This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Read the following comma splice:'The new rollercoaster is terrifying, it has three loops.' Which revision is the most descriptive and well-written? A) The new rollercoaster is terrifying, and it has three loops. B) The new rollercoaster is terrifying. It has three loops. C) Because it has three loops, the new rollercoaster is terrifying. D) The new rollercoaster is terrifying; it has three loops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it has three loops, the new rollercoaster is terrifying. 2. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:You can believe what you want to believe, I'll believe what I want to believe. A) Run-On (RO). B) Comma Splice (CS). C) Fragment (Frag.). D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice (CS). 3. Identify the sentence that is NOT a comma splice. A) I was hungry, I ate a sandwich. B) We went to the park; it was closed. C) She sings beautifully, she dances well. D) He reads a lot, he writes rarely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the park; it was closed. 4. Needed the materials for the science project. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run on. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 5. Because I can't find my math book. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 6. It's hot outside, make sure you drink plenty of water. A) Complete. B) Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Splice. 7. My favorite color is yellow, my bedroom walls are painted yellow. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 8. Complete the sentence to correct the comma splice: "The cake was delicious, ..... everyone wanted more." A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 9. Run-on sentences can be divided into two types. The first occurs when a writer puts no mark of punctuation and no coordinating conjunction between independent clauses. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 10. The two wires are placed too closely to each other, you might hear interference in your speakers. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) No Error. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 11. What is this sentence categorized as?Andrew thought he was good at soccer, so he never passed the ball. A) Fragment. B) No error. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No error. 12. When I opened the door, I heard the alarm go off. A) No change. B) The door; I heard. C) The door; I heard. D) The door. I heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 13. Identify the bolded part of the sentence:Annabelle, Olivia, and Sarah planned to toilet paper their coach's house during Homecoming. A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Predicate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 14. Which sentence correctly fixes the comma splice? A) I like pizza, it's my favorite food. B) I like pizza; it's my favorite food. C) I like pizza it's my favorite food. D) I like pizza, and it's my favorite food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like pizza; it's my favorite food. 15. True or False:A period can be used to fix a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Choose the sentence that is properly punctuated and contains no run-on errors. A) They weren't good friends they were partners in crime. B) She didn't know which blouse she wanted, and she was too confused to decide. C) He enjoys walking through the city, he often buys different types of sweets. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She didn't know which blouse she wanted, and she was too confused to decide. 17. Whenever Janis does not sleep enough, she gets a horrible migraine. A) Comma Splice. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 18. Separate the TWO sentences or combine them correctly:He was a wolf in sheep's clothing, he became the mayor. A) Clothing he. B) Clothing, and he. C) Clothing and he. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clothing, and he. 19. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:She loves painting, ..... she also enjoys sculpting. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 20. How would you correct the following comma splice? I didn't understand the topic, I asked the teacher for clarification. A) I didn't understand the topic. I asked the teacher for clarification. B) I didn't understand the topic; therefore, I asked the teacher for clarification. C) I didn't understand the topic, so I asked the teacher for clarification. D) All of the choices work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the choices work. 21. Which option best fixes this comma splice? 'We went to the park, it was fun.' A) We went to the park, and it was fun. B) We went to the park it was fun. C) We went to the park. It was fun. D) We went to the park; it was fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We went to the park; it was fun. 22. Lazy Lou heard that a particular machine would do half his work, he ordered two. A) Sentence. B) Run On. C) Comma Splice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma Splice. 23. Tom played a game he ate supper and went to bed. A) Fragment. B) Run-On. C) Complete Sentence. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 24. Because the entry fee was so expensive. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 25. Correct the run-on sentence:She wanted to go to the beach she forgot her sunscreen at home. A) She wanted to go to the beach, she forgot her sunscreen at home. B) She wanted to go to the beach. She forgot her sunscreen at home. C) She wanted to go to the beach; she forgot her sunscreen at home. D) She wanted to go to the beach she really forgot her sunscreen at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She wanted to go to the beach. She forgot her sunscreen at home. ← 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