This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice: "We went to the library, ..... " A) And then we got ice cream. B) We got ice cream. C) Got ice cream. D) But we got ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And then we got ice cream. 2. True or False:A comma splice can be corrected by separating the clauses into two sentences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. I love eating fruit, it is one of my favourite things. A) Fine. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 4. What is the best way to correct this comma splice? The movie was thrilling, it kept me on the edge of my seat. A) The movie was thrilling. It kept me on the edge of my seat. B) The movie was thrilling because it kept me on the edge of my seat. C) The movie was thrilling, and it kept me on the edge of my seat. D) All choices correct the comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All choices correct the comma splice. 5. Complete the sentence:'Sara wants to go to the concert, she doesn't have a ticket.' A) Sara wants to go to the concert; she doesn't have a ticket. B) Sara wants to go to the concert:she doesn't have a ticket. C) Sara wants to go to the concert, but she doesn't have a ticket. D) Sara wants to go to the concert she doesn't have a ticket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sara wants to go to the concert, but she doesn't have a ticket. 6. Is this sentence a fragment?I love to paint and draw. A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 7. Identify each group of words:Even though James is tired of working. A) Run-on. B) Fragment. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 8. How would you correct the following run-on sentence? We tried to call you you didn't answer. A) We tried to call you, and you didn't answer. B) We tried, to call you you didn't answer. C) We tried to call you, you didn't answer. D) We tried to call you you, didn't answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We tried to call you, and you didn't answer. 9. Gelare has year-round promotions on its waffles. For example, half price on Tuesdays. A) Run-on sentence. B) Correct sentence. C) Fragment. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 10. It is important to revise essays at the following levels. Content, structure, and editing. A) Comma splice. B) Run-on sentence. C) Sentence fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence fragment. 11. Fix this:Marla's cookies are so delicious we should try to sell them. A) Because Marla's cookies are so delicious, we should try to sell them. B) NO change needed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because Marla's cookies are so delicious, we should try to sell them. 12. What is the best way to correct this comma splice? "The dog barked loudly, the neighbors complained." A) The dog barked loudly, so the neighbors complained. B) The dog barked loudly; the neighbors complained. C) The dog barked loudly the neighbors complained. D) The dog barked loudly, the neighbors complained. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog barked loudly; the neighbors complained. 13. True or False:The sentence "I like coffee, it's too hot to drink now." is an example of a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. How can the following fragment be corrected? "Before the exam started." A) Before the exam started we reviewed our notes. B) Before the exam started; we reviewed our notes. C) Before the exam started. We reviewed our notes. D) Before the exam started, we reviewed our notes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before the exam started, we reviewed our notes. 15. Complete the sentence:'The dog barked loudly, ..... it was scared.' A) For. B) Because. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 16. Please pick correction that uses coordination. The kittens are all grown up now, they have become regular members of our family. A) The kittens are all grown up now. They have become regular members of our family. B) The kittens are all grown up now, and they have become regular members of our family. C) The kittens are all grown up now; they have become regular members of our family. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The kittens are all grown up now, and they have become regular members of our family. 17. What is the correct way to fix a run-on sentence in the following:'I love to write I have a blog.' A) I love to write I have a blog. B) I love to write, I have a blog. C) I love to write; I have a blog. D) Both B and C are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I love to write; I have a blog. 18. True or False:Sentence fragments do NOT express a complete thought. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. True or False:The sentence 'The power went out we lit some candles' is an example of a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Which option correctly avoids a comma splice: "The game was intense, the crowd was cheering loudly." A) The game was intense; the crowd was cheering loudly. B) The game was intense, for the crowd was cheering loudly. C) The game was intense the crowd was cheering loudly. D) The game was intense, and the crowd was cheering loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The game was intense; the crowd was cheering loudly. 21. The other team was not very good, so my brother's team won the ball game. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 22. Prices in department stores are lower than they are in other stores. A) No change. B) Are lower, than they are. C) Are lower; than they are. D) Are lower. They are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 23. What type is this:The roof started to cave in on the old cottage the witch was angry as water poured on her head. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) Simple sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 24. Choose the correct fix for the comma splice: "She likes tea, he prefers coffee." A) She likes tea he prefers coffee. B) She likes tea and he prefers coffee. C) She likes tea; he prefers coffee. D) She likes tea he, prefers coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She likes tea; he prefers coffee. 25. Correct the comma splice in the following sentence:The party was fun, we enjoyed all evening. A) The party was fun, we ate all evening. B) The party was fun; we enjoyed all evening. C) The party was fun, we sang all evening. D) The party was fun, we enjoyed all evening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The party was fun; we enjoyed all evening. 26. Which is the best way to fix the comma splice in this sentence? 'I like to swim, it helps me relax.' A) I like to swim, it helps me relax. B) I like to swim; it helps me relax. C) I like to swim because it helps me relax. D) I like to swim it helps me relax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I like to swim because it helps me relax. 27. True or False:The sentence 'I got a new puppy, he is very playful' is a correctly written sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. Correct the comma splice in the following sentence:She loves to read, she spends hours at the library. A) She loves to read she spends hours at the library. B) She loves to read, she spends hours at the library. C) She loves to read. She spends hours at the library. D) She loves to read; she spends hours at the library. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She loves to read; she spends hours at the library. 29. Which sentence uses a transition word to fix the comma splice:'He was tired, he went to bed early.'? A) He was tired, so he went to bed early. B) He was tired; therefore, he went to bed early. C) He was tired therefore he went to bed early. D) He was tired, he then went to bed early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was tired; therefore, he went to bed early. 30. Which revision corrects the comma splice in the sentence:'He was late, he missed the bus'? A) He was late, he missed the bus. B) He was late and he missed the bus. C) He was late; he missed the bus. D) He was late because he missed the bus. 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