This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Run On Sentences – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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: D) Despite the heavy rain, the match continued; the players were determined to finish the game. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. What is a fused sentence? A) A sentence that is too short. B) A sentence that uses a conjunction incorrectly. C) A sentence that uses a comma to separate clauses. D) A sentence that combines two independent clauses without any punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A sentence that combines two independent clauses without any punctuation. 9. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The book was interesting, so it kept me up all night. 10. Which of the following sentences is a run-on, and how would you fix it? A) I have a pet dog he is very playful. Fix:Add a period between the two ideas. B) I have a pet dog. He is very playful. Fix:Add a comma. C) I have a pet dog, and he is very playful. Fix:Remove the conjunction. D) I have a pet dog; he is very playful. Fix:Add another run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have a pet dog he is very playful. Fix:Add a period between the two ideas. 11. Which answer is a way to correct this sentence fragment?Using bricks to build a new wall. A) Workers will be using bricks to build a new wall. B) Using bricks to build a new wall will the workers be. C) Around the garden using bricks to build a new wall. D) Using bricks to build a new wall about two weeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Workers will be using bricks to build a new wall. 12. Which of the following is NOT a way to fix a comma splice? A) Use a period. B) Use a semicolon. C) Use a conjunction. D) Use a comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use a comma. 13. A fused sentence has ..... A) Missing punctuation. B) A semicolon used incorrectly. C) Two dependent clauses. D) Too many commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Missing punctuation. 14. How can you fix the run-on sentence:I have a test tomorrow I need to study tonight. A) I have a test tomorrow, I need to study tonight. B) I have a test tomorrow, so I need to study tomorrow. C) I have a test tomorrow, but I need to study tonight. D) I have a test tomorrow, so I need to study tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I have a test tomorrow, so I need to study tonight. 15. Jamice had worked for years to become a zoologist it all paid off when she held her first baby tiger. Where should the punctuation go to fix this run-on sentence? A) Between "it all paid off" and "when she held". B) Between "when she held" and "her first baby tiger". C) Between "to become a zoologist" and "it all paid off". D) Between "worked for years" and "to become a zoologist". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between "to become a zoologist" and "it all paid off". 16. Which punctuation mark can be used to fix a run-on sentence? A) Exclamation mark. B) Comma. C) Semicolon. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicolon. 17. Fix this sentence:We worked hard in class we have no homework. A) We worked hard in class, and we have no homework. B) We worked hard in class, we have no homework. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We worked hard in class, and we have no homework. 18. Which punctuation mark can be used to fix a run-on sentence by separating two independent clauses? A) Dash. B) Period. C) Question mark. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Period. 19. What is the job of a semicolon? A) To separate items in a short list. B) To join related independent clauses. C) To replace conjunctions in fragments. D) To show an abrupt and dramatic pause in tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To join related independent clauses. 20. Music means a lot to me.Which is the subject? A) Music. B) Means. C) Me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Music. 21. Find the correct word to fill in the blank.The weather was cold and wet, ..... we had a great time this weekend. A) Or. B) Nor. C) So. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yet. 22. Which of the following is an example of a comma splice? A) I went to the store, I bought some milk. B) I went to the store and bought some milk. C) I went to the store; I bought some milk. D) I went to the store. I bought some milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I went to the store, I bought some milk. 23. Which is the best way to correct the run-on: "She likes to dance she takes lessons every week" ? A) She likes to dance, she takes lessons every week. B) She likes to dance. She takes lessons every week. C) She likes to dance; she takes lessons every week. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C. 24. Choose the correct word for the past tense sentence:We (visit/visited) our grandparents last summer. A) Visit. B) Visited. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visited. 25. Which of the following is a correct way to fix the run-on sentence: "She likes to swim she goes every day" ? A) She likes to swim she goes every day. B) She likes to swim. She goes every day. C) She likes to swim; she goes every day. D) She likes to swim, she goes every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She likes to swim. She goes every day. 26. Wally did not want to do anything to ruin his new pair of athletic shoes, he always stayed on the sidewalks, sidestepped puddles, and made several trips a day to the bathroom to dust the sneakers with toilet paper. A) Shoes he. B) Shoes, but he. C) Shoes, so he. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shoes, so he. 27. What is the best way to fix this run-on sentence? The sun is high put on some sunscreen. A) The sun is high. Put on some sunscreen. B) The sun is high put on some sunscreen. C) The sun is high; put on some sunscreen. D) The sun is high, put on some sunscreen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun is high. Put on some sunscreen. 28. The airport is about to shut down because of the snow and if the plane doesn't land soon it will have to go on to Boston. A) No Change. B) Snow, and. C) Snow; and. D) Snow. And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snow, and. 29. What is an example of a correctly punctuated sentence? A) I enjoy hiking, and I love camping. B) I enjoy hiking and I love camping. C) I enjoy hiking; and I love camping. D) I enjoy hiking. and I love camping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I enjoy hiking, and I love camping. 30. How many run-ons do you see/hear?Mrs. Rooney prefers to not wake up early in the morning she enjoys watching television late into the evening so getting up early is a challenge for her especially when she must teach her Wildcat students. A) 1. B) 4. C) 2. D) 3. 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