This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fix:The dog wouldn't stop barking, and the baby woke up her mother was furious. A) DO NOT PICK. B) Up. Her. C) Make no change. D) DO NOT PICK. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Up. Her. 2. Does this sentence need a comma?"Eliza ran to the store and bought some candy." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 3. Choose the option that represents a fragment. A) They are best friends. B) Going to the beach is one of my favorite activities. C) Before the kids have to go to bed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before the kids have to go to bed. 4. Dengue fever cases are on the rise thus, residents are taking more precautions. A) Comma splice. B) Fragment. C) Correct sentence. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-on sentence. 5. Josh can't live without his mobile phone. Checking messages is more important than eating. A) Fragment. B) Run-on sentence. C) Comma splice. D) Correct sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Correct sentence. 6. Identify the run-on sentence in the following:The sun was shining, it was a beautiful day. A) The sun was shining, it was a beautiful day. B) The sun was shining, and it was a beautiful day. C) The sun was shining, but it was a beautiful day. D) The sun was shining, however it was a beautiful day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun was shining, it was a beautiful day. 7. Identify the best way to correct the comma splice:'The weather was nice, we went for a walk.' A) The weather was nice; we went for a walk. B) The weather was nice we went for a walk. C) The weather was nice and we went for a walk. D) The weather was nice, so we went for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The weather was nice; we went for a walk. 8. Identify the comma splice in the sentences:A) The sun is high, we should go for a walk. B) The sun is high; we should go for a walk. A) A. B) B. C) Both A and B. D) Neither A nor B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 9. I can not afford a house in London, so I am moving to Sunderland. A) Fine. B) Comma splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fine. 10. What type of error does this contain?The music festival was a great success, the organizers made a lot of money. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Run On. C) Comma Splice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma Splice. 11. Who is your favorite teacher at CMS? A) Miss Whitman. B) Mr. Hartung. C) Mr. Puddicombe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miss Whitman. 12. The little boy's toy car was yellow, his sister had a red and white toy truck A) Run on. B) Sentence. C) Fragment. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma splice. 13. Her thoughts were fixated on the parade from the previous year she loved the crowds of people, the music, and the fireworks. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 14. What is the best way to correct the following run-on sentence? 'She loves reading she has a huge collection of books.' A) She loves reading, she has a huge collection of books. B) She loves reading; she has a huge collection of books. C) She loves reading and she has a huge collection of books. D) She loves reading. She has a huge collection of books. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She loves reading. She has a huge collection of books. 15. Correct the comma splice in the following sentence:He is a talented musician, he plays the piano beautifully. A) He is a talented musician. He plays the piano beautifully. B) He is a talented musician, he plays the piano beautifully. C) He is a talented musician; he plays the piano beautifully. D) He is a talented musician:he plays the piano beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is a talented musician; he plays the piano beautifully. 16. She writes the music, and he plays the guitar. A) Sentence. B) Run On. C) Comma Splice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence. 17. Identify the error in the following sentence:'She loves to read she has a library at home.' A) Fragment. B) No Error. C) Comma Splice. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-on. 18. There's nothing better than my mom's cheesecake, my friend Ray said it's the best he's ever tasted. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 19. Which of these sentences is NOT correct? A) The judge was not smiling, for he was scowling. B) The judge was not smiling, he was scowling. C) The judge was not smiling. He was scowling. D) The judge was not smiling; he was scowling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The judge was not smiling, he was scowling. 20. Identify the correct way to fix the comma splice:'The dog barked, the cat hissed.' A) The dog barked, the cat hissed. B) The dog barked and the cat hissed. C) The dog barked; the cat hissed. D) The dog barked because the cat hissed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog barked; the cat hissed. 21. Choose the correct way to fix the comma splice:'The movie started late, we missed the beginning.' A) The movie started late, missing the beginning. B) The movie started late we missed the beginning. C) The movie started late yet we missed the beginning. D) The movie started late; we missed the beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The movie started late; we missed the beginning. 22. The diamond is one of the hardest substances in nature, fine cutting and polishing releases its brilliance. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 23. Choose the option that correctly uses a conjunctive adverb (like 'therefore' or 'however') to fix this comma splice:'I have a big test tomorrow ..... I need to study tonight.' A) , therefore,. B) ; therefore,. C) , so. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ; therefore,. 24. Complete the sentence:I love pizza ..... it is my favorite food. A) And. B) Because. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 25. Which sentence signals a possible comma splice because a pronoun like 'he', 'she', or 'it' starts a new complete thought right after a comma? A) After the game, we went for pizza. B) The dog was tired, it slept all afternoon. C) My friend, who is very smart, got an A. D) Because it was late, we went home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog was tired, it slept all afternoon. 26. FIX this:My favorite pie is pumpkin apple is a close second, though. A) Pumpkin, apple. B) Pumpkin, but apple. C) NO change needed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pumpkin, but apple. 27. Pop stars tend to be very snobby, this egotism is off-putting. A) Comma splice. B) Run-on sentence. C) Sentence fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma splice. 28. What is this sentence categorized as?The new song was released by young Garre the other day so I listened to it while playing basketball. A) Comma splice. B) Run-on. C) Fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 29. Although the reading material assigned in academia will cover many genres. The most important genre to master is academic writing. A) Sentence fragment. B) Run-on sentence. C) No error. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence fragment. 30. Which sentence corrects the comma splice:'She loves music, she often goes to concerts'? A) She loves music; she often goes to concerts. B) She loves music she often goes to concerts. C) She loves music, so she often goes to concerts. D) She loves music, she often goes to concerts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loves music; she often goes to concerts. ← 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