This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Run On Sentences – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Run On Sentences Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence below illustrates the proper application of syndetons? A) "She went to the market, bought vegetables, fruits.". B) "He traveled to Paris, visited museums, ate croissants.". C) "They played soccer, basketball, tennis.". D) "The children sang, danced, laughed.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "They played soccer, basketball, tennis.". 2. Dougal and Jaime started arm wrestling, neither of them wanted to lose. A) Correct. B) Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 3. The general had no idea how popular his call would become or that it would be used to show respect at military funerals. A) Complete. B) Fragment. C) Run on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete. 4. Kek is so excited to see the cow and it makes him feel at home. A) Complete sentence. B) Run-on sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on sentence. 5. How can we correct the run-on sentence: "She loves to read she can spend hours lost in a good book." ? A) She loves to read, she can spend hours lost in a good book. B) She loves to read and she can spend hours lost in a good book. C) She loves to read; she can spend hours lost in a good book. D) She loves to read. She can spend hours lost in a good book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She loves to read. She can spend hours lost in a good book. 6. Saturn's most striking feature is a group of rings that circles the planet. A) Run-on Sentence. B) Complete Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete Sentence. 7. Look for Jeff and Dominic in the crowd. A) Run-on Sentence. B) Complete Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete Sentence. 8. Some of the rings are dark, but others are brighter. A) Run-on Sentence. B) Complete Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete Sentence. 9. The bugler played the song that very night the general ordered that the new taps be played every night. A) Complete. B) Fragment. C) Run On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run On. 10. RUN-ON or SENTENCE?Everyone wanted to go on the field trip we all participated in the fund raiser. A) RUN-ON. B) Comma splice. C) SENTENCE. D) Subordinate conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RUN-ON. 11. My favorite food is pasta I will cook it tonight. A) My favorite food is pasta, and I will cook it tonight. B) My favorite food is pasta I will cook it, tonight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My favorite food is pasta, and I will cook it tonight. 12. Complete the sentence about a group project:We finished our project early, ..... we had time to review it. A) But. B) Because. C) So. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 13. The polar bear was very hungry so it decided to eat a whole boatload of angry kittens which were all sad. A) Run-On. B) Not Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-On. 14. RUN-ON or SENTENCE?Many of my friends enjoy pizza but I prefer Chinese food. A) RUN-ON. B) Compound sentence. C) Comma splice. D) SENTENCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RUN-ON. 15. I love Language Arts class we have so much fun! A) I love Language Arts class, we have so much fun. B) I love Language Arts class. We have so much fun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I love Language Arts class. We have so much fun. 16. A way to correct a run-on sentence is to make them ..... A) 2 separate sentences. B) Leave them alone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2 separate sentences. 17. Which are NOT one of the common ways to fix a comma splice? A) Using a semicoloumn. B) Separate the sentence. C) Add a coordinating conjunction. D) Add another comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Add another comma. 18. (3) The shop is filled with items I am careful not to break anything. What is the correct way to write sentence 3? A) The shop is filled with items, I am careful not to break anything. B) The shop is filled with items, but I am careful not to break anything. C) No change needs to be made. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The shop is filled with items, but I am careful not to break anything. 19. True or false:When using a semi-colon, there should be 2 independent clauses (complete sentences) on either side. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Some of the clouds are yellow, others are off-white. A) Run-on Sentence. B) Complete Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on Sentence. 21. The horse has a crack in its hoof and cannot walk very well. A) Run-On. B) Correct as is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct as is. 22. There weren't enough copies to go around we had to share the copies that were available. A) There weren't enough copies to go around; we had to share the copies that were available. B) There weren't enough copies to go around, we had to share the copies that were available. C) There weren't enough copies to go around we had to share the copies that were available. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There weren't enough copies to go around; we had to share the copies that were available. 23. Victoria filled up an entire notebook with poems she is really talented. A) NO CHANGE. B) Poems, and she is. C) Poems, but she is. D) Poems so she is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poems, and she is. 24. Which sentence is a fragment in the context of a weekend plan? A) We plan to go to the movies with friends. B) Every weekend, we watch a new movie. C) Going to the movies with friends. D) In the theater, we sat quietly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going to the movies with friends. 25. Which example shows the INCORRECT way to join two independent clauses? A) Engineers investigated the bridge collapse, even so they couldn't agree on a cause. B) Engineers investigated the bridge collapse; they couldn't agree on a cause. C) Engineers investigated the bridge collapse, but they couldn't agree on a cause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Engineers investigated the bridge collapse, but they couldn't agree on a cause. 26. I'm so sleepy today I just want to watch a movie in bed. A) Sleepy today, I. B) Sleepy today; I. C) NO CHANGE. D) Sleepy today, or I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sleepy today; I. 27. She wanted to leave right after the ceremony too many people were around. A) She wanted to leave right after the ceremony, for too many people were around. B) She wanted to leave right after the ceremony too many people were around. C) She wanted to leave right after the ceremony; for, too many people were around. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wanted to leave right after the ceremony, for too many people were around. 28. Run-on or fragment? A) Run-on. B) Fragment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 29. The tune is still used by the US Army, the National Guard, and the veterans group. A) Complete. B) Fragment. C) Run on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete. 30. Do you want to come over to play? A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRun On Sentences Quiz 1Run On Sentences Quiz 2Run On Sentences Quiz 3Run On Sentences Quiz 4Run On Sentences Quiz 5Run On Sentences Quiz 6Run On Sentences Quiz 7Run On Sentences Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books