This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fused Sentences – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fused Sentences Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Poor Paola listened to her stomach rumbling, she would have to wait twenty more minutes before she could dash to the cafeteria for a quick doughnut and soda. A) Loudly she. B) Loudly; she. C) Loudly, so she. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loudly; she. 2. Cecilia's favorite animal was the narwhal, she loved it mostly for its unicorn horn A) Comma splice. B) Fused sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma splice. 3. There is a big sale at the mall this week; we should go this afternoon to see what they have. A) Fused Sentence. B) Comma Splice. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 4. Fix the fused sentenceI am getting used to wearing a mask it makes my face break out. A) I am getting used to wearing a mask, nor it makes my face break out. B) I am getting used to wearing a mask, it makes my face break out. C) I am getting used to wearing a mask, but it makes my face break out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am getting used to wearing a mask, but it makes my face break out. 5. A fused sentence is 2 sentences that run together without proper punctuation A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. It was early, so Temesgen was barely awake. A) Correct as is!. B) Run-on:(. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct as is!. 7. Fix the comma splice Driving the car is fast and comfortable, riding the bicycle is better for one's health. A) Driving a car is fast and comfortable, but riding a bicycle is better for one's health. B) Driving a car is fast and comfortable riding a bicycle is better for one's health. C) Although driving a car is fast and comfortable riding a bike is better for one's health. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Driving a car is fast and comfortable, but riding a bicycle is better for one's health. 8. Which of the following complex sentences contains a comma splice? A) When the bell rang, everyone rushed to their next class. B) Because the library was closed, I couldn't finish my research. C) Although the storm was approaching, we decided to continue our hike. D) The students studied hard, they wanted to pass the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The students studied hard, they wanted to pass the exam. 9. Books by Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and other modernist writers along the shelves. A) NO CHANGE. B) Line. C) Sitting on. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Line. 10. Fix the sentence belowMy grandmother was an artist I have many of her paintings. A) My, grandmother, was an artist I have many of her paintings. B) My grandmother was an artist. I have many of her paintings. C) My grandmother was an artist I, have many of her paintings. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My grandmother was an artist. I have many of her paintings. 11. "If the light is red" is a fragment because ..... A) It is a dependent clause. B) It has no subject. C) It has neither a subject nor a verb. D) It has no verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a dependent clause. 12. What must a complete sentence have in it? A) A subject. B) A verb. C) A subject and a verb. D) An adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A subject and a verb. 13. How can you edit this sentence?The clouds were dark, we thought it would rain. A) The clouds were dark, for we thought it would rain. B) The clouds were dark; we thought it would rain. C) No edit needed. D) The clouds were dark. Thought it would rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The clouds were dark; we thought it would rain. 14. Caitlin asked what snacks everyone liked and realized the class loved chips. A) Correct as is!. B) Run-on:(. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct as is!. 15. Fix the comma splice:Deka is nice, she always helps me with my homework. A) Deka is nice. She always helps me with my homework. B) Deka is nice she always helps me with my homework. C) Deka is nice but she always helps me with my homework. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deka is nice. She always helps me with my homework. 16. Fix the comma spliceJarod had an interview with a television company, I might get a job as his assistant. A) Jarod had an interview with a television company as I might get a job as his assistant. B) Jarod had an interview with a television company I might get a job as his assistant. C) Correct as is. D) Jarod had an interview with a television company and might get a job as his assistant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct as is. 17. The ninjas attacked Jade pulled out her sword. A) Correct as is!. B) Run-on:(. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on:(. 18. Fix the fused sentenceMy cat ate Javonte's pet mouse he shouldn't have let it loose. A) My cat ate Javonte's pet mouse, but he shouldn't have let it loose. B) He shouldn't have let it loose, my cat ate Javonte's pet mouse. C) My cat ate Javonte's pet mouse:he shouldn't have let it loose. D) This sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My cat ate Javonte's pet mouse, but he shouldn't have let it loose. 19. The teacher said there was no homework, that made the students very happy. A) Fused Sentence. B) Comma Splice. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 20. The eagle soared high above the trees and mountains, and it was beautiful. A) Written correctly. B) Run-on sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written correctly. 21. What is the subject of this sentence? The shop opened at 8am. A) The shop. B) 8am. C) Shop. D) Opened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The shop. 22. Asha and Adila protected the class from the dinosaurs they were attacking through the windows! A) Correct as is!. B) Run-on:(. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on:(. 23. Aizah wanted to have a party everyone agreed to come. A) Correct. B) Fragment. C) Fused. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fused. 24. Which option contains a sentence fragment that appears to be complex but is actually incomplete? A) Since we arrived early, we got the best seats in the theater. B) Although she studied hard, she still felt nervous about the test. C) Because the weather was perfect for a picnic. D) The team practiced every day, so they were well-prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the weather was perfect for a picnic. 25. I lost my textbook when I went to a coffee shop to study now I have to buy a new one. A) Fused Sentence. B) Comma Splice. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fused Sentence. 26. The editor begins by reading the entire manuscript. For each chapter, all the words, being formatted in various fonts, differing according to the character's voice and their place in time chronologically. A) Words are. B) Words, which are. C) NO CHANGE. D) Words which are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Words are. 27. Fix the fused sentenceWe went to the movies after the movies we went home. A) We went to the movies but after the movies we went home. B) We went to the movies, after the movies we went home. C) We went to the movies; after the movies we went home. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We went to the movies; after the movies we went home. 28. My mother, Marge having been the oldest of all her siblings and cousins. A) Marge,. B) Marge being. C) NO CHANGE. D) Marge, was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marge, was. 29. Edit this sentence.Hand me the pizza it is on the table. A) No edit needed. B) Hand me the pizza, it is on the table. C) Hand me the pizza, so it is on the table. D) Hand me the pizza. It is on the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hand me the pizza. It is on the table. 30. When must you use a capital letter? A) For the last word in every sentence. B) Only at the start of a sentence. C) Whenever you feel like it. D) For names of specific people or places. 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