This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'We wanted to play soccer, it started raining.' A) We wanted to play soccer, but it started raining. B) We wanted to play soccer it started raining. C) We wanted to play soccer; it started raining. D) We wanted to play soccer:it started raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We wanted to play soccer, but it started raining. 2. Which of the following sentences is NOT a run-on? A) She writes beautifully people love her stories. B) Despite the rain, we had a great time. C) My favorite fruit is mango it's sweet and juicy. D) When I'm bored, I often read a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Despite the rain, we had a great time. 3. Identify each group of words:Hailey went to the basketball game and Nathan was there. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 4. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:Although Carlos like cars because his family owns several auto-repair shops and he can name every make and model ever made. A) Run-On (RO). B) Comma Splice (CS). C) Fragment (Frag.). D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment (Frag.). 5. Correct the following:If you have a personal electronic device, please turn it off you don't want to get in trouble with administration. A) Off, because you. B) Off, you. C) NO change needed. D) Off. You. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Off. You. 6. Complete the sentence to correct the comma splice: "Tom enjoys playing video games, ..... he is very good at them." A) Therefore. B) Since. C) So. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Therefore. 7. Which option best corrects the comma splice: "We went to the park, it started to rain." A) We went to the park it started to rain. B) We went to the park; it started to rain. C) We went to the park and it started to rain. D) We went to the park, it started to rain because we wanted to get wet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the park; it started to rain. 8. All of the following are methods for correcting a comma splice EXCEPT A) Making two separate sentences. B) Using a colon:. C) Using a semicolon ;. D) Using a comma and a FANBOY (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using a colon:. 9. Why is the sentence 'The library is quiet, you can study there' a comma splice? A) It should not have a comma at all. B) It connects two complete thoughts with just a comma. C) The word 'you' should not start the second part. D) The two ideas in the sentence are not related. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It connects two complete thoughts with just a comma. 10. Which sentence contains a comma splice error? A) She studied all night, she still failed the test. B) She wanted to pass her test. She studied for hours. C) She studied all night, so she wouldn't fail her test. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She studied all night, she still failed the test. 11. True or False:A comma splice is the same as a run-on sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Identify each group of words:The softball player fielded the ball without any errors. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence. 13. Which of these options fixes the comma splice in: "I finished my homework, I watched TV." A) I finished my homework; I watched TV. B) I finished my homework, watched TV. C) I finished my homework, I watched TV. D) I finished my homework and, I watched TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I finished my homework; I watched TV. 14. How can the run-on sentence be corrected? A) The weather was bad it, ruined our picnic plans. B) The weather was bad. It ruined our picnic plans. C) The weather was, bad it ruined our picnic plans. D) The weather was bad it ruined, our picnic plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather was bad. It ruined our picnic plans. 15. 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. 16. True or False:The sentence 'He ran to the bus stop he missed the bus' is a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Fill in the blank to correctly combine the two ideas:'The pizza arrived. We all grabbed a slice.' A) The pizza arrived, we all grabbed a slice. B) When the pizza arrived, we all grabbed a slice. C) The pizza arrived we all grabbed a slice. D) The pizza arrived, then we all grabbed a slice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the pizza arrived, we all grabbed a slice. 18. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined only by a comma. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Bats can be up to five feet long, or they can be just a few inches. A) Compound Sentence. B) Complex Sentence. C) Compound-Complex Sentence. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound Sentence. 20. In the distance there was a commotion, it turned out to be an approaching tornado A) Sentence. B) Run On. C) Comma Splice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma Splice. 21. What is the best way to correct the comma splice:'She studied hard, she passed the exam.' A) She studied hard so she passed the exam. B) She studied hard, she passed the exam. C) She studied hard; she passed the exam. D) She studied hard she passed the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She studied hard; she passed the exam. 22. Show the correct way to fix this sentence using the word 'therefore.' 'The forecast called for rain, we brought our umbrellas.' The forecast called for rain; ..... , we brought our umbrellas. A) Therefore. B) Therefore,. C) , therefore. D) , therefore,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Therefore,. 23. Which sentence contains a comma splice? A) I love reading, I can't find my book. B) I love reading; I can't find my book. C) Because I love reading, I can't stop. D) I love reading and can't stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I love reading, I can't find my book. 24. Read this sentence:'The book was very long, I didn't want it to end.' Which revision best connects these two contrasting ideas? A) The book was very long. I didn't want it to end. B) The book was very long; I didn't want it to end. C) The book was very long, but I didn't want it to end. D) The book was very long, so I didn't want it to end. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book was very long, but I didn't want it to end. 25. I love Sesame Street. Elmo keeps it real. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesComma Splices Quiz 1Comma 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