This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Run On Sentences – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The cat is black it is also very fluffy. A) The cat is black and not fluffy. B) The cat is black and very fluffy. C) The cat is black but not fluffy. D) The cat is white and very fluffy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat is black and very fluffy. 2. The students ..... for two hours straight. A) Play. B) Plays. C) Playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Play. 3. Luke dances every day.Which is the subject? A) Luke. B) Dances. C) Every day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Luke. 4. What is the problem with this sentence?Is this a run-on sentence?Roman gladiators consumed more calcium than everyday Roman citizens the source of that calcium may have been the ashes of burned plants. A) The sentence is correct, so there's no problem. B) The sentence is a fragment, so it's incomplete. C) The sentence is a run-on because two independent clauses are joined without punctuation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sentence is a run-on because two independent clauses are joined without punctuation. 5. Complete the sentence:The apples (is/are) ripe and ready to eat. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 6. Give an example of a run-on sentence and how you would fix it using a semicolon. A) I went to the store, I bought some groceries. B) I went to the store; I bought some groceries. C) I went to the store; I bought some clothes. D) I went to the store I bought some groceries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I went to the store; I bought some groceries. 7. The phone rang I answered it my friend was calling. A) The phone rang, I answered it, my friend was calling. B) The phone rang, and I answered it because my friend was calling. C) The phone rang, so I answered it, and my friend was calling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The phone rang, so I answered it, and my friend was calling. 8. My mom visits the museum.What is the verb? A) My mom. B) Visits. C) The museum. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visits. 9. He loves science.What is the subject? A) He. B) Loves. C) Science. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He. 10. He rode his bike to school he was late. A) He flew a plane. B) He rode his bike because he was late. C) He drove his car. D) He walked his dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He rode his bike because he was late. 11. Choose the correct verb form:The flowers (smell/smells) beautiful in spring. A) Smell. B) Smells. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smell. 12. Which sentence correctly separates two ideas? A) I like to swim I like to run. B) I like to swim, I like to run. C) I like to swim. I like to run. D) I like to swim and I like to run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I like to swim. I like to run. 13. Identify the sentence that is NOT a run-on. A) The movie was long, it was also very boring. B) The movie was long it was also very boring. C) The movie was long; it was also very boring. D) The movie was long. It was also very boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The movie was long. It was also very boring. 14. Choose the correct word:You can go outside, ..... stay in the yard. A) For. B) And. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 15. Choose the correct way to fix this run-on sentence:He loves to cook he makes dinner every night. A) He loves to cook he makes dinner every night. B) He loves to cook; he makes dinner every night. C) He loves to cook, and he makes dinner every night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He loves to cook; he makes dinner every night. 16. You are asked to revise the following run-on: "The concert was sold out we could not get tickets." Which revision best uses a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to show contrast? A) The concert was sold out; however, we could not get tickets. B) The concert was sold out, we could not get tickets. C) The concert was sold out and we could not get tickets. D) The concert was sold out. We could not get tickets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The concert was sold out; however, we could not get tickets. 17. Complete the sentence:The flowers (is/are) blooming beautifully this spring. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 18. A comma splice occurs when A) Commas are used to connect independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction. B) There are no commas in a sentence that needs commas. C) A comma is inserted in a the wrong part of a sentence. D) There are more than three commas in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas are used to connect independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction. 19. Choose the best way to fix the run on sentence using one of these conjunctions:and, or, but, so.I packed my backpack I couldn't find my pencil case. A) I packed my backpack, so I couldn't find my pencil case. B) I packed my backpack, but I couldn't find my pencil case. C) I packed my backpack, or I couldn't find my pencil case. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I packed my backpack, but I couldn't find my pencil case. 20. Choose the correct option:My family (go/goes) on vacation every summer. A) Go. B) Goes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goes. 21. Identify the comma splice: A) Burgers are good, too. B) Pizza is my favorite my mom likes burgers. C) Pizza is my favorite food. D) Pizza is my favorite food, my mom likes burgers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pizza is my favorite food, my mom likes burgers. 22. Mabel ate a big lunch was still hungry. A) This sentence is correct. B) Mabel ate a big lunch, or was still hungry. C) Mabel ate a big lunch, but was still hungry. D) Mabel ate a big lunch because was still hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mabel ate a big lunch, but was still hungry. 23. She opened the book she read a chapter she closed it. A) She opened the book, she read a chapter, she closed it. B) She opened the book, and she read a chapter, then she closed it. C) She opened the book because she read a chapter she closed it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She opened the book, and she read a chapter, then she closed it. 24. Give an example of a run-on sentence. A) I love to read I go to the library every week. B) I enjoy reading; I visit the library weekly. C) Reading is my favorite hobby, and I often go to the library. D) I love to read, and I go to the library every week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I love to read I go to the library every week. 25. Choose the correct option to fix the sentence:My pet turtle is slow he likes to eat lettuce. A) My pet turtle is slow he likes to eat lettuce. B) My pet turtle is slow; he likes to eat lettuce. C) My pet turtle is slow and likes to eat lettuce. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My pet turtle is slow and likes to eat lettuce. 26. How can you correct this run-on sentence? The cake was delicious everyone wanted another slice. A) The cake was delicious everyone wanted another slice. B) The cake was delicious, everyone wanted another slice. C) The cake was delicious. Everyone wanted another slice. D) The cake was delicious; everyone wanted another slice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cake was delicious. Everyone wanted another slice. 27. Some songs bring back wonderful memories.Which is the action? A) Some songs. B) Bring back. C) Wonderful memories. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bring back. 28. Poor Paola listened to her stomach rumbling loudly, she would have to wait twenty more minutes before she could dash to the cafeteria for a quick donut and soda. A) Loudly she. B) Loudly; she. C) Loudly, so she. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loudly; she. 29. What is an example of a sentence fragment? A) Running through the park. B) The dog barked loudly. C) He is a good friend. D) She runs every morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running through the park. 30. Fix this sentence:I play piano I do not play violin. A) I play piano, but I do not play violin. B) I play, piano I do not play violin. C) I play piano, I do not play, violin. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I play piano, but I do not play violin. 31. The head of state and the religious leader were often the same person all power rested in one ruler. A) No Change. B) Person, all. C) Person; and all. D) Person, and. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Person, and. 32. Choose the correct verb for this sentence:The kids (play/plays) outside every afternoon. A) Play. B) Plays. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Play. 33. What is the problem with this sentence?First completed in 1939, the Potomac Park Levee System was installed to protect the National Mall and surrounding areas in Washington, D.C., from flooding. A) The sentence is correct, so there is no problem. B) The sentence is a fragment, so it's incomplete. C) The sentence is a run-on because two independent clauses are joined without punctuation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sentence is correct, so there is no problem. 34. Spiders (a) with their eight legs. A) A. crawl. B) Crawls. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. crawl. 35. Choose the correct word:Do you want to go to the park, ..... do you want to see a movie? A) Or. B) Nor. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 36. Refer to the section in red:We wanted to do some cool work. After the test. A) Cool work; after. B) No Change. C) Cool work after. D) Cool, work after. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cool work after. 37. Choose the correct way to fix the run-on sentence: "They went to the park they had a picnic." A) They went to the park, they had a picnic. B) They went to the park; they had a picnic. C) They went to the park they had a picnic. D) They went to the park and they had a picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They went to the park; they had a picnic. 38. Some songs bring back wonderful memories.Which is the subject? A) Some songs. B) Bring back. C) Wonderful memories. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Some songs. 39. How would you correct the run-on: "My brother is funny he makes me laugh" ? A) My brother is funny; he makes me laugh. B) My brother is funny, he makes me laugh. C) My brother is funny. He makes me laugh. D) My brother is funny he makes me laugh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My brother is funny. He makes me laugh. 40. Peter wants to be an astronaut.What is the subject? A) Peter. B) Wants. C) Astronaut. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peter. 41. Choose the correct way to fix the run-on sentence: "The weather is cold I need a jacket." A) The weather is cold, I need a jacket. B) The weather is cold; I need a jacket. C) The weather is cold I need a jacket. D) The weather is cold and I need a jacket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather is cold; I need a jacket. 42. Find the correct word to fill in the blank.If you have a good day we will go to the movies and get popcorn not candy.If you have a good day we will go to the movies and get popcorn, ..... not candy. A) Nor. B) And. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 43. How can you identify a run-on sentence? A) Look for sentences that contain multiple independent clauses without appropriate punctuation or conjunctions. B) Identify sentences that are too short and lack detail. C) Find sentences that use too many conjunctions and punctuation marks. D) Look for sentences that have only one independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look for sentences that contain multiple independent clauses without appropriate punctuation or conjunctions. 44. I was hungry I made a sandwich I ate it quickly. A) I was hungry, so I made a sandwich, and I ate it quickly. B) I was hungry, I made a sandwich, I ate it quickly. C) I was hungry because I made a sandwich I ate it quickly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was hungry, so I made a sandwich, and I ate it quickly. 45. Slouched in his seat, Michael tried to pay attention to the grammar lecture the only problem was that NBA statistics and images of pretty women in tight miniskirts were more interesting than subordinate clauses and participle phrases. A) . lecture, the. B) Lecture, however the. C) Lecture. The. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lecture. The. 46. Select the correct past tense verb:He (find/found) a dollar on the ground yesterday. A) Find. B) Found. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Found. 47. How can you fix a run-on sentence by using a comma and a coordinating conjunction? A) By using a comma and a coordinating conjunction. B) By using a comma and a subordinating conjunction. C) By using a semicolon and a subordinating conjunction. D) By using a period and a coordinating conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By using a comma and a coordinating conjunction. 48. Which conjunction can be used to fix the run-on sentence:He is going to the store he needs to buy some groceries. A) Or. B) Because. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 49. Correct the run-on sentence:I woke up early I had a big day ahead of me. A) I woke up early, I had a big day ahead of me. B) I woke up early because I had a big day ahead of me. C) I woke up early; had a big day ahead of me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I woke up early because I had a big day ahead of me. 50. Read the sentence: "The bell rang the students went outside." Which is the best way to correct the run-on? A) The bell rang, the students went outside. B) The bell rang. The students went outside. C) The bell rang the students went outside. D) The bell rang; the students went outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bell rang. The students went outside. 51. They went to the beach they swam in the ocean. A) They went to the beach and then swam in the ocean. B) They went to the beach and swam in the river. C) They went to the beach and then swam in the lake. D) They went to the beach and swam in the pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They went to the beach and then swam in the ocean. 52. Choose the best way to fix the run on sentence using one of these conjunctions:and, or, but, so.Liam drew a picture it had colorful trees and a bright sun. A) Liam drew a picture it had colorful trees and a bright sun. B) Liam drew a picture, and it had colorful trees and a bright sun. C) Liam drew a picture, but it had colorful trees and a bright sun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liam drew a picture, and it had colorful trees and a bright sun. 53. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly to avoid a run-on? A) Despite the heavy rain, the match continued; the players were determined to finish the game. B) Despite the heavy rain; the match continued, the players were determined to finish the game. C) Despite the heavy rain, the match continued the players were determined to finish the game. D) Despite the heavy rain the match continued, the players were determined to finish the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite the heavy rain, the match continued; the players were determined to finish the game. 54. Choose the correct word:I like ice cream, ..... I like pie, too. A) Yet. B) So. C) Nor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 55. Which of the following is NOT a run-on sentence? A) She likes to swim she goes to the pool every day. B) She likes to swim, she goes to the pool every day. C) She likes to swim; she goes to the pool every day. D) She likes to swim and she goes to the pool every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She likes to swim; she goes to the pool every day. 56. Give an example of a run-on sentence and how you would fix it using a subordinating conjunction. A) I was tired, so I went to bed. B) I was tired, and I went to bed. C) I was tired because I went to bed. D) I was tired, after I went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was tired because I went to bed. 57. Sarah bought a new computer she never uses it.Which one is correct? A) Sarah bought a new computer, so she never uses it. B) Sarah bought a new computer, but she never uses it. C) Sarah bought a new computer, and she never uses it. D) Sarah bought a new computer, and she never uses it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarah bought a new computer, but she never uses it. 58. Identify the correct way to fix the run-on sentence: "The movie was long it was also boring." A) The movie was long, it was also boring. B) The movie was long; it was also boring. C) The movie was long it was also boring. D) The movie was long and it was also boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The movie was long; it was also boring. 59. What is a fused sentence? A) A sentence that is too short. B) A sentence that uses a conjunction incorrectly. C) A sentence that combines two independent clauses without any punctuation. D) A sentence that uses a comma to separate clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sentence that combines two independent clauses without any punctuation. 60. The book was interesting it kept me up all night. A) The book was interesting, so it kept me up all night. B) The book was boring. C) The book was too short. D) I couldn't finish the book. 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