This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which option best corrects the comma splice: "The dog barked, the cat hissed." A) The dog barked the cat hissed. B) The dog barked; the cat hissed. C) The dog barked and the cat hissed. D) The dog barked, because the cat hissed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog barked; the cat hissed. 2. Complete the sentence:The cake was delicious ..... everyone wanted another slice. A) And. B) So. C) But. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 3. Mandy went to the mall to buy a new outfit, in-person school starts soon! A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 4. Correct the comma splice:The concert was amazing, everyone had a great time. A) The concert was amazing, but everyone had a great time. B) The concert was amazing, and everyone had a great time. C) The concert was amazing everyone had a great time. D) The concert was amazing, so everyone had a great time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The concert was amazing, and everyone had a great time. 5. True or False:You can connect two complete sentences by using a comma followed by a word like 'however' or 'therefore'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Complete the sentence to fix the comma splice:'My alarm didn't go off this morning ..... I was late to school.' A) , so. B) ,. C) ; but. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , so. 7. True or False:One way to fix a comma splice is to replace the comma with a period and start a new sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. A comma splice can be corrected by adding a conjunction after the comma. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. John is always late for school, nobody seems to care. A) Comma Splice. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma Splice. 10. True or False: "He likes apples, she prefers oranges." is an example of a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. True or False:Adding a word like 'however' or 'therefore' right after the comma is a correct way to fix a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Complete the sentence:We were running late for the party, ..... we still stopped to get a gift. A) But. B) Because. C) Or. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 13. If there is a sentence error, correctly identify what the error is. One night he rescued two kittens from a burning barn, he brought them home. A) Comma Splice. B) Run-On. C) Correct as is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma Splice. 14. Which way is LEAST correct for handling this sentence?Neither Chris nor Alex can row. They need to take rowing lessons before they go out in the boat. A) No change. B) Can row; consequently, they need. C) Can row, they need. D) Can row; they need. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can row, they need. 15. Do the items in blue need to be corrected? If so, choose the correct answer. Before she gave me the answer. I knew what she was going to say. A) Answer, I. B) Answer; I. C) Answer-I. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Answer, I. 16. Which has the correct punctuation and contains no run-on errors? A) You wouldn't believe what happened to me yesterday when I went to Disneyland!. B) You wouldn't believe what happened to me yesterday I went to Disneyland!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You wouldn't believe what happened to me yesterday when I went to Disneyland!. 17. Which was built in 1950 A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run on. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 18. Correct the comma splice:They planned to meet at noon, nobody showed up on time. A) They planned to meet at noon, but nobody showed up on time. B) They planned to meet at noon, so nobody showed up on time. C) They planned to meet at noon. Nobody showed up on time. D) They planned to meet at noon nobody showed up on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They planned to meet at noon, but nobody showed up on time. 19. Sentences with a semicolon, need TWO capitalized letters. One at the beginning of the sentence and the other after the semicolon. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. She took the boy's cookies away, that action was mean. A) And. B) Nor. C) But. D) For. E) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 21. Borrowed some thread and thumbtacks from Nurse Jackie to hang the first few ornaments. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 22. The girl is lost. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence. 23. Our flight was scheduled to depart an hour ago ..... however ..... weather conditions have brought the entire airport to a standstill. A) , however,. B) ; however,. C) . However. D) :however,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ; however,. 24. We wanted to have a party, fortunately, everyone agreed to come. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Comma Splice. D) Fused Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma Splice. 25. Identify the run-on sentence in the following:I woke up early, I went for a run. A) I woke up early, I went for a run. B) I woke up early, I went for a walk. C) I woke up early, I went to bed. D) I woke up early, I went to the gym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I woke up early, I went for a run. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesComma Splices Quiz 2Comma Splices Quiz 3Comma Splices Quiz 4Comma Splices Quiz 5Comma Splices Quiz 6Comma Splices Quiz 7Comma Splices Quiz 8Comma Splices Quiz 9Comma Splices Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books