This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Identifying Run On Sentences – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Identifying Run On Sentences Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does an independent clause need to be complete? A) A subject. B) A predicate. C) A complete thought. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Choose the best correction for this run-on: "The dog barked loudly the neighbors complained" ? A) The dog barked loudly; as a result, the neighbors complained. B) The dog barked loudly, the neighbors complained. C) The dog barked loudly the, neighbors complained. D) The dog barked loudly the neighbors, complained. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog barked loudly; as a result, the neighbors complained. 3. Identify the run-on sentence in the following:We went for a hike, we saw a bear. A) We went for a hike, and we saw a bear. B) We went for a hike, which was exciting, we saw a bear. C) We went for a hike, we saw a bear. D) We went for a hike, we saw a bear, and then we had a picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We went for a hike, we saw a bear. 4. How can you correct the run-on sentence: "The movie was long it was also very boring" ? A) The movie was long, it was also very boring. B) The movie was long, but it was also very boring. C) The movie was long it, was also very boring. D) The movie was long and, it was also very boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The movie was long, but it was also very boring. 5. Identify the run-on sentence in the following:The concert was amazing we had a great time. A) The concert was amazing we had a great time. B) The concert was amazing, and we had a great time. C) The concert was amazing and we had a great time. D) The concert was amazing, we had a great time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The concert was amazing we had a great time. 6. Which correction uses a subordinating conjunction appropriately? A) The car wouldn't start we took the bus. B) Because the car wouldn't start, we took the bus. C) The car wouldn't start. We took the bus. D) The car wouldn't start, we took the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the car wouldn't start, we took the bus. 7. Anselmo spent hours writing his essay he received a good grade. A) Complete. B) Run on. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run on. 8. The cowboy wanted this pans back he wanted to look for gold. A) Run on. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run on. 9. Identify if the following is a run-on sentence. "The weather is nice today we should go for a hike." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 10. Is this a run-on sentence?Kim was chasing after her crazy dog and fell down a well she was trapped in the well for awhile. A) Complete sentence. B) Run-on sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on sentence. 11. How should run-on sentences be split? A) After the word 'help'. B) After the word 'hard'. C) After the word 'food'. D) After the word 'door'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After the word 'food'. 12. I finished my homework I can go play outside now. A) Yes, you can go play outside now. B) You should wait until dinner time. C) It's too late to play outside now. D) No, you have to finish your chores first. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, you can go play outside now. 13. Identify if the following is a run-on sentence. "We can go to the movies, or we can go bowling." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 14. Is this a run-on sentence?Mrs. Lang said that we would get extra time to work, but she forgot. A) Complete sentence. B) Run-on sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete sentence. 15. What punctuation mark is commonly used to correct run-on sentences? A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Question mark. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Period. 16. Before Tisha travels to a country where a foreign language is ..... makes sure to learn a few key phrases in that language ..... such as how to greet people and how to ask for direction. A) Spoken. She. B) Spoken, she. C) Spoken; she. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spoken, she. 17. Is this a run-on sentence?Who are you going to sit next to on our field trip? A) Run-on sentence. B) Complete sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete sentence. 18. A war fought over states' rights and slavery. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 19. My brother is a Dodger fan I like the Yankees. A) Complete. B) Run on. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run on. 20. Select the sentence that is a run-on. A) She forgot her umbrella, and it started raining. B) Since she forgot her umbrella, it started raining. C) She forgot her umbrella it started raining. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She forgot her umbrella it started raining. 21. Is this a run on?They were almost there they were a few miles from the gold mine. A) Run on. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run on. 22. How can you correct this run-on sentence: "It was raining we still went to the park" ? A) It was raining, and we still went to the park. B) It was raining but we still went to the park. C) It was raining we still, went to the park. D) It was raining we, still went to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was raining, and we still went to the park. 23. Molly painted stars on her fingernail, then she drew little butterflies on her toenails. A) Complete. B) Run on. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run on. 24. The soldiers were discouraged. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence. 25. Is this a run-on sentence?I really like reading adventure books I feel like my favorite character is Katniss. A) Complete sentence. B) Run-on sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on sentence. 26. What should be done to a run-on sentence to fix it? A) Leave it as it is. B) Add more words to it. C) Combine it with another sentence. D) Split it into two sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Split it into two sentences. 27. How would you best correct this run-on: "The weather was terrible we canceled our trip" ? A) The weather was terrible we, canceled our trip. B) The weather was terrible, we canceled our trip. C) The weather was terrible, so we canceled our trip. D) The weather was terrible, canceled our trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The weather was terrible, so we canceled our trip. 28. Which sentence contains a run-on sentence? A) I like tea, but I prefer coffee. B) She left work early she had a doctor's appointment. C) He studied all night, so he passed the exam. D) We went to the park, and we played soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She left work early she had a doctor's appointment. 29. Is the following a complete sentence or a fragment? "Because she was late to class." A) Complete sentence. B) Fragment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 30. The sun is shining, it's a perfect day for a picnic. A) The sun is setting now. B) It's too hot for a picnic. C) It's a perfect day for a picnic. D) It's raining outside. 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