This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Run On Sentences – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She studied hard she passed the test she celebrated. A) She studied hard, so she passed the test, and she celebrated. B) She studied hard, she passed the test, she celebrated. C) She studied hard because she passed the test she celebrated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She studied hard, so she passed the test, and she celebrated. 2. How can you fix this run-on sentence?The pool was cold we jumped in anyway. A) The pool was cold, we jumped in anyway. B) The pool was cold, but we jumped in anyway. C) The pool was cold; We jumped in anyway. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pool was cold, but we jumped in anyway. 3. Tracy always knows the right answer in English class but is too shy to volunteer whenever Miss Simmons asks a question, Tracy's hand feels as if it weighs 1, 000 pounds. A) Volunteer, whenever. B) Volunteer, therefore whenever. C) Volunteer; whenever. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volunteer; whenever. 4. What is the problem with this sentence?At Okunoin, Japan's largest cemetery, visitors will find some unusual memorials, there's even a monument to puffer fish that have died at the hands of chefs. A) The sentence is correct, so there's no problem. B) The sentence is a fragment, so it's incomplete. C) The sentence contains a comma splice, so it's a run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sentence contains a comma splice, so it's a run-on. 5. What is the correct way to separate these two sentences: "He likes pizza he eats it every Friday" ? A) He likes pizza eats it every Friday. B) He likes pizza. He eats it every Friday. C) He likes pizza; he eats it every Friday. D) He likes pizza, he eats it every Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He likes pizza. He eats it every Friday. 6. Which revision best corrects the run-on sentence: "Beowulf fought the dragon he was mortally wounded" ? A) Beowulf fought the dragon, he was mortally wounded. B) Beowulf fought the dragon and he was mortally wounded. C) Beowulf fought the dragon; he was mortally wounded. D) Beowulf fought the dragon he was mortally wounded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beowulf fought the dragon; he was mortally wounded. 7. What is a complete sentence? A) A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and includes a subject and a verb. B) A complete sentence is always a question. C) A complete sentence must be longer than five words. D) A complete sentence contains only a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and includes a subject and a verb. 8. 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. 9. The students ..... for two hours straight. A) Play. B) Plays. C) Playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Play. 10. Choose the sentence that is NOT a run-on. A) He plays guitar he sings too. B) She went to the store she bought apples. C) The car is red. D) I like to swim it is fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The car is red. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. He loves science.What is the subject? A) He. B) Loves. C) Science. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He. 18. He rode his bike to school he was late. A) He drove his car. B) He flew a plane. C) He walked his dog. D) He rode his bike because he was late. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He rode his bike because he was late. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. 26. A comma splice occurs when A) A comma is inserted in a the wrong part of a sentence. B) Commas are used to connect independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction. C) There are no commas in a sentence that needs commas. D) There are more than three commas in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commas are used to connect independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. Identify the comma splice: A) Pizza is my favorite food, my mom likes burgers. B) Pizza is my favorite food. C) Burgers are good, too. D) Pizza is my favorite my mom likes burgers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pizza is my favorite food, my mom likes burgers. 30. Mabel ate a big lunch was still hungry. A) Mabel ate a big lunch, but was still hungry. B) This sentence is correct. C) Mabel ate a big lunch because was still hungry. D) Mabel ate a big lunch, or was still hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mabel ate a big lunch, but was still hungry. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesFixing Run On Sentences Quiz 1Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 2Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 4Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 5Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 6Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 7Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 8Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books