This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Run On Sentences – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Run On Sentences Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I like to go to the movies but I love to go to the beach. A) Fragment. B) Simple. C) Run-on. D) Compound. E) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 2. I like to play volleyball, ..... it is exciting. A) Nor. B) So. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 3. How can you correct this run-on sentence? 'He loves to play soccer he practices every day.' A) He loves to play soccer, he practices every day. B) He loves to play soccer; he practices every day. C) He loves to play soccer and he practices every day. D) He loves to play soccer. He practices every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He loves to play soccer. He practices every day. 4. Which of the following sentences correctly demonstrates the use of syndetons? A) "He sings, dances, acts in plays.". B) "She bakes cookies, cakes, and pies.". C) "They visited the museum, park, and zoo.". D) "I enjoy reading, writing, painting.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "He sings, dances, acts in plays.". 5. I went to the store yesterday because I wanted to buy some popsicles and they didn't have any popsicles but I decided to get an ice cream instead. A) Run-On. B) Not Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-On. 6. We stayed in the reptile house, because it rained while we were at the zoo. A) We stayed in the reptile house. Because it rained while we were at the zoo. B) Because it rained while we were at the zoo; we stayed in the reptile house. 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. 7. I hope we will have no homework I can play outside. A) I hope we will have no homework, I can play outside. B) Correct as is. C) I hope we will have, no homework I can play outside. D) I hope we will have no homework, so I can play outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I hope we will have no homework, so I can play outside. 8. 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. 9. Read a book before bed A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 10. "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. 11. My cat is little. A) Fragment. B) Complex. C) Run-on. D) Simple. E) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple. 12. 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?. 13. What is this type of sentence?Early one evening when I was. A) Simple. B) Fragment. C) Complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 14. 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. 15. I went to the dentist, ..... I have cavities. A) So. B) And. C) But. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 16. 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: C) I love reading; it is my favorite hobby. 17. RUN-ON or SENTENCE?Billy and Jim rode motorcycles to Nevada, and they enjoyed every minute of the ride. A) SENTENCE. B) Comma splice. C) RUN-ON. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SENTENCE. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. Jamice had worked for years to become a zoologist it all paid off when she held her first baby tiger.Where should the punctuation go to fix this run-on sentence? A) Between "it all paid off" and "when she held". B) Between "when she held" and "her first baby tiger". C) Between "to become a zoologist" and "it all paid off". D) Between "worked for years" and "to become a zoologist". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between "to become a zoologist" and "it all paid off". 26. 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. 27. How would you fix this sentence?Mrs. Blakeman spent a lot of time making this game she missed watching her favorite program. A) Mrs. Blakeman spend a lot of time making this, so this game she missed watching her favorite program. B) Mrs. Blakeman spent a lot of time making 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) No correction needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Blakeman spent a lot of time making this game. She missed watching her favorite program. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. 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. ← 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 8Run On Sentences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books