This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is your favorite teacher at CMS? A) Miss Whitman. B) Mr. Hartung. C) Mr. Puddicombe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miss Whitman. 2. The little boy's toy car was yellow, his sister had a red and white toy truck A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run on. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma splice. 3. Her thoughts were fixated on the parade from the previous year she loved the crowds of people, the music, and the fireworks. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 4. What is the best way to correct the following run-on sentence? 'She loves reading she has a huge collection of books.' A) She loves reading, she has a huge collection of books. B) She loves reading; she has a huge collection of books. C) She loves reading and she has a huge collection of books. D) She loves reading. She has a huge collection of books. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She loves reading. She has a huge collection of books. 5. Correct the comma splice in the following sentence:He is a talented musician, he plays the piano beautifully. A) He is a talented musician. He plays the piano beautifully. B) He is a talented musician; he plays the piano beautifully. C) He is a talented musician:he plays the piano beautifully. D) He is a talented musician, he plays the piano beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is a talented musician; he plays the piano beautifully. 6. She writes the music, and he plays the guitar. A) Sentence. B) Run On. C) Comma Splice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence. 7. Identify the error in the following sentence:'She loves to read she has a library at home.' A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Comma Splice. D) No Error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 8. There's nothing better than my mom's cheesecake, my friend Ray said it's the best he's ever tasted. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 9. Which of these sentences is NOT correct? A) The judge was not smiling; he was scowling. B) The judge was not smiling, he was scowling. C) The judge was not smiling. He was scowling. D) The judge was not smiling, for he was scowling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The judge was not smiling, he was scowling. 10. Identify the correct way to fix the comma splice:'The dog barked, the cat hissed.' A) The dog barked, the cat hissed. B) The dog barked and the cat hissed. C) The dog barked; the cat hissed. D) The dog barked because the cat hissed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog barked; the cat hissed. 11. Choose the correct way to fix the comma splice:'The movie started late, we missed the beginning.' A) The movie started late we missed the beginning. B) The movie started late; we missed the beginning. C) The movie started late, missing the beginning. D) The movie started late yet we missed the beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The movie started late; we missed the beginning. 12. The diamond is one of the hardest substances in nature, fine cutting and polishing releases its brilliance. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 13. Choose the option that correctly uses a conjunctive adverb (like 'therefore' or 'however') to fix this comma splice:'I have a big test tomorrow ..... I need to study tonight.' A) , therefore,. B) ; therefore,. C) , so. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ; therefore,. 14. Complete the sentence:I love pizza ..... it is my favorite food. A) And. B) Because. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 15. Which sentence signals a possible comma splice because a pronoun like 'he', 'she', or 'it' starts a new complete thought right after a comma? A) After the game, we went for pizza. B) The dog was tired, it slept all afternoon. C) My friend, who is very smart, got an A. D) Because it was late, we went home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog was tired, it slept all afternoon. 16. FIX this:My favorite pie is pumpkin apple is a close second, though. A) Pumpkin, apple. B) Pumpkin, but apple. C) NO change needed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pumpkin, but apple. 17. Pop stars tend to be very snobby, this egotism is off-putting. A) No error. B) Run-on sentence. C) Comma splice. D) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma splice. 18. What is this sentence categorized as?The new song was released by young Garre the other day so I listened to it while playing basketball. A) No error. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-on. 19. Although the reading material assigned in academia will cover many genres. The most important genre to master is academic writing. A) No error. B) Run-on sentence. C) Comma splice. D) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence fragment. 20. Which sentence corrects the comma splice:'She loves music, she often goes to concerts'? A) She loves music, she often goes to concerts. B) She loves music she often goes to concerts. C) She loves music; she often goes to concerts. D) She loves music, so she often goes to concerts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She loves music; she often goes to concerts. 21. Which of the following sentences has a comma splice? A) The sun set behind the mountains, the sky turned orange. B) We went to the zoo and saw the lions. C) After school, they went to the park. D) He studied hard; he passed the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun set behind the mountains, the sky turned orange. 22. I completed my homework, but I have not submitted it yet. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 23. Your uncle is certainly a talented magician, has he been practicing for many years? A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 24. If I don't go to bed at 10:00. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 25. What is the definition of a comma splice? A) Two complete sentences joined together with only a comma. B) A sentence that is missing a subject or a verb. C) A sentence with too many commas in a list. D) Two sentences joined together with a period. 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