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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:The children (is/are) playing in the park. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 2. Choose the correct verb form:My sister (love/loves) to play outside. A) Love. B) Loves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loves. 3. How should we fix this run-on sentence? I like pizza I do not like mushrooms. A) I like pizza; I do not like mushrooms. B) I like pizza I do not like mushrooms. C) I like pizza, and I do not like mushrooms. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I like pizza, and I do not like mushrooms. 4. She sang a song it was her favorite. A) She sang a song, it was her favorite. B) She sang her favorite song. C) Her favorite song was sung by her. D) She sang a song. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She sang her favorite song. 5. Luke dances every day.Which is the verb? A) Luke. B) Dances. C) Every day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dances. 6. Find the correct word to fill in the blank.The bunny was scared it didn't hop away.The bunny was scared, ..... it didn't hop away. A) And. B) Yet. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet. 7. Choose the best way to fix the run on sentence using one of these conjunctions:and, or, but, so.Sara wanted to ride her bike. It started to rain heavily. A) Sara wanted to ride her bike, and it started to rain heavily. B) Sara wanted to ride her bike, so it started to rain heavily. C) Sara wanted to ride her bike, but it started to rain heavily. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sara wanted to ride her bike, but it started to rain heavily. 8. Nathalia likes to get good grades but hates when her friends call her a nerd, sometimes Nathalia will claim that she got a 77 on a test when, in reality, she earned a 97. A) Nerd sometimes. B) Nerd, so sometimes. C) Nerd, but sometimes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerd, so sometimes. 9. You are writing a letter. Which of these sentences is a run-on, and how would you revise it to make your writing better? A) I love summer I go swimming every day. Revise:Add a period or a conjunction. B) I love summer, and I go swimming every day. Revise:Remove the conjunction. C) I love summer. I go swimming every day. Revise:Add a comma. D) I love summer; I go swimming every day. Revise:Add a question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I love summer I go swimming every day. Revise:Add a period or a conjunction. 10. Which of these punctuation marks can be used to correctly join two independent clauses? A) A quotation mark. B) A colon. C) A semicolon. D) A comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A semicolon. 11. Even though the team shows no improvementThis is an example of a ..... A) Run-on. B) Fragment. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 12. What are the 3 ways to fix a run-on sentence? A) A period, a comma and conjunction or a semicolon. B) A period and an exclamation point. C) A conjunction( fanboys) with a semicolon. D) Only with a period. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A period, a comma and conjunction or a semicolon. 13. Fix this sentence:I hope we will have no homework I can play outside. A) I hope we will have no homework, so I can play outside. B) I hope we will have, no homework I can play outside. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I hope we will have no homework, so I can play outside. 14. Which sentence below is NOT a run-on sentence? A) Beowulf fought the dragon he was mortally wounded. B) Beowulf's men fled the battle only Wiglaf stayed. C) Beowulf died a hero, his people mourned him. D) Beowulf was remembered for his courage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beowulf was remembered for his courage. 15. You are helping a classmate with their story. Which sentence is a run-on, and what is the best way to fix it for clarity? A) The dog barked the mailman ran away. Best fix:Add a period or a conjunction. B) The dog barked, and the mailman ran away. Best fix:Remove the conjunction. C) The dog barked. The mailman ran away. Best fix:Add a comma. D) The dog barked; the mailman ran away. Best fix:Add a question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog barked the mailman ran away. Best fix:Add a period or a conjunction. 16. Choose the correct verb form:The team (win/wins) the championship every year. A) Win. B) Wins. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wins. 17. Which punctuation mark can be used to separate the run-on sentence in the following:John likes to read books he enjoys learning new things. A) Comma. B) Exclamation mark. C) Question mark. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 18. Choose the best way to fix the run on sentence using one of these conjunctions:and, or, but, so.The movie was funny we laughed during the funny scenes. A) The movie was exciting, or we laughed during the funny scenes. B) The movie was exciting, so we laughed during the funny scenes. C) The movie was exciting, but we laughed during the funny scenes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The movie was exciting, so we laughed during the funny scenes. 19. Fixing a run-on sentence involves adding the proper A) Part of speech. B) Predicate. C) Independent clause. D) Punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Punctuation. 20. True or False:In order to use a semicolon to fix a run-on sentence, the clauses must be closely related. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Choose the correct way to fix the run-on sentence:The weather is nice today we should go for a walk. A) The weather is nice today, we should go for a walk. B) The weather is nice today we should go for a walk. C) The weather is nice today; we should go for a walk. D) The weather is nice today. We should go for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The weather is nice today. We should go for a walk. 22. Peter wants to be an astronaut. What is the verb? A) Peter. B) Wants. C) To be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wants. 23. Is this a run on?Two cowboys came to town they were looking for gold. A) Run on. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run on. 24. Select the best way to correct this run-on: "The cake was delicious everyone wanted more." A) The cake was delicious. Everyone wanted more. B) The cake was delicious; everyone wanted more. C) The cake was delicious everyone wanted more. D) The cake was delicious, everyone wanted more. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cake was delicious. Everyone wanted more. 25. Which punctuation mark can be used to separate the run-on sentence in the following:The sun was shining brightly the birds were singing. A) Semicolon. B) Comma. C) Question mark. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 26. Correct the run-on sentence:The dog barked loudly the cat ran away quickly. A) The dog barked loudly. The cat ran away quickly. B) The dog barked loudly, and the cat ran away quickly. C) The dog barked loudly the cat ran away quickly. D) The dog barked loudly, the cat ran away quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog barked loudly. The cat ran away quickly. 27. He loves science.What is the verb? A) He. B) Loves. C) Science. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loves. 28. The airport is on the verge of ceasing operations due to the inclement weather, and if the aircraft does not make an imminent landing, it will be compelled to proceed to Boston. A) No Change. B) Weather, and. C) Weather; and. D) Weather. And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather, and. 29. How can you fix a run-on sentence? A) By adding a comma only. B) By adding a period, a semicolon, or a conjunction. C) By rewriting the entire sentence. D) By removing all conjunctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By adding a period, a semicolon, or a conjunction. 30. Choose the correct verb for the sentence:The cat (run/runs) in the yard. A) Run. B) Runs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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