This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Run On Sentences – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fix this sentence:On Monday we will go to recess on Tuesday we will stay inside. A) On Monday we will go to recess on Tuesday, we will stay inside. B) On Monday we will go to recess on Tuesday. We will stay inside. C) On Monday we will go to recess, but on Tuesday we will stay inside. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On Monday we will go to recess, but on Tuesday we will stay inside. 2. You are editing a story and find this sentence: "The snow fell all night it covered the ground." What is the best way to fix it? A) The snow fell all night, it covered the ground. B) The snow fell all night it covered the ground. C) The snow fell all night. It covered the ground. D) The snow fell all night; it covered the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The snow fell all night. It covered the ground. 3. What's the danger of "fixing" run-ons with too many commas? A) It makes writing sound advanced. B) It shortens the sentence too much. C) It creates new comma splices. D) It confuses readers with fragments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It creates new comma splices. 4. Which of the following is an example of a fused sentence? A) She loves reading. She goes to the library every week. B) She loves reading she goes to the library every week. C) She loves reading, she goes to the library every week. D) She loves reading; she goes to the library every week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She loves reading she goes to the library every week. 5. Marcellino always knew his way around the woods this is something we could always depend on when camping. A) Woods, this. B) Woods; this. C) Woods, but. D) No Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Woods; this. 6. Dominic wanted to be a pilot the only problem was he was afraid of heights. Which of these could you use to fix this sentence? A) Period or comma with conjunction. B) Comma with conjunction only. C) Semicolon only. D) Period only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period or comma with conjunction. 7. Choose the correct verb form:The cat (chase/chases) the mouse. A) Chase. B) Chases. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chases. 8. How can we fix this run-on sentence? She plays soccer she practices every day. A) She plays soccer, and she practices every day. B) She plays soccer; she practices every day. C) She plays soccer, she practices every day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She plays soccer, and she practices every day. 9. Which is the correct way to rewrite this run-on sentence? I love hiking it's a great way to explore nature. A) I love hiking, it's a great way to explore nature. B) I love hiking, so it's a great way to explore nature. C) I love hiking, for it's a great way to explore nature. D) I love hiking, so it's a great way for exploring nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I love hiking, so it's a great way to explore nature. 10. Select the run-on sentence from the following options. A) Beowulf swam across the sea he reached the shore safely. B) Beowulf's strength was legendary. C) Beowulf accepted the challenge to fight Grendel. D) Beowulf inspired his followers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf swam across the sea he reached the shore safely. 11. Mr. Richie or his children ..... brownies for the birthday party. A) Is making. B) Are making. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are making. 12. Choose the correct word:The girl scraped her knee, ..... she was crying. A) Nor. B) So. C) Yet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 13. How can you correct the run-on sentence: "Tom plays soccer he also plays basketball" ? A) Tom plays soccer, he also plays basketball. B) Tom plays soccer he also plays basketball. C) Tom plays soccer. He also plays basketball. D) Tom plays soccer and he also plays basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom plays soccer. He also plays basketball. 14. Having prepared himself well for the realtor exams and having exhausted everyone in the family with his requests that someone help him with the true-and-false drills, Max was ready to take on test. A) Drills. Max. B) Drills, but. C) No change. D) Drills; Max. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No change. 15. Identify the sentence that exemplifies a run-on structure with multiple independent clauses improperly joined. A) Despite the heavy rain, the match continued, and the players gave their best performance. B) She loves reading books, she finds them fascinating and informative, she spends hours in the library. C) The committee reviewed the proposal, and they decided to approve it after a thorough discussion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She loves reading books, she finds them fascinating and informative, she spends hours in the library. 16. You are given the sentence: "I wanted to go swimming it was too cold." How would you correct the run-on using a conjunction? A) I wanted to go swimming, it was too cold. B) I wanted to go swimming and it was too cold. C) I wanted to go swimming but it was too cold. D) I wanted to go swimming; it was too cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I wanted to go swimming but it was too cold. 17. Which of the following sentences is a run-on that needs to be fixed? A) I like to read books I also like to draw. B) I like to read books, and I also like to draw. C) I like to read books. I also like to draw. D) I like to read books; I also like to draw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I like to read books I also like to draw. 18. Fix the run-on sentence:I went to the dentist I have no cavities. A) I went to the dentist and I have no cavities. B) I went to the dentist I, yet have no cavities. C) I went to the dentist. I have no cavities. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I went to the dentist. I have no cavities. 19. Yesterday when I got off the school bus. A) Fragment. B) Complete Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 20. Find the correct word to fill in the blank.I want to go to soccer practice it is raining.I want to go to soccer practice, ..... it is raining. A) But. B) So. C) Nor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 21. The bell rang the students left the classroom was empty. A) The bell rang, so the students left, and the classroom was empty. B) The bell rang, the students left, the classroom was empty. C) The bell rang because the students left the classroom was empty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The bell rang, so the students left, and the classroom was empty. 22. Complete the sentence with the right verb:The students (is/are) working hard. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 23. Choose the correct way to fix the run-on sentence: "The train is late we will miss our connection." A) The train is late, we will miss our connection. B) The train is late; we will miss our connection. C) The train is late we will miss our connection. D) The train is late and we will miss our connection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The train is late; we will miss our connection. 24. We packed our bags we left the house we went on vacation. A) We packed our bags, we left the house, we went on vacation. B) We packed our bags, and we left the house, then we went on vacation. C) We packed our bags because we left the house we went on vacation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We packed our bags, and we left the house, then we went on vacation. 25. Evaluate the following statement:A run-on sentence can be rectified merely by inserting a comma. Justify your answer with an example. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Revise the following run-on sentence to improve its structure: "I wanted to go to the concert my friend had already bought tickets." A) I wanted to go to the concert, but my friend had already bought tickets. B) I wanted to go to the concert. My friend had already bought tickets. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I wanted to go to the concert, but my friend had already bought tickets. 27. Which of the following sentences is a run-on sentence that could be corrected by adding a conjunction? A) Beowulf was a noble warrior. B) Beowulf's sword broke during the fight. C) Beowulf received a reward. D) Beowulf fought bravely he won the battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beowulf fought bravely he won the battle. 28. We ate all the pizza we were still hungry for more.Which one is correct? A) We ate all the pizza but we were still hungry for more. B) We ate all the pizza, so we were still hungry for more. C) We ate all the pizza, but we were still hungry for more. D) We ate all the pizza, or we were still hungry for more. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We ate all the pizza, but we were still hungry for more. 29. Which fixes a run-on correctly? A) The storm passed; because we went outside. B) The storm passed, we went outside. C) The storm passed therefore we went outside. D) The storm passed, so we went outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The storm passed, so we went outside. 30. Why might a writer choose to avoid fused sentences? A) To make sentences longer. B) To ensure clarity and readability. C) To use more punctuation. D) To make writing more complex. 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