This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Giver is boring, it's better than Fever 1793. A) No comma splice. B) Add a period or semicolon after "better". C) Add "but" after the comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add "but" after the comma. 2. Identify the comma splice in the following sentence:I went to the store, I bought some groceries. A) I bought some groceries. B) I went to the store, I bought some groceries, and then I went home. C) I went to the store. D) I bought some groceries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I bought some groceries. 3. Why is this sentence wrong?i love watching Criminal Minds; it's my favorite show to binge-watch A) While the connecting punctuation (;) is correct, the sentence is not capitalized or has ending punctuation. B) The second part of the sentence is a fragment because it doesn't have a verb. C) The sentences need to be combined with a word like "also" or "because.". D) This sentence is considered a run-on because it joins two sentences together. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While the connecting punctuation (;) is correct, the sentence is not capitalized or has ending punctuation. 4. Which conjunction fixes the comma splice:'It's raining, we can't play outside.'? A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 5. How can you correct the following run-on sentence? "She loves to travel she has been to five continents." A) She loves to travel, she has been to five continents. B) She loves to travel; she has been to five continents. C) She loves to travel she has been to five continents. D) She loves to travel. Because she has been to five continents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She loves to travel; she has been to five continents. 6. Where is the comma splice in this sentence:She left, I was alone, once again A) Between alone and once. B) Between left and I. C) Both commas are splices. D) Neither comma is a splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between left and I. 7. How can we fix the following Run-On?Mr. Choler likes to eat tacos on Tuesday he likes to eat spaghetti on Friday. A) On Tuesday; he likes. B) On Tuesday, he likes. C) Tacos on. Tuesday, he. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Tuesday; he likes. 8. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:There are currently 12.5 million skateboarders in America I for one am not one of them. A) Run-On (RO). B) Comma Splice (CS). C) Fragment (Frag.). D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-On (RO). 9. Which FANBOYS would best fix this comma splice?"The sky turned gray, bolts of lightning flashed in the east thunder rolled across the mountains." A) And. B) But. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 10. Identify this sentence structure:I went to the movies, I saw Captain Marvel. A) Compound Sentence. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on. D) Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 11. You have to go now, otherwise you will miss your plane. A) Wrong punctuation. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrong punctuation. 12. What is a common solution for both run-ons and comma splices? A) Adding a question mark. B) Removing punctuation. C) Using a semicolon or conjunction. D) Adding more words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using a semicolon or conjunction. 13. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice: "She wanted to go to the concert, ..... she couldn't get tickets." A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 14. How many ways are there to fix a comma splice? A) Three. B) Five. C) Four. D) Seven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three. 15. My family seldom eats strawberries my brothers are allergic to them. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 16. How can you fix the comma splice in:'The cat is hungry, it hasn't eaten since morning'? A) Use a semicolon:The cat is hungry; it hasn't eaten since morning. B) Add a conjunction:The cat is hungry because it hasn't eaten since morning. C) Make two sentences:The cat is hungry. It hasn't eaten since morning. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. There are many reasons to visit Greece, the beaches are lovely and the people are friendly. A) Fine. B) Comma splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 18. Correct the following:During her Bahamas vacation, Sandra spent every dime shopping, dancing, swimming, and sightseeing, she doesn't care that her rent will be late, or that she will have to eat macaroni and cheese for a week. A) Sightseeing she. B) Sightseeing, nevertheless, she. C) Sightseeing. She. D) No change needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sightseeing. She. 19. A comma splice often happens when a pronoun like 'he', 'she', or 'it' starts the second part. Which sentence shows this kind of comma splice? A) The pizza arrived late; it was cold. B) The bus was running behind schedule, it made me late for school. C) My friend called me, and she asked about the homework. D) When the movie ended, it was already 10 PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bus was running behind schedule, it made me late for school. 20. Is this sentence in first, second, or third person?"You should be proud of yourselves for finishing this project!" A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second person. 21. Complete the sentence correctly: "My brother loves math, ..... he doesn't like science as much." A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 22. Fix this:Maddie's cell phone rang in class the teacher began to yell at everyone. A) Class, and the teacher. B) Class, the teacher. C) NO change needed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Class, and the teacher. 23. Find the sentence that uses coordination. A) My sister and I love the kittens, and we take them up in our tree house. B) My sister and I love the kittens, we take them up in our tree house. C) My sister and I love the kittens. We take them up in our tree house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My sister and I love the kittens, and we take them up in our tree house. 24. What type of grammar mistake is does the sentence have?There wasn't enough room in the car we made the mistake of taking the small car for our road trip ..... A) Comma Splice. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-On Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-On Sentence. 25. The girls climbed on the jungle gym I sat under a tree and read.Which answer corrects the sentence? A) The girls climbed on the jungle gym; I sat under a tree and read. B) The girls climbed on the jungle gym I, sat under a tree and read. C) The girls, climbed on the jungle gymI sat under a tree and read. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The girls climbed on the jungle gym; I sat under a tree and read. ← 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