This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the sentence that contains a comma splice. A) The sun set, the sky turned orange. B) The sun set and the sky turned orange. C) The sun set; the sky turned orange. D) The sun set because the day ended. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun set, the sky turned orange. 2. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'The game was exciting, ..... the team played well.' A) And. B) Because. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 3. Complete the sentence:She wanted to go to the concert ..... she didn't have a ticket. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 4. Identify the sentence that corrects the comma splice:'The bell rang, class was over.' A) The bell rang and class was over. B) The bell rang; class was over. C) The bell rang. Class was over. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. True or False:Adding a conjunction is one way to fix a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. FIX:After the explosion ended. We all were shaking in our boots and feeling very scared. A) Ended, we. B) NO change needed. C) Ended we. D) DO NOT PICK. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ended, we. 7. Which sentence avoids a comma splice by using a semicolon? A) I like apples, I like oranges. B) I like apples and oranges. C) I like apples; I like oranges. D) I like apples, but I like oranges more. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I like apples; I like oranges. 8. Fill in the blank to fix the comma splice:'The cake was delicious, ..... everyone wanted a second piece.' A) And. B) Because. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 9. I have blue eyes, my hair is blonde. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 10. Identify the Error:My friend and I plan on dressing up for Twin Day we bought matching tie-dyed hoodies. A) Sentence fragment. B) Comma splice. C) Run-on sentence. D) NO ERROR. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on sentence. 11. Complete the sentence:It started to rain ..... we went inside. A) So. B) ,. C) ;. D) Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 12. Flobbledobbles are ridiculous creatures Ms. Diamond made up. A) That's correct!. B) That's a comma splice. C) That's a run on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That's correct!. 13. Which sentence correctly contains a singular possessive apostrophe? A) The girls room was a mess. B) The girls room wasn't messy. C) The girl's room was just cleaned. D) The girls' room could be cleaner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The girl's room was just cleaned. 14. Choose the correct cunjunction for each sentence. I am going to go to the beach, I am going to the mountains? A) For. B) But. C) Yet. D) Nor. E) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Or. 15. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'I was tired, ..... I decided to go to bed early.' A) Yet. B) So. C) Or. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 16. What is this sentence categorized as?Jake left school early, because he didn't want to help his group. A) Comma splice. B) No error. C) Run-on. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No error. 17. If you got all 10 questions correct, you can go check your draft for complete sentences! A) That's correct!. B) That's a comma splice. C) That's a run on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That's correct!. 18. I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time. A) I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time. B) I love to write papers, I would write one every day, if I had the time. C) I love to write papers, I would write one, every day if I had the time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 19. Fill in the blank:To avoid a comma splice when combining ideas, you can join two complete sentences with a comma and a ..... A) Pronoun like 'he' or 'it'. B) Word like 'however' or 'therefore'. C) FANBOYS conjunction like 'and' or 'but'. D) Descriptive adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FANBOYS conjunction like 'and' or 'but'. 20. Do the items in blue need to be corrected? If so, choose the correct answer. Because it was sunny outside, they decided to go for a walk. A) Outside; they. B) Outside they. C) Outside. They. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 21. Fix:Carrie was grounded for a week when she was finally finished her punishment, she was able to see her friends again. A) Week. When. B) Week because. C) Week and. D) DO NOT PICK. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Week. When. 22. He has two computer on his desk but neither of them functions properly. A) Comma splice. B) Run-on. C) No error. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 23. Which of the following sentences is an example of a comma splice? A) I went to the store, I bought some milk. B) I went to the store and bought some milk. C) I went to the store; I bought some milk. D) I went to the store. I bought some milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I went to the store, I bought some milk. 24. I lifted the heavy boxes, I hurt my back. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run on. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma splice. 25. What is this sentence categorized as?Kayla's nails were growing out. Then they broke off. A) Fragment. B) Comma splice. C) Run-on. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesComma Splices Quiz 1Comma Splices Quiz 2Comma Splices Quiz 3Comma Splices Quiz 4Comma Splices Quiz 5Comma Splices Quiz 6Comma Splices Quiz 7Comma Splices Quiz 8Comma Splices Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books