This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Run On Sentences – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Run On Sentences Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The student fell asleep in class, everyone thought this was funny. A) This sentence is correct. B) The student fell asleep in class. Everyone thought this was funny. C) The student fell asleep in class and everyone thought this was funny. D) The student fell asleep in class:everyone thought this was funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The student fell asleep in class. Everyone thought this was funny. 2. Amare was playing basketball, Aaron was playing video games. A) Amara was playing basketball, while Aaron was playing video games. B) Amare was playing basketball and Aaron was playing video games. C) Correct as is. D) Amara was playing basketball, Aaron was playing video games. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amara was playing basketball, while Aaron was playing video games. 3. Many of Saturn's moons have large craters; the crater on Mimas covers one third of its diameter A) Run-on Sentence. B) Complete Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete Sentence. 4. Fragments can function as complete sentences in formal writing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. RUN-ON or SENTENCE?This medicine for pain was given by my doctor, and he was sure it will take away the pain. A) SENTENCE. B) RUN-ON. C) Comma. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SENTENCE. 6. Complete the sentence:The teacher explained the lesson, ..... A) And the students listened. B) Listening. C) Students. D) To listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And the students listened. 7. Where should the comma go in this sentence:I want to go to the concert but it is raining. A) But, it. B) Go, to. C) Concert, but. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concert, but. 8. He loves cooking, he's great at making sauces.This sentence is an example of a ..... , and it is a crime against the English language. A) Fragment. B) Comma splice. C) Synonym. D) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 9. Saturn is a huge planet it is more than nine times larger than Earth. A) Run-on Sentence. B) Complete Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on Sentence. 10. RUN-ON or SENTENCE?Participants could leave the study at any time, they needed to indicate their preference. A) Conjunction. B) SENTENCE. C) Comma splice. D) RUN-ON. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RUN-ON. 11. Identify the type of clause:So I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me. A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Clause. 12. My dog chased the neighbor's cat, and it climbed a tree to get away. A) SENTENCE. B) Comma splice. C) RUN-ON. D) Subordinate conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SENTENCE. 13. How can you fix the run-on sentence "Sophie is running fast she's not slowing down" ? A) Add a period or semi-colon. B) Add a comma between clauses. C) Use a question mark. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add a period or semi-colon. 14. The little girl scraped her knee, ..... she was crying. A) Nor. B) So. C) Yet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 15. Went to the store to get new shoes A) Fragment. B) Run on. C) Complete. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 16. Ants are strong they can lift heavy objects. A) Ants, are strong, they can, lift heavy objects. B) Ants are; strong. They; can lift heavy objects. C) Ants are strong, and they can lift heavy objects. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ants are strong, and they can lift heavy objects. 17. I like ice cream, ..... I like pie, too. A) Yet. B) So. C) Nor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 18. Tell me the subject of this sentence:The dogs in my house are a little wild. A) Are a little wild. B) The dogs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dogs. 19. How can you fix a run-on sentence with a comma splice? A) Keep the comma and add a conjunction. B) Remove the comma. C) Keep the comma and add a period. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keep the comma and add a conjunction. 20. I received an A on my reading test I am happy. A) Run on. B) Complete sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run on. 21. Which sentence is correctly punctuated in the context of a book review? A) The book was thrilling; so I couldn't put it down. B) The book was thrilling so I couldn't put it down. C) The book was thrilling, so I couldn't put it down. D) The book was thrilling:so I couldn't put it down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book was thrilling, so I couldn't put it down. 22. Which of the following is an example of syndeton? A) "I came, I saw, I conquered.". B) "He eats, sleeps, and exercises regularly.". C) "Either you study hard or you fail the exam.". D) "She walked, talked, laughed, and danced.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "She walked, talked, laughed, and danced.". 23. Why is it snowing? A) Run-On. B) Not Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not Run-On. 24. The new version of taps was copied and played in other Army brigades. A) Complete. B) Fragment. C) Run On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete. 25. Complete the sentence:After the movie, we ..... to get ice cream. A) go B) going C) went D) gone A) Going. B) Go. C) Gone. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 26. Complete the sentence:If you finish your homework, ..... A) we can go to the park B) we going to the park C) we went to the park D) we have gone to the park A) We have gone to the park. B) We can go to the park. C) We going to the park. D) We went to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We can go to the park. 27. I had some dinner after I went swimming then I went to bed. A) Run-on. B) Compound. C) Fragment. D) Simple. E) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 28. Which of the following sentences is a fragment? A) They went to the park. B) I finished my homework. C) The dog ran outside. D) Because it was raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because it was raining. 29. I woke up late this morning and I didn't hear the alarm, so I rushed to get dressed and I missed the bus to work A) Polysyndeton. B) Fused sentence. C) Complete sentence. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polysyndeton. 30. It is dark outside, ..... I can still see A) Nor. B) For. C) So. 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