This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 25 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice: "He enjoys playing soccer, ..... " A) He also likes tennis. B) But he prefers tennis. C) He also plays tennis. D) And plays tennis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But he prefers tennis. 2. What type of grammar mistake is does the sentence have?I'm tired from waking up early for my classes I need to talk to my advisor to change my classes A) Comma Splice. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-On Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-On Sentence. 3. Identify the comma splice in this sentence: "I wanted to go to the park, it was raining." A) I wanted to go to the park, it was raining. B) I wanted to go to the park but it was raining. C) It was raining, so I stayed home. D) I wanted to go to the park because it was raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I wanted to go to the park, it was raining. 4. Expository essays accurately summarize the existing knowledge on a topic, argumentative essays summarize the existing knowledge and make an argument about the topic. A) Comma splice. B) Run-on sentence. C) Sentence fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma splice. 5. Several students sat sneezing and sniffling in their seats, Jason always wore too much cologne, and allergic reaction kicked into high gear as the odor wafted through the classroom. A) Seats Jason. B) Seats, and Jason. C) Seats. Jason. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seats. Jason. 6. Because they wanted to enrol Tim in that popular school. They bought a house near that school. A) Run-on sentence. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Correct sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 7. Choose the correctly written sentences. A) I hope you're hungry, we spent all day preparing dinner just for you, so let's hope you like it. B) I hope you're hungry. We spent all day preparing dinner just for you, let's hope you like it. C) I hope you're hungry. We spent all day preparing dinner just for you, so let's hope you like it. D) I hope you're hungry, we spent all day preparing dinner just for you, let's hope you like it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I hope you're hungry. We spent all day preparing dinner just for you, so let's hope you like it. 8. Which FANBOYS would best fix this comma splice?"Oil is very expensive, we must learn to be economical in our use of energy." A) For. B) So. C) And. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 9. Identify each group of words:Even though James is tired of working, he works hard until his shift is over. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence. 10. In "Cathedral, " Raymond Carver uses the cathedral as a symbol it illustrates the need to "see" beyond the merely visible. A) Comma splice. B) Sentence fragment. C) No error. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-on sentence. 11. How can comma splices be fixed? A) Period. B) Semicolon. C) Conjunction. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. While Mr. Neumeyer graded all of the papers at a rate of one paper per hour. A) Run-on. B) Fragment. C) Fragment & Run-on. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 13. Fill in the blank:A comma splice is a type of ..... sentence. A) Fragment. B) Simple. C) Run-on. D) Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on. 14. Complete the sentence to correct the comma splice: "She was late, ..... she missed the meeting." A) Consequently. B) Furthermore. C) Likewise. D) Nevertheless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consequently. 15. Which of the following is NOT necessary to have a complete sentence? A) Comma + Conjunction. B) Beginning Capitalization & Ending Punctuation. C) Subject. D) Predicate (w/ Verb). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma + Conjunction. 16. What is a run-on missing? A) DO NOT PICK. B) Comma. C) DO NOT PICK. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Period. 17. Which sentence shows a correct use of a semicolon instead of a comma splice? A) I finished my homework; I went to bed. B) I finished my homework, I went to bed. C) I finished my homework, then I went to bed. D) I finished my homework I went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I finished my homework; I went to bed. 18. Which word is the subject in this sentence?"The judge was not smiling; he was scowling." A) Smiling. B) The judge. C) Scowling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The judge. 19. Even after the car was tuned, it still was difficult to start in the mornings. A) Comma Splice. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 20. How can you correct a comma splice? A) Use a semicolon instead of a comma. B) Add more commas. C) Remove one of the clauses. D) Add a period between the clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use a semicolon instead of a comma. 21. Fix this:The dog barked the kitten meowed. A) Barked, the kitten. B) Barked, and the kitten. C) NO change needed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barked, and the kitten. 22. Choose the sentence that avoids a comma splice:A) The cake was delicious, everyone wanted more. B) The cake was delicious; everyone wanted more. A) A. B) B. C) Both A and B. D) Neither A nor B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 23. The desserts here look yummy the cupcakes are sold out before dinner time. A) Run-on sentence. B) Correct sentence. C) Comma splice. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentence. 24. Indicate if the group of words below is the example of a run-on sentence or a comma splice.The flowers are beautiful they brighten the room. 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. 25. Complete the sentence:The music was loud, ..... it was hard to concentrate. A) So. B) And. C) Because. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 26. Identify the comma splice in the following:We went to the beach, the weather was perfect. A) We went to the beach, and the weather was perfect. B) We went to the beach, the weather was perfect. C) We went to the beach and the weather was perfect. D) We went to the beach the weather was perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the beach, the weather was perfect. 27. Recognize which sentence below is grammatically correct and does NOT contain a comma splice. A) I have a basketball game later, I'm a little nervous. B) My brother plays guitar, he is in a band. C) Although the test was hard, I think I did well. D) We went to the beach, the water was cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although the test was hard, I think I did well. 28. Separate the TWO sentences or combine them correctly:There is not much difference between the decision to enter politics and the decision to jump into a pit of rattlesnakes in fact you might find a friendlier environment in the snake pit. A) NO CHANGE. B) Rattlesnakes, in fact. C) Rattlesnakes, in fact,. D) Rattlesnakes. In fact,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rattlesnakes. In fact,. 29. How is a comma splice different from a fused sentence (also called a run-on)? A) A comma splice uses a semicolon, but a fused sentence doesn't. B) A comma splice uses a comma incorrectly, while a fused sentence uses no punctuation between clauses. C) A comma splice is too short, and a fused sentence is too long. D) They are the exact same type of error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma splice uses a comma incorrectly, while a fused sentence uses no punctuation between clauses. 30. Which option is not a sentence? A) He laughed uncontrollably. B) Rolled along the sidewalk. C) She loved running at night. D) Her dog barked and cried. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rolled along the sidewalk. ← 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