all day, ..... the guests enjoyed the meal. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 2. Which option corrects the comma splice:'He was tired, he went to bed early.'? A) He was tired, but he went to bed early. B) He was tired; he went to bed early. C) He was tired he went to bed early. D) He was tired, going to bed early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was tired; he went to bed early. 3. My dad was being very silly at the table he accidentally dropped a meatball on the floor. A) Run-on. B) Compound Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 4. I went to see the movie; it was very suspenseful and full of action! A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 5. Which sentence is written correctly and does NOT contain a comma splice? A) My favorite subject is science, I love doing experiments. B) My favorite subject is science; I love doing experiments. C) My favorite subject is science, my teacher is really fun. D) My favorite subject is science, it's so interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My favorite subject is science; I love doing experiments. 6. How can you correct the following fragment? "After the party ended." A) After the party ended, we went home. B) After the party ended. We went home. C) After the party ended we went home. D) After the party ended; we went home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the party ended, we went home. 7. After dinner Jasmine brought her son to the hospital everyone was surprised to see the gifts he'd brought. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-On. 8. True or False:'The storm was severe, many trees fell.' is a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. What is the best option to fix this sentence?I do not have a car, I take the bus. A) I do not have a car, so I take the bus. B) I do not have a car; therefore, I take the bus. C) I do not have a car. I take the bus. D) All the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the answers are correct. 10. Looking at his watch, Vance realized he was going to be late. A) Run-on sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Complete thought. D) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete thought. 11. This homework is just too frustrating; I think I'll take a walk and come back to it later. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete Sentence. 12. Because Adam didn't have a pair of shoes. A) No error. B) Comma splice. C) Run-on. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fragment. 13. Choose the best way to revise the comma splice:'Samantha is a great artist, she draws amazing portraits.' A) Samantha is a great artist, for example, she draws amazing portraits. B) Because Samantha is a great artist, she draws amazing portraits. C) Samantha is a great artist, she, draws amazing portraits. D) Samantha is a great artist she draws amazing portraits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because Samantha is a great artist, she draws amazing portraits. 14. Which sentence corrects the comma splice in "We went to the park, we had a picnic." ? A) We went to the park, and we had a picnic. B) We went to the park we had a picnic. C) We went to the park; we had a picnic. D) We went to the park. We had a picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We went to the park, and we had a picnic. 15. There was an accident on Route 66 last night, several people got hurt. A) There was an accident on Route 66 last night; several people got hurt. B) Because was an accident on Route 66 last night several people got hurt. C) There was an accident on Route 66. Last night several people got hurt. D) Both A and B are correct. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There was an accident on Route 66 last night; several people got hurt. 16. Choose the best solution for the comma splice: "The sun set, it was a beautiful sight." A) The sun set; it was a beautiful sight. B) The sun set, and it was a beautiful sight. C) The sun set. It was a beautiful sight. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. True or False:Adding 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. 18. Fill in the blank to correctly fix this sentence:The storm was getting worse, we decided to go inside. A) Worse, also. B) Worse,. C) Worse, then. D) Worse, so. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Worse, so. 19. Choose the option tha contains only complete sentences: A) After the concert. We went to our favorite restaurant. B) We went to our favorite place. We had fun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to our favorite place. We had fun. 20. Choose the sentence that avoids a comma splice. A) Sara finished her homework, she watched TV. B) Sara finished her homework she watched TV. C) Sara finished her homework. She watched TV. D) Sara finished her homework; she watched TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sara finished her homework; she watched TV. 21. Complete the sentence:We visited the museum, ..... we learned a lot. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 22. Select the sentence that corrects the comma splice:'It was late, we left the party.' A) It was late, we left the party. B) It was late so we left the party. C) It was late, and we left the party. D) It was late; we left the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was late; we left the party. 23. Because I was talking on the phone last night, I forgot to do my homework. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence. 24. Recognize which sentence below uses punctuation correctly. A) The movie starts at 7:00 PM; we should leave soon. B) The movie starts at 7:00 PM, we should leave soon. C) The movie starts at 7:00 PM we should leave soon. D) The movie starts at 7:00 PM, and, we should leave soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie starts at 7:00 PM; we should leave soon. 25. Correct the comma splice:I enjoy playing basketball, I also like to swim. A) I enjoy playing basketball, but I also like to swim. B) I enjoy playing basketball, I also like to swim. C) I enjoy playing basketball, however I also like to swim. D) I enjoy playing basketball, and I also like to swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I enjoy playing basketball, and I also like to swim. 26. After we got home, we told our mom about our adventure, and we all agreed that it was one of the best days ever. A) Compound Sentence. B) Compound Complex Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Complex Sentence. 27. I like iced coffee in the winter, I don't drink hot coffee fast enough. A) The sentence is fine. B) The sentence has a comma splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sentence has a comma splice. 28. Although I am not a morning person, I like being done with work early. A) No comma splice. B) Change the comma to a period. C) Add "yet" after the comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No comma splice. 29. If they didn't pick up the pencils, all those pencils would go in the trash, and pencils don't grow on trees! 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: A) That's correct!. 30. The boy accidentally knocked over the girls books. Then picked up the girls books. A) Comma splice. B) Fragment. C) No error. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. ← 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