This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Run On Sentences – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Run On Sentences Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We stayed in the reptile house, because it rained while we were at the zoo. A) Because it rained while we were at the zoo; we stayed in the reptile house. B) We stayed in the reptile house. Because it rained while we were at the zoo. C) We stayed in the reptile house because it rained while we were at the zoo. D) This sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) This sentence is correct. 2. I hope we will have no homework I can play outside. A) I hope we will have, no homework I can play outside. B) I hope we will have no homework, I can play outside. C) I hope we will have no homework, so I can play outside. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I hope we will have no homework, so I can play outside. 3. I saw a deer in the woods, ..... it was alone. A) For. B) But. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 4. Read a book before bed A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 5. "Beware of an overly attractive offer it may just be a bait to catch you."Which one is the fixed sentence? A) Beware of an overly attractive offer. It may just be a bait to catch you. B) Beware of an overly attractive offer and it may just be a bait to catch you. C) Beware of an overly attractive offer; and may just be a bait to catch you. D) Beware of an overly attractive offer, but it may just be a bait to catch you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beware of an overly attractive offer. It may just be a bait to catch you. 6. My cat is little. A) Complex. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) Compound. E) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Simple. 7. Where are you going and what are you doing and with whom? A) Where are you going? What are you doing and with whom?. B) Where are you going? What are you doing? With whom?. C) Where are you going and what are you doing? With whom will you be?. D) What are you doing? With whom are you going and where are you going to?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where are you going and what are you doing? With whom will you be?. 8. What is this type of sentence?Early one evening when I was. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fragment. 9. What is the proper way to correct this run-on sentence:A dog tugs on a dog toy then the dog will let go. A) A dog tugs on a dog toy. Then the dog will let go. B) A dog tugs on a dog toy, and then the dog will let go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dog tugs on a dog toy, and then the dog will let go. 10. I went to the dentist, ..... I have cavities. A) So. B) And. C) But. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 11. Correcting Run-On Sentences A) I love reading, it is my favorite hobby. B) I love reading it is my favorite hobby. C) I love reading:it is my favorite hobby. D) I love reading; it is my favorite hobby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I love reading; it is my favorite hobby. 12. RUN-ON or SENTENCE?Billy and Jim rode motorcycles to Nevada, and they enjoyed every minute of the ride. A) RUN-ON. B) Comma splice. C) SENTENCE. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SENTENCE. 13. I only watch TV on the weekends I love cartoons. A) I only watch TV, on the weekends I love cartoons. B) I only watch TV on the weekends. I love cartoons. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I only watch TV on the weekends. I love cartoons. 14. Do you want to go to the movies A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete. 15. I played in the waves at the beach I got very wet. A) I played in the waves, at the beach I got very wet. B) I played in the waves at the beach, and I got very wet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I played in the waves at the beach, and I got very wet. 16. I want to be an Astronaut I will fly to the moon. A) I want to be an Astronaut. I will fly to the moon. B) I want to be an Astronaut I will fly, to the moon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I want to be an Astronaut. I will fly to the moon. 17. Complete the sentence:She sings beautifully ..... she practices every day. A) because B) but C) and D) or A) Because. B) But. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 18. True or False? There are only three waysto end a sentence:a period, an exclamation point, or a question mark. A) False:there are actually four ways to end a sentence:a period, an exclamation point, a comma, or a question mark. B) True, there are only three ways to end a sentence:a period, an exclamation point, or a question mark. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True, there are only three ways to end a sentence:a period, an exclamation point, or a question mark. 19. I wish I could go to the moon. A) Run-On. B) Not Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not Run-On. 20. Identify the type of clause:You're trying to trick me into giving away A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 21. How would you fix this sentence?Mrs. Blakeman spent a lot of time making this game she missed watching her favorite program. A) No correction needed. B) Mrs. Blakeman spend a lot of time making this, so this game she missed watching her favorite program. C) Mrs. Blakeman spent a lot of time making this game. She missed watching her favorite program. D) Mrs. Blakeman spent a lot of time making this game, she missed watching her favorite program. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. Blakeman spent a lot of time making this game. She missed watching her favorite program. 22. People constantly search for faster ways to communicate, the Internet is one tool that helps people share information quickly. A) Run-on Sentence. B) Complete Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on Sentence. 23. Run-on or fragment? Jen is a good actress she is in a new play. A) Run-on. B) Fragment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 24. I went to school, and I took a test, and the teacher said I did well. A) Run-On. B) Correct as is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-On. 25. We are studying Native Americans, ..... I find them interesting. A) And. B) Nor. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 26. A dog might learn quickly. A) Run-on. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 27. But I can't do it. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Not Sentence Fragment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence Fragment. 28. Identify the run-on sentence in the following options. A) The rain stopped, and the sun came out. B) I went to the store I bought some milk. C) She sings beautifully, and she plays the piano. D) The dog barked, and the cat hissed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I went to the store I bought some milk. 29. RUN-ON or SENTENCE?There is no school on Monday, January 17, 2022 it is a tribute in honor of Martin Luther King. A) SENTENCE. B) Comma splice. C) Conjunction. D) RUN-ON. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RUN-ON. 30. The entire class was logged onto their computers A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete. 31. Finally this is the last sentence we have to correct. A) Finally, this is the last sentence we have to correct. B) Finally! This is the last sentence we have to correct. C) Finally and this is the last sentence we have to correct. D) This is the last sentence we have to correct finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finally! This is the last sentence we have to correct. 32. The baseball team didn't win the first game, but they won the second game. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence. 33. Inwhat situation can we use a comma splice? A) When emphasizing contrasting ideas within a sentence. B) When writing a technical report or academic paper. C) When creating dialogue in a novel or short story. D) When combining two independent clauses in a formal essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When emphasizing contrasting ideas within a sentence. 34. Choose the correct way to fix the run-on sentence:'She loves pizza she eats it every day.' A) She loves pizza, she eats it every day. B) She loves pizza; she eats it every day. C) She loves pizza she eats it every day. D) She loves pizza and eats it every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She loves pizza; she eats it every day. 35. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a conjunction to fix a run-on in a story about a concert. A) They enjoyed the music; they stayed until the end. B) They enjoyed the music they stayed until the end. C) They enjoyed the music so they stayed until the end. D) They enjoyed the music, so they stayed until the end. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They enjoyed the music, so they stayed until the end. 36. Complete the sentence:My brother ..... to the zoo last weekend. A) go B) gone C) went D) goes A) Went. B) Goes. C) Gone. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 37. A fragment can be corrected by adding a subject and a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. The large red balloon A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 39. I like eating donuts my favorite donut to eat is chocolate. A) Run On. B) Not Run On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run On. 40. There are pencils in this tin can and pens in that one. A) Run-On. B) Correct as is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct as is. 41. Ouch; stop that! A) Sentence Fragment. B) Not Sentence Fragment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not Sentence Fragment. 42. Henry heard the fire alarm and got nervous, but it was just beeping because the battery was low. A) Nervous, so it was. B) Nervous but it was. C) NO CHANGE. D) Nervous; but it was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 43. Kek and Ganwar feel like outsiders in America. A) Complete Sentence. B) Run-on Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete Sentence. 44. My favorite color is pink, ..... I like purple, too. A) For. B) But. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 45. Identify the correct way to fix this run-on:Natalia went to the arcade she saw Emma there too. A) Natalia. went to the arcade and saw Emma there too. B) Correct as is. C) Natalia went to the arcade, and she saw Emma there too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natalia went to the arcade, and she saw Emma there too. 46. The meal ended with carrot cake and tea. A) Run-on Sentence. B) Complete Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete Sentence. 47. The book on space is interesting, I want to be an astronaut someday. A) Correct. B) Run-on. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 48. At first I wanted to be a doctor; now I don't. A) Polysyndeton. B) Fused sentence. C) Complete Sentence. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete Sentence. 49. RUN-ON or SENTENCE? My dog chased the neighbor's cat it climbed a tree to get away. A) Complex sentence. B) SENTENCE. C) Comma splice. D) RUN-ON. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RUN-ON. 50. The earliest form of the Internet was designed over thirty years ago, and it was created to be used by the military. A) Run-on Sentence. B) Complete Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete Sentence. 51. Which option correctly addresses the run-on: "The movie was thrilling it kept me on the edge of my seat." ? A) The movie was thrilling, it kept me on the edge of my seat. B) The movie was thrilling and it kept me on the edge of my seat. C) The movie was thrilling; it kept me on the edge of my seat. D) The movie was thrilling, kept me on the edge of my seat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The movie was thrilling; it kept me on the edge of my seat. 52. A sentence fragment can stand alone as a complete sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. A Civil War general thinking the music that signaled lights out was boring . A) Complete. B) Fragment. C) Run On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 54. Which of the following sentences about a family trip is a fragment? A) Because we wanted a break. B) He took many pictures. C) The family had a picnic. D) We visited the museum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because we wanted a break. 55. How could you fix the run-on sentence, "Annie has three lights they are red." A) Annie has; three lights they are red. B) Annie has three lights, they are red. C) Annie has three lights; they are red. D) Annie, has three lights, they are red. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Annie has three lights; they are red. 56. Beware of an overly attractive offer it may just be a bait to catch you. A) Comma Splice. B) Fused Sentence. C) Polysyndeton. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fused Sentence. 57. Natalia went to the arcade she saw Emma there too. A) Natalia. went to the arcade and saw Emma there too. B) Correct as is. C) Natalia went to the arcade, and she saw Emma there too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natalia went to the arcade, and she saw Emma there too. 58. I went to buy a bike and I went to the park A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 59. Pam painted a picture of the Eiffel tower, and her art teacher gave her an A. A) NO CHANGE. B) Tower; and her. C) Tower, her. D) Tower, but her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 60. Which punctuation mark is commonly used to correct a fused sentence? A) Colon (:). B) Exclamation mark (!). C) Comma (, ). D) Period (.). 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