This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Run On Sentences – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 6 (27 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. Which of the following sentences is a run-on sentence that could be corrected by adding a conjunction? A) Beowulf received a reward. B) Beowulf fought bravely he won the battle. C) Beowulf's sword broke during the fight. D) Beowulf was a noble warrior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf fought bravely he won the battle. 12. 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. 13. Which fixes a run-on correctly? A) The storm passed, so we went outside. B) The storm passed; because we went outside. C) The storm passed therefore we went outside. D) The storm passed, we went outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The storm passed, so we went outside. 14. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To ensure clarity and readability. 15. How can punctuation be used to fix run-on sentences? A) By using only exclamation points. B) By adding more words to each clause. C) By removing all punctuation. D) By adding periods, semicolons, or commas to separate independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By adding periods, semicolons, or commas to separate independent clauses. 16. She spends hours looking at the exhibit.What is the verb? A) She. B) Spends. C) Hours. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spends. 17. What is the best way to fix this run-on sentence? My brother and I always fight for the remote we both like to have control of the T.V. A) My brother and I always fight for the remote? We both like to have control of the T.V. B) My brother and I always fight for the remote. We both like to have control of the T.V. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother and I always fight for the remote. We both like to have control of the T.V. 18. Fix this sentence:My father is tall my mother is short. A) My father is tall and my mother is short. B) My father is tall, and my mother is short. C) My father is tall, or my mother is short. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My father is tall, and my mother is short. 19. Which word is a conjunction that can be used to fix a run-on sentence? A) Because. B) And. C) Quickly. D) Apple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 20. A tiger (a) in the long grass. A) A. lays. B) Lay. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. lays. 21. Fix the run-on sentence:My friend studied all night she didn't pass the test. A) My friend studied all night. she didn't pass the test. B) My friend studied all night, but she didn't pass the test. C) My friend studied all night she didn't, pass the test. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend studied all night, but she didn't pass the test. 22. How should you correct the run-on: "He studied for the test he wanted to get a good grade" ? A) He studied for the test, he wanted to get a good grade. B) He studied for the test. He wanted to get a good grade. C) He studied for the test; he wanted to get a good grade. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C. 23. Music means a lot to me.Which is the verb? A) Music. B) Means. C) Me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Means. 24. Provide an example of a run-on sentence and explain how it can be corrected. A) I went to the store, I bought some groceries. B) I went to the store and bought some groceries. C) I went to the store and bought some groceries I also bought some flowers. D) I went to the store and bought some groceries, then I went to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I went to the store and bought some groceries. 25. What type of conjunction is the word therefore in the following example?I wanted to get home by 3:30. Therefore, I was angry when the pharmacy didn't have my prescription ready. A) Conjunctive adverb. B) Correlative. C) Subordinating. D) Coordinating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conjunctive adverb. 26. Choose the correct word:I can't whistle, ..... can I sing. A) Nor. B) And. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nor. 27. Choose the best revision for the run-on: "We went to the zoo we saw lions and tigers." A) We went to the zoo, we saw lions and tigers. B) We went to the zoo. We saw lions and tigers. C) We went to the zoo; we saw lions and tigers. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesFixing Run On Sentences Quiz 1Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 2Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 3Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 4Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 5Avoiding Run On Sentences QuizComma Splices And Fused Sentences QuizComma Splices Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books