This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many types of run-on sentences are there? A) Five. B) Two. C) Three. D) Six. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 2. On May 17, 1955, the day when the Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools for blacks and whites were illegal and would be integrated. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence. 3. Which word is a verb in this sentence?"I wanted to see Joker, but Greg had seen it already." A) Greg. B) Joker. C) See. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) See. 4. While Eric is a brave boy who never complains about his illness. A) Complete sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 5. When we adopted the cutest at the animal shelter. A) Run on. B) Sentence. C) Comma splice. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fragment. 6. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson considers the way in which personal narratives can be used to effect change, specifically she considers how they can change the way we see people with disabilities. A) Sentence fragment. B) Comma splice. C) No error. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 7. His parents had passed away he had been living with an aunt in a nearby town. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-On. 8. Identify the comma splice in the following sentence:The movie was great, I really enjoyed it. A) The movie was great, but I really enjoyed it. B) The movie was great I really enjoyed it. C) The movie was great, and I really enjoyed it. D) The movie was great, I really enjoyed it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The movie was great, I really enjoyed it. 9. Which sentence correctly avoids a comma splice? A) I went to the store, I bought some milk. B) She loves reading, she goes to the library often. C) He plays soccer every day, he really enjoys it. D) We went to the park and had a picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We went to the park and had a picnic. 10. Choose the correct sentence that avoids a comma splice:A) She sings beautifully, she should join the choir. B) She sings beautifully, so she should join the choir. A) A. B) B. C) Both A and B. D) Neither A nor B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 11. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:The cake was delicious ..... everyone wanted a second slice. A), so B), and C) ; D) because A) , so. B) , and. C) ;. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 12. Which sentence fixes the comma splice:'The weather was cold, we stayed inside'? A) The weather was cold, we stayed inside. B) The weather was cold, so we stayed inside. C) The weather was cold we stayed inside. D) The weather was cold, and we stayed inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather was cold, so we stayed inside. 13. After awhile the nurse's gentle hand. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 14. My mom was angry; she grounded Henry for two weeks. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 15. Separate the TWO sentences or combine them correctly:When I got there, I had to wait forever to see him when he finally examined my teeth, he found four cavities. A) Him. When. B) Him and when. C) Him, when. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Him. When. 16. Identify each group of words:The softball players. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 17. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:Marilyn Monroe was misjudged by many, she was a brilliant woman who loved to read. A) Run-On (RO). B) Fragment (Frag.). C) Correct. D) Comma Splice (CS). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma Splice (CS). 18. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct:'Sarah loves to draw; therefore, she is taking an art class.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. If there is a sentence error, correctly identify what the error is. We kept the kittens we named them Sparky and Soot. A) Comma Splice. B) Run-On. C) Correct as is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 20. Complete the sentence:Maria loves painting ..... she spends hours in her studio. A) Because. B) But. C) So. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 21. Identify the sentence that corrects the comma splice:'He shouted loudly, everyone could hear him.' A) He shouted loudly, everyone could hear him. B) He shouted loudly and everyone could hear him. C) He shouted loudly; everyone could hear him. D) He shouted loudly everyone could hear him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He shouted loudly; everyone could hear him. 22. Choose the sentence that corrects the comma splice: "The train was late, we missed the meeting." A) The train was late we missed the meeting. B) The train was late; we missed the meeting. C) The train was late, so we missed the meeting. D) The train was late, we missed, the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The train was late; we missed the meeting. 23. Correct the sentence below.I can't meet my new boss this week, I have too many other appointments. A) I can't meet my new boss this week because I have too many other appointments. B) Since I am too busy this week I can't meet my new boss. C) I, who am too busy this week can't meet my new boss. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't meet my new boss this week because I have too many other appointments. 24. Is the following a comma splice:While she finished her homework. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 25. Jackie liked to play softball in the summer. A) Sentence fragment. B) Comma splice. C) No error. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No error. 26. The girl studied for the test; the test is tomorrow. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 27. You are editing a friend's report. Which revision of the sentence 'The experiment was a success, the results were very clear' is both grammatically correct and stylistically strong? A) The experiment was a success, and the results were very clear. B) The experiment was a success, the results being very clear. C) The experiment was a success; the results were very clear. D) The experiment was a success, for the results were very clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The experiment was a success; the results were very clear. 28. When Regan argues that it is wrong to use animals as our resources, he is targeting animal agriculture, hunting, and experimentation. A) No error. B) Sentence fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No error. 29. Identify each group of words:The shoes in my closet. A) Comma Splice. B) Sentence. C) Fragment. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 30. Which option correctly fixes the comma splice? 'He was tired, he went to bed early.' A) He was tired; he went to bed early. B) He was tired, so he went to bed early. C) He was tired:he went to bed early. D) He was tired he went to bed early. 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