This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Run On Sentences – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which answer is a run-on sentence? A) The wind blew so hard that the gate closed. B) Spring is a windy season. It can be really annoying. C) Go pick up the trash cans the wind blew them over. D) Winston flew a kite shaped like a fish over the playground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go pick up the trash cans the wind blew them over. 2. Which of the following sentences is free of comma splices and fused sentences? A) She ran to the store, she bought milk. B) She ran to the store and bought milk. C) She ran to the store she bought milk. D) She ran to the store; she bought milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She ran to the store; she bought milk. 3. Choose the right form of the verb:They (enjoy/enjoys) reading books together. A) Enjoy. B) Enjoys. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enjoy. 4. Choose the correct verb form:The class (is/are) going on a field trip. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 5. I finished my homework I watched TV I went to bed. A) I finished my homework, and I watched TV, then I went to bed. B) I finished my homework, I watched TV, I went to bed. C) I finished my homework because I watched TV I went to bed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I finished my homework, and I watched TV, then I went to bed. 6. What are some common indicators of run-on sentences in writing? A) Using correct punctuation and conjunctions to join independent clauses. B) Multiple independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions, and excessively long sentences that lack clear breaks. C) Short sentences with clear breaks. D) Using complex sentence structures with multiple clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multiple independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions, and excessively long sentences that lack clear breaks. 7. The teacher ..... math. A) Teaches. B) Teach. C) Tech. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teaches. 8. Read the following sentence: "Beowulf challenged Grendel he was not afraid." Which of the following best explains why this is a run-on sentence? A) It contains a subject and a verb. B) It joins two independent clauses without proper punctuation or a conjunction. C) It uses a comma to separate clauses. D) It is too short. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It joins two independent clauses without proper punctuation or a conjunction. 9. How should we fix this run-on sentence? I like to swim I go to the pool every weekend. A) I like to swim; I go to the pool every weekend. B) I like to swim I go to the pool every weekend. C) I like to swim, and I go to the pool every weekend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I like to swim; I go to the pool every weekend. 10. Complete the sentence with the correct verb:The dog (bark/barks) loudly at night. A) Bark. B) Barks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barks. 11. They (a) in the kitchen. A) A. dance. B) Dances. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. dance. 12. She spends hours looking at the exhibit.What is the subject? A) She. B) Spends. C) Hours. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She. 13. Find the correct word to fill in the blank.We can go to the park we can swim at the lake.We can go to the park, ..... we can swim at the lake. A) Yet. B) Or. C) Nor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 14. Fix this sentence:Bob has a brother he does not have a sister. A) Bob has a brother, he does not have a sister. B) Bob has a brother, he does not, have a sister. C) Bob has a brother, but he does not have a sister. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bob has a brother, but he does not have a sister. 15. I lost my keys I looked everywhere I found them in my bag. A) I lost my keys, I looked everywhere, I found them in my bag. B) I lost my keys, and I looked everywhere, but I found them in my bag. C) I lost my keys because I looked everywhere I found them in my bag. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I lost my keys, and I looked everywhere, but I found them in my bag. 16. Why is it important to know how to spot comma splices and fused sentences? A) To improve sentence length. B) To enhance clarity and coherence in writing. C) To use more commas. D) To make sentences more complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To enhance clarity and coherence in writing. 17. How could you fix the run-on sentence, "Moby has three lights they are red." A) Moby has three lights, they are red. B) Moby has three lights; they are red. C) Moby has; three lights they are red. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moby has three lights; they are red. 18. You see the sentence: "Sara likes ice cream she does not like cake." Which is the best way to fix the run-on using a conjunction? A) Sara likes ice cream, but she does not like cake. B) Sara likes ice cream she, does not like cake. C) Sara likes ice cream. She does not like cake. D) Sara likes ice cream, and she does not like cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sara likes ice cream, but she does not like cake. 19. What is an example of a run-on sentence? A) I love to write papers, and I would write one every day if I had the time. B) I love to write papers. I would write one every day if I had the time. C) I love to write papers. I would write one every day if I had the time. D) I love to write papers, I would write one every day if I had the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I love to write papers, and I would write one every day if I had the time. 20. How can we correct this run-on sentence? She enjoys painting she does it every weekend. A) She enjoys painting; she does it every weekend. B) She enjoys painting she does it every weekend. C) She enjoys painting, and she does it every weekend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She enjoys painting; she does it every weekend. 21. Combine the following ideas into a single, correct sentence: "Maria finished her book. She started a new one." A) Maria finished her book and started a new one. B) After Maria finished her book, she started a new one. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maria finished her book and started a new one. 22. Throughout history money and religion were closely linked there was little distinction between government and religion. A) No Change. B) Linked because there were. C) Linked because there was. D) Linked, there was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linked because there was. 23. Choose the best way to fix the run on sentence using one of these conjunctions:and, or, but, so.We baked a cake it smelled so sweet and chocolatey. A) We baked a cake, so it smelled so sweet and chocolatey. B) We baked a cake, and it smelled so sweet and chocolatey. C) We baked a cake, but it smelled so sweet and chocolatey. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We baked a cake, and it smelled so sweet and chocolatey. 24. I got one example: "I was eating crackers and cheese I saw a cat I left the park around quarter to three." What? A bad sentence, you need stuff in between. In these lines from the song, what does Miyachi mean by "stuff in between?" A) More sentences. B) Proper punctuation. C) Dependent clauses. D) Pickles to go with the crackers and cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proper punctuation. 25. How can you fix a run-on sentence by using a subordinating conjunction? A) By using a subordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses. B) By adding a semicolon between the two independent clauses. C) By removing the subordinating conjunction from the sentence. D) By using a coordinating conjunction to separate the two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By using a subordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses. 26. You are editing your friend's paragraph. Which sentence is a run-on, and how would you fix it to make the writing clearer? A) We played outside it started to rain. Fix:Add a period or a conjunction. B) We played outside, and it started to rain. Fix:Remove the conjunction. C) We played outside. It started to rain. Fix:Add a comma. D) We played outside; it started to rain. Fix:Add a question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We played outside it started to rain. Fix:Add a period or a conjunction. 27. Mr. Blakely, recognizing Seth's poor judgment, informed him of the consequences.This sentence is an example of a: A) Fragment. B) Run-on sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on sentence. 28. Correct the run-on sentence: "The cake was delicious everyone wanted another piece." A) The cake was delicious. Everyone wanted another piece. B) The cake was delicious; everyone wanted another piece. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cake was delicious. Everyone wanted another piece. 29. Give an example of a run-on sentence and how you would fix it using a period. A) I went to the store I bought some groceries. B) The cat is black it has green eyes. C) I went to the store, I bought some groceries. D) She ran to catch the bus she missed it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I went to the store I bought some groceries. 30. It started to rain we went inside we played games. A) It started to rain, so we went inside, and we played games. B) It started to rain, we went inside, we played games. C) It started to rain because we went inside we played games. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It started to rain, so we went inside, and we played games. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 5Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 6Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 7Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books