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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with the correct conjunction to fix the comma splice: "She was tired, ..... she kept working." A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 2. Mother got a letter from Aunt Esther, she is coming next week. A) Run-on. B) Fragment. C) Complete sentence. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma splice. 3. Identify each group of words:He was excited to see the movie as he read the book weeks before. A) Comma Splice. B) Run-on. C) Fragment. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence. 4. Read the following comma splice:'The new rollercoaster is terrifying, it has three loops.' Which revision is the most descriptive and well-written? A) The new rollercoaster is terrifying, and it has three loops. B) The new rollercoaster is terrifying. It has three loops. C) Because it has three loops, the new rollercoaster is terrifying. D) The new rollercoaster is terrifying; it has three loops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it has three loops, the new rollercoaster is terrifying. 5. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:You can believe what you want to believe, I'll believe what I want to believe. A) Comma Splice (CS). B) Fragment (Frag.). C) Correct. D) Run-On (RO). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma Splice (CS). 6. Identify the sentence that is NOT a comma splice. A) I was hungry, I ate a sandwich. B) We went to the park; it was closed. C) She sings beautifully, she dances well. D) He reads a lot, he writes rarely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the park; it was closed. 7. Needed the materials for the science project. A) Run on. B) Sentence. C) Fragment. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 8. Because I can't find my math book. A) Fragment. B) Complete sentence. C) Run-on. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 9. It's hot outside, make sure you drink plenty of water. A) Complete. B) Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Splice. 10. My favorite color is yellow, my bedroom walls are painted yellow. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 11. Complete the sentence to correct the comma splice: "The cake was delicious, ..... everyone wanted more." A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 12. Run-on sentences can be divided into two types. The first occurs when a writer puts no mark of punctuation and no coordinating conjunction between independent clauses. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 13. The two wires are placed too closely to each other, you might hear interference in your speakers. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) No Error. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 14. What is this sentence categorized as?Andrew thought he was good at soccer, so he never passed the ball. A) Comma splice. B) Fragment. C) No error. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No error. 15. When I opened the door, I heard the alarm go off. A) The door; I heard. B) The door; I heard. C) The door. I heard. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No change. 16. Identify the bolded part of the sentence:Annabelle, Olivia, and Sarah planned to toilet paper their coach's house during Homecoming. A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Predicate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 17. Which sentence correctly fixes the comma splice? A) I like pizza, it's my favorite food. B) I like pizza; it's my favorite food. C) I like pizza it's my favorite food. D) I like pizza, and it's my favorite food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like pizza; it's my favorite food. 18. True or False:A period can be used to fix a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Choose the sentence that is properly punctuated and contains no run-on errors. A) They weren't good friends they were partners in crime. B) She didn't know which blouse she wanted, and she was too confused to decide. C) He enjoys walking through the city, he often buys different types of sweets. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She didn't know which blouse she wanted, and she was too confused to decide. 20. Whenever Janis does not sleep enough, she gets a horrible migraine. A) Comma Splice. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 21. Separate the TWO sentences or combine them correctly:He was a wolf in sheep's clothing, he became the mayor. A) Clothing he. B) Clothing, and he. C) Clothing and he. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clothing, and he. 22. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:She loves painting, ..... she also enjoys sculpting. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 23. How would you correct the following comma splice? I didn't understand the topic, I asked the teacher for clarification. A) I didn't understand the topic. I asked the teacher for clarification. B) I didn't understand the topic; therefore, I asked the teacher for clarification. C) I didn't understand the topic, so I asked the teacher for clarification. D) All of the choices work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the choices work. 24. Which option best fixes this comma splice? 'We went to the park, it was fun.' A) We went to the park, and it was fun. B) We went to the park it was fun. C) We went to the park. It was fun. D) We went to the park; it was fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We went to the park; it was fun. 25. Lazy Lou heard that a particular machine would do half his work, he ordered two. A) Sentence. B) Run On. C) Comma Splice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma Splice. 26. Tom played a game he ate supper and went to bed. A) Comma splice. B) Fragment. C) Complete Sentence. D) Run-On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-On. 27. Because the entry fee was so expensive. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 28. Correct the run-on sentence:She wanted to go to the beach she forgot her sunscreen at home. A) She wanted to go to the beach, she forgot her sunscreen at home. B) She wanted to go to the beach. She forgot her sunscreen at home. C) She wanted to go to the beach; she forgot her sunscreen at home. D) She wanted to go to the beach she really forgot her sunscreen at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She wanted to go to the beach. She forgot her sunscreen at home. 29. What type of grammar mistake is does the sentence have? A) Comma Splice. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-On Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-On Sentence. 30. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'It was raining outside, ..... I grabbed my umbrella.' A) So. B) But. C) And. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 31. Using a conjunction can fix a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. How would you best revise this comma splice? My homework is finished, I can play video games now. A) My homework is finished; I can play video games now. B) My homework is finished, and I can play video games now. C) My homework is finished. I can play video games now. D) All of the above are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are correct. 33. Then maybe the Flobbledobbles will have time for other projects, they've been really curious about Rubik's cubes. 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. 34. Do you remember when the squirrels got into our attic last fall? A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete Sentence. 35. When a student likes his class, he is more likely to achieve good grades. A) Comma Splice. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 36. I love to play video games, it's a great way to have fun. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 37. Complete the sentence:We could go to the movies, ..... we could stay home. A) And. B) So. C) Or. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 38. Select the sentence that does not contain a comma splice. A) She loves to paint, it relaxes her. B) The book was interesting, I couldn't put it down. C) We went hiking, and we saw a deer. D) He was tired, he took a nap. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We went hiking, and we saw a deer. 39. Select the sentence that fixes the comma splice: "I finished my homework, I went to bed." A) I finished my homework; I went to bed. B) I finished my homework, and went to bed. C) I finished my homework, then I went to bed. D) I finished my homework I went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I finished my homework; I went to bed. 40. Separate the TWO sentences or combine them correctly:I don't know where I put my homework my mom made me clean my binder last night. A) Homework, my mom. B) Homework; and my mom. C) Homework because my mom. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homework because my mom. 41. Choose the best way to fix the comma splice:'The cake was delicious, everyone loved it.' A) The cake was delicious everyone loved it. B) The cake was delicious; everyone loved it. C) The cake was delicious, everyone loved it. D) The cake was delicious:everyone loved it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cake was delicious; everyone loved it. 42. I'll never be able to buy a house, prices these days are just ridiculous. A) Fine. B) Comma splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 43. True or False:The sentence 'My phone ran out of battery I couldn't call you' 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. 44. An illustrator draws a picture of darkness around the main character. The darkness represents a problem that the character may be facing. What could this problem be? A) Night. B) Death. C) Freedom. D) Calm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Death. 45. Complete the sentence to correctly join the two ideas:The game was tied, ..... it went into overtime. A) Then. B) Next. C) So. D) Also. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 46. I was up late watching football, I am tired. A) No comma splice. B) Add a period or semicolon after "late". C) Add "so" after the comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add "so" after the comma. 47. True or False:Revising "She loves ice cream, she eats it every day." to "She loves ice cream; she eats it every day." corrects the comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. We practiced hard we lost the game. A) Comma-Splice. B) Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 49. Do you understand the math problem? I can help you. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 50. Fill in the blank:To join two independent clauses and avoid a comma splice, you can use a comma with a coordinating ..... , like 'for, ' 'and, ' 'nor, ' 'but, ' 'or, ' 'yet, ' or 'so.' A) Conjunction. B) Adverb. C) Preposition. D) Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conjunction. 51. Identify the sentence structure:After we saw Captain Marvel at the movies, we went to have dinner at Olive Garden. A) Complex Sentence. B) Run-on. C) Compound Sentence. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex Sentence. 52. Select the correct option to fix the comma splice: "The cake was delicious, everyone loved it." A) The cake was delicious; everyone loved it. B) The cake was delicious, and everyone loved it. C) The cake was delicious everyone loved it. D) The cake was delicious, for everyone loved it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cake was delicious; everyone loved it. 53. The highwire is my favorite the little dogs are a close second. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 54. Complete the sentence:The concert was amazing ..... everyone had a great time. A) ,. B) ;. C) And. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 55. True or False:'He ran quickly, he was late.' 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. 56. Edit the sentence to fix the comma splice:We had a picnic, we watched the sunset. A) We had a picnic; we watched the sunset. B) We had a picnic, then we watched the sunset. C) We had a picnic, while we watched the sunset. D) We had a picnic, and we watched the sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We had a picnic; we watched the sunset. 57. Is this sentence a fragment?I went to a dance party and it was fun. A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 58. What is missing in the incomplete thought?Dogs that do tricks. A) Subject. B) Verb/predicate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb/predicate. 59. Joe ran to the cabin, nobody was there. A) Comma-Splice. B) Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma-Splice. 60. The cute baby giraffe next to the fence. A) Fragment. B) Run-On. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. ← 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