This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Run On Sentences – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.The weather today will be cool, ..... it will be rainy. A) Or. B) Nor. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 2. What type of conjunction is the word because in the following example? We ended up waiting for an hour for a table because my sister forgot to make reservations. A) Conjunctive adverb. B) Correlative. C) Coordinating. D) Subordinating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subordinating. 3. Which conjunction can be used to fix the run-on sentence:She is very smart she always gets good grades. A) Because. B) Or. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 4. Rewrite the following run-on sentence correctly: "I finished my homework I watched TV." A) I finished my homework. I watched TV. B) I finished my homework, and I watched TV. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I finished my homework. I watched TV. 5. Choose the best way to fix the run on sentence using one of these conjunctions:and, or, but, so.We went to the library we borrowed three books each. A) We went to the library, so borrowed three books each. B) We went to the library, and we borrowed three books each. C) We went to the library, but we borrowed three books each. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the library, and we borrowed three books each. 6. Alphonso does not care as much about comfort as he does about style he will wear, for example, a long sleeve shirt and a leather jacket in the middle of a Florida summer if they are the perfect complement to his new pair of khakis. A) Style, he. B) Style, but he. C) Style; he. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Style; he. 7. Choose the correct word:It was really hot outside, ..... we jumped in the lake. A) Yet. B) So. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 8. Which of the following sentences is a run-on, and what punctuation would you use to fix it? A) She finished her test she turned it in. Use a period. B) She finished her test, and she turned it in. Use a comma. C) She finished her test. She turned it in. Use a comma. D) She finished her test; she turned it in. Use a question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She finished her test she turned it in. Use a period. 9. Give an example of a run-on sentence and how you would fix it using a comma and a coordinating conjunction. A) She likes to read, so she went to the library. B) I went to the store, and I bought some groceries. C) The sun is shining, I'm going to the beach. D) I went to the store, but I forgot my wallet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I went to the store, and I bought some groceries. 10. Fix this sentence:We will go to the store we will not go to the park. A) We will go to the store, we will not go to the park. B) We will go to the store, but we will not go to the park. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We will go to the store, but we will not go to the park. 11. How can you fix a run-on sentence by using a period? A) By adding a period in the middle of the sentence. B) By adding a period at the end of the entire sentence. C) By adding a period at the end of the first independent clause and starting the next independent clause with a capital letter. D) By removing the period and adding a comma instead. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By adding a period at the end of the first independent clause and starting the next independent clause with a capital letter. 12. Choose the correct word:It is dark outside, ..... I can still see. A) Yet. B) For. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 13. Choose the correct word:His favorite sport is baseball, ..... he thinks it is exciting. A) For. B) So. C) Nor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 14. How should we fix this run-on sentence? She loves to dance she practices every week. A) She loves to dance; she practices every week. B) She loves to dance she practices every week. C) She loves to dance, and she practices every week. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loves to dance; she practices every week. 15. Choose the correct conjunction to join these sentences: "I finished my homework ..... I went outside to play." A) Or. B) But. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 16. He was tired he went to bed he fell asleep quickly. A) He was tired, so he went to bed, and he fell asleep quickly. B) He was tired, he went to bed, he fell asleep quickly. C) He was tired because he went to bed he fell asleep quickly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was tired, so he went to bed, and he fell asleep quickly. 17. The alarm sounded everyone woke up they got ready for school. A) The alarm sounded, so everyone woke up, and they got ready for school. B) The alarm sounded, everyone woke up, they got ready for school. C) The alarm sounded because everyone woke up they got ready for school. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The alarm sounded, so everyone woke up, and they got ready for school. 18. You are editing a paragraph and notice the sentence: "He forgot his homework he got a zero." Which method would be most effective to fix this run-on if you want to show a cause-and-effect relationship? A) He forgot his homework. He got a zero. B) He forgot his homework, so he got a zero. C) He forgot his homework, he got a zero. D) He forgot his homework; he got a zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He forgot his homework, so he got a zero. 19. Which of the following is an example of a run-on sentence? A) I went to the store and bought some milk. B) She likes to run she is very fast. C) I went to the store I bought some milk. D) The cat is black and white it is very cute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I went to the store I bought some milk. 20. Select the correct way to fix the run-on: "The bell rang the students left the classroom." A) The bell rang, the students left the classroom. B) The bell rang. The students left the classroom. C) The bell rang; the students left the classroom. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C. 21. Find the correct word to fill in the blank.We need to go to the store I can cook dinner.We need to go to the store, ..... I can cook dinner. A) For. B) Nor. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 22. Find the correct word to fill in the blank ..... My notebook is getting full I may need a new one.My notebook is getting full, ..... I may need a new one. A) So. B) Yet. C) Boy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 23. Read the sentence: "Tom went to the park he played soccer with his friends." How can you fix this run-on sentence using a conjunction? A) Tom went to the park, he played soccer with his friends. B) Tom went to the park and played soccer with his friends. C) Tom went to the park. He played soccer with his friends. D) Tom went to the park, and he played soccer with his friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tom went to the park, and he played soccer with his friends. 24. Provide an example of a compound sentence. A) I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain. B) She enjoys reading books and writing stories. C) The sun is shining brightly. D) He ran fast to catch the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain. 25. Choose the best way to correct the following sentence: "The weather was cold, we stayed inside." A) The weather was cold we stayed inside. B) The weather was cold; we stayed inside. C) The weather was cold and we stayed inside. D) The weather was cold, and we stayed inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The weather was cold, and we stayed inside. 26. Yelled and screamed when she saw it. A) Fragment. B) Complete Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 27. Which answer best completes this sentence fragment?When Fred went to the lake, A) He saw his cousin from Virginia. B) Deer standing beside the water. C) Pretty trees and flowers there. D) Crowded with visitors from all over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He saw his cousin from Virginia. 28. Rewrite this run-on sentence: "Tom played basketball he scored many points." A) Tom played basketball. He scored many points. B) Tom played basketball, and he scored many points. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tom played basketball. He scored many points. 29. Correct the run-on sentence:Tom played football he scored a goal. A) Tom played football, and he scored a goal. B) Tom played football, then he scored a goal. C) Tom played football, he scored a goal. D) Tom played football, but he scored a goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tom played football, and he scored a goal. 30. I woke up early I had a lot of work to do. A) I woke up early because I had a lot of sleep to catch up on. B) I woke up early because I had a lot of work to do. C) I woke up early because I had a lot of fun to have. D) I woke up early because I had no work to do. 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