This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of sentence is this?I have to go to the store I need milk. A) Fragment. B) Complete. C) Run-on. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on. 2. Identify the fixed version of this comma splice: "He loves to cook, his meals are delicious." A) He loves to cook; his meals are delicious. B) He loves to cook his meals are delicious. C) He loves to cook, his meals are so delicious. D) He loves to cook and his meals are delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He loves to cook; his meals are delicious. 3. She runs two miles every day, she is very healthy. A) Fragment. B) Correct. C) Comma Splice. D) Fused. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma Splice. 4. Which sentence corrects the comma splice:'She loves painting, she paints every weekend.'? A) She loves painting, she paints every weekend. B) She loves painting, but she paints every weekend. C) She loves painting so she paints every weekend. D) She loves painting; she paints every weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She loves painting; she paints every weekend. 5. Complete the sentence:The test was really hard ..... I think I did well. A) ;. B) ,. C) And. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 6. True or False:'The flowers bloomed, the garden looks beautiful.' uses a proper sentence structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Which of the following is a correct way to fix a run-on sentence? A) Add more words to the sentence. B) Use a semicolon to separate the clauses. C) Remove one of the clauses. D) Add a comma between the clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use a semicolon to separate the clauses. 8. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice: "She loves reading, ..... she goes to the library often." A) So. B) However. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 9. What is the best way to fix this comma splice:'He ran quickly, he caught the bus just in time.' A) He ran quickly; he caught the bus just in time. B) He ran quickly he caught the bus just in time. C) He ran quickly, and he caught the bus just in time. D) He ran quickly for he caught the bus just in time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He ran quickly; he caught the bus just in time. 10. Identify the independent clause in the sentence: "When the rain stopped, the children went outside to play." A) To play. B) When the rain stopped. C) The rain stopped. D) The children went outside to play. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The children went outside to play. 11. Complete the sentence to fix the comma splice: "We were hungry, ..... we ordered a pizza." A) Because. B) However. C) Therefore. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Therefore. 12. The sky is dark, it will rain soon. A) Run-On. B) Complete Sentence. C) Comma splice. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma splice. 13. Tried to enter the concert without paying first. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 14. Which way is LEAST correct for handling this sentence?I loved my summers in camp. It was in camp that I learned to swim. A) No change. B) In camp, it was. C) In camp because it was. D) In camp; it was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In camp, it was. 15. Which sentence corrects the comma splice:The campfire was hot, Greg cooked marshmallows. A) The campfire was hot, Greg cooked marshmallows. B) The campfire was hot, and Greg cooked marshmallows. C) The campfire was hot:Greg cooked marshmallows. D) The campfire was hot, Greg cooked, marshmallows. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The campfire was hot, and Greg cooked marshmallows. 16. On their wedding day, the groom gave his bride a bouquet of red roses. What do the red roses symbolize? A) Power. B) His love for his bride. C) Her favorite flower. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His love for his bride. 17. A ..... paired with a ..... ..... is one way to correct a run-on sentence. A) Comma, coordinating nconjunction. B) Semicolon, comma. C) Period, semi-colon. D) Period, conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma, coordinating nconjunction. 18. What is this sentence categorized as?Because Adam didn't have a pair. A) Comma splice. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 19. A picture of the president was placed into a golden grade, the glass was broken. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 20. What is the best way to correct a comma splice in the sentence:'She enjoys painting, she sells her artwork.' A) She enjoys painting she sells her artwork. B) She enjoys painting, and she sells her artwork. C) She enjoys painting; she sells her artwork. D) Both B and C are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C are correct. 21. Complete the sentence:She wanted to go swimming ..... it was too cold. A) Yet. B) ;. C) But. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 22. Choose the sentence that corrects the comma splice:'The sun set, it grew colder.' A) The sun set, it grew colder. B) The sun set and it grew colder. C) The sun set; it grew colder. D) The sun set because it grew colder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun set; it grew colder. 23. Which sentence corrects the comma splice? 'I like pizza, my brother likes pasta.' A) I like pizza. My brother likes pasta. B) I like pizza my brother likes pasta. C) I like pizza, and my brother likes pasta. D) I like pizza; my brother likes pasta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I like pizza; my brother likes pasta. 24. Complete the sentence:I enjoy hiking ..... it is good exercise. A) Because. B) And. C) ,. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 25. The music festival was a great success, so the organizers made a lot of money. A) Sentence. B) Run On. C) Comma Splice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence. 26. I hate reading, it makes me sleepy. A) No comma splice. B) Add a period or semicolon after "hate". C) Add "for" after the comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add "for" after the comma. 27. True or False:The following sentence is a comma splice:'The concert was amazing; we stayed for the entire show.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. TOUGH ONE Fix this:Kurt's cell phone rang during the test because of the noise, his teacher was angry. A) Kurt's cell phone rang during the test. Because of the noise, his teacher was angry. B) Make no change. C) Kurt's cell phone rang during the test, because of the noise, his teacher was angry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kurt's cell phone rang during the test. Because of the noise, his teacher was angry. 29. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:Some students think that if they wait until the last minute, their essays will be better, however, they are slowly realizing that is a fatal mistake to make in English. A) Comma Splice (CS). B) Run-On (RO). C) Fragment (Frag.). D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma Splice (CS). 30. Choose the best way to fix the comma splice:'She studied all night, she still failed the test.' A) She studied all night, but she still failed the test. B) She studied all night; she still failed the test. C) She studied all night she still failed the test. D) She studied all night because she still failed the test. 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