This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence that corrects the comma splice:'She loves pizza, she eats it every day.' A) She loves pizza, but she eats it every day. B) She loves pizza because she eats it every day. C) She loves pizza; she eats it every day. D) She loves pizza she eats it every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She loves pizza; she eats it every day. 2. The test is difficult, you should study hard. A) Splice. B) Complete. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Splice. 3. Why is a comma splice considered incorrect? A) It makes the sentence too long. B) It joins two independent clauses with just a comma. C) It uses a semicolon incorrectly. D) It uses too many commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It joins two independent clauses with just a comma. 4. The baby was told to stay in the playpen; however, he climbed out. A) The playpen. however,. B) No change. C) The playpen, however,. D) The playpen, however. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No change. 5. They're harmless, though, and they just want to be helpful. 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!. 6. You're editing a story and see this sentence:'The storm was getting worse, we decided to go home.' Which revision best shows a cause-and-effect relationship? A) The storm was getting worse, so we decided to go home. B) The storm was getting worse. We decided to go home. C) The storm was getting worse; we decided to go home. D) The storm was getting worse, but we decided to go home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The storm was getting worse, so we decided to go home. 7. Fill in the blank to correctly fix the comma splice:'I wanted to go to the party, ..... I was too tired.' A) So. B) But. C) For. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 8. I go to bed at 10:00 otherwise I can't get up in the morning. A) Complete sentence. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-on. 9. Choose the correct way to fix the comma splice: "The weather was cold, we stayed inside." A) The weather was cold we stayed inside. B) The weather was cold; we stayed inside. C) The weather was cold, and we stayed inside. D) The weather was cold. We stayed inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather was cold; we stayed inside. 10. Which sentence correctly revises this comma splice:'The team practiced for weeks, however, they lost the final game.'? A) The team practiced for weeks; however, they lost the final game. B) The team practiced for weeks, but they lost the final game. C) The team practiced for weeks. They lost the final game. D) All of the above are correct revisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are correct revisions. 11. Identify each group of words:The shoes were cheap but were super ugly. A) Sentence. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence. 12. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:Samuel Beckett's play Not I is a very short and intense production that makes his audience extremely uncomfortable. A) Run-On (RO). B) Fragment (Frag.). C) Comma Splice (CS). D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Correct. 13. A comma splice can be fixed by adding a subordinating conjunction like 'because'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. How do you fix this comma splice?It felt nice outside, so I opened my window. A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Period. D) Doesn't need to be corrected. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doesn't need to be corrected. 15. What is missing in the incomplete thought?Sprinting home in the rain. A) Subject. B) Verb/predicate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 16. How can this comma splice be corrected? He doesn't eat meat, he's a vegetarian. A) He doesn't eat meat, but he's a vegetarian. B) He doesn't eat meat, while he's a vegetarian. C) He doesn't eat, meat he's a vegetarian. D) He doesn't eat meat since he's a vegetarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He doesn't eat meat since he's a vegetarian. 17. Do the items in blue need to be corrected? If so, choose the correct answer. Although I am excited about tomorrow being Friday. I have a test in Math. A) Friday, I. B) NO CHANGE. C) Friday-I. D) Friday; I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friday, I. 18. The man showed us his lizards, someone gave them to him. A) Comma splice. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma splice. 19. Identify the sentence structure:My dad apologized to the waitress. A) Run-on. B) Incomplete Sentence. C) Compound Sentence. D) Simple Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple Sentence. 20. Is this a comma splice?I am sleepy, I have to go to work. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 21. We had never seen anything like this style of architecture before, we thought we were looking at giant sculptures, not buildings. A) Never seeing. B) NO CHANGE. C) Never had we seen. D) Never having seen. E) We never saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Never having seen. 22. True or False:Using a period between two independent clauses is a correct way to fix a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Which way is LEAST correct for handling this sentence?James refuses to participate in any class activities. He refuses to take any tests. A) No change. B) Activities, he. C) Activities; he. D) Activities, and he. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Activities, he. 24. Which contains ONLY complete sentences? A) Instead of going to the party, I stayed home and watched an "I Love Lucy" marathon. B) Instead of going to the party. I stayed home and watched an "I Love Lucy" marathon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Instead of going to the party, I stayed home and watched an "I Love Lucy" marathon. 25. If the rain doesn't stop, I won't be able to play outside. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 26. Choose if each of the following sentences (or groups of sentences) is Complete or if there is a Comma splice:We tried to call you, but you didn't pick up the phone. A) Splice. B) Complete. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete. 27. Democracy is a word that is difficult to define as in practical terms it can mean many things. From liberty and equality to dictatorial control and manipulation. A) Comma splice. B) Run-on sentence. C) Sentence fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence fragment. 28. They found a portal to Earth in the closet of a classroom so that's where they're usually found. 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: C) That's a run on. 29. True or False:The subject of the sentence is the person, place, or thing that is performing the action of the sentence A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Approaches her homework with the same attitude as athletics ..... with unmatched determination. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 31. Complete the sentence: "The movie was exciting, ..... I didn't like the ending." A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 32. I went to the store, I had to buy groceries for dinner. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 33. Kayaking, my favorite sport, can prove to be exciting and dangerous. A) Comma Splice. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 34. She won the spelling contest, she will go to the regional level next month. A) Sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Run on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 35. Carlos is the team captain on the football team, and he plays defensive tackle. A) Fragment. B) Sentence. C) Comma splice. D) Run on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence. 36. He wants to talk he says he'll call us later today. A) Comma-Splice. B) Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 37. Tom read the novel, his friend saw the movie. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 38. Jake left school early because he didn't want to help his group. A) Comma splice. B) Comma splice. C) Run-on. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No error. 39. Which sentence revises 'The new student is named Leo, he is from Miami' by correctly using a phrase to combine the ideas? A) The new student is named Leo; he is from Miami. B) The new student, Leo, is from Miami. C) The new student is named Leo and he is from Miami. D) The new student is named Leo, so he is from Miami. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The new student, Leo, is from Miami. 40. The girl's grades were suffering, she studied more. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 41. My grandparents went on vacation they will be home in two weeks. A) Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Complete Sentence. D) Run-On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-On. 42. A run-on sentence doesn't separate any of its independent clauses with the punctuation that it needs, and a comma splice incorrectly separates two independent clauses with a comma, instead of a comma-and-coordinating-conjunction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. What is a run-on? A) When two or more independent clauses are in one sentences with NO punctuation. B) When two or more sentences are connected with a comma and a conjunction. C) When a sentence is missing a subject, verb, or complete thought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When two or more independent clauses are in one sentences with NO punctuation. 44. Fill in the blank to create a grammatically correct sentence:Sarah loves to draw ..... she is very creative. A) , she. B) ; she. C) She. D) , and she. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ; she. 45. Do the items in blue need to be corrected? If so, choose the correct answer. We wanted to go fishing, after we finished our chores. A) Fishing; after. B) Fishing after. C) Fishing. After. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fishing after. 46. They're from Ms. Diamond's home planet Flobbledobble, that's why she knows them so well. 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: B) That's a comma splice. 47. Which sentence demonstrates a proper way to fix a comma splice? A) He ran quickly, he caught the bus. B) He ran quickly he caught the bus. C) He ran quickly; he caught the bus. D) He ran quickly and caught the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He ran quickly; he caught the bus. 48. True or False:A comma by itself is strong enough to connect two complete thoughts. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. Fill in the blank to fix this comma splice by making the first part a dependent clause:' ..... the concert was sold out, we couldn't get tickets.' A) Because. B) Therefore,. C) However,. D) For example,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 50. What is the effect of a run-on sentence? A) It adds emphasis to the sentence. B) It shortens the sentence. C) It makes the sentence clearer. D) It creates confusion by joining clauses improperly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It creates confusion by joining clauses improperly. 51. Chicken is my favorite food, do you like fried chicken? A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 52. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:Jeffrey likes to skate but he's a cool guy anyway. A) Comma Splice (CS). B) Run-On (RO). C) Correct. D) Fragment (Frag.). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On (RO). 53. You should wear a sweater since it is cold outside. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 54. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:I finished my homework, ..... I watched TV. A) Then. B) And. C) Because. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 55. Mrs. Britton was grading papers at her desk while her students were slaving over their in-class essays and online assignments. A) Desk, while her. B) Make no change. C) Desk. While. D) Desk, and while. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make no change. 56. I searched for my keys in every corner of my house ..... finally locating them in my pocket. A) ,. B) ;. C) , and I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ,. 57. After the fair comes to town, school will start, and my parents will be relieved. A) Compound Sentence. B) Compound-Complex Sentence. C) Comma Splice. D) Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound-Complex Sentence. 58. The mother was busily dicing onions and adding them to the pot she looked closely at the recipe as she cut. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 59. Complete the sentence:The dog barked loudly, ..... everyone woke up. A) So. B) And. C) But. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 60. Which of the following is an example of a comma splice?A) I went to the store, I bought some groceries.B) I went to the store and bought some groceries.C) I went to the store. I bought some groceries. A) B. B) C. C) A. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books