This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of grammar mistake is does the sentence have? A) Comma Splice. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-On Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-On Sentence. 2. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'It was raining outside, ..... I grabbed my umbrella.' A) So. B) But. C) And. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 3. Using a conjunction can fix a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. How would you best revise this comma splice? My homework is finished, I can play video games now. A) My homework is finished; I can play video games now. B) My homework is finished, and I can play video games now. C) My homework is finished. I can play video games now. D) All of the above are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are correct. 5. Then maybe the Flobbledobbles will have time for other projects, they've been really curious about Rubik's cubes. 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: B) That's a comma splice. 6. Do you remember when the squirrels got into our attic last fall? A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete Sentence. 7. When a student likes his class, he is more likely to achieve good grades. A) Comma Splice. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 8. I love to play video games, it's a great way to have fun. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 9. Complete the sentence:We could go to the movies, ..... we could stay home. A) And. B) So. C) Or. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 10. Select the sentence that does not contain a comma splice. A) She loves to paint, it relaxes her. B) The book was interesting, I couldn't put it down. C) We went hiking, and we saw a deer. D) He was tired, he took a nap. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We went hiking, and we saw a deer. 11. Select the sentence that fixes the comma splice: "I finished my homework, I went to bed." A) I finished my homework; I went to bed. B) I finished my homework, and went to bed. C) I finished my homework, then I went to bed. D) I finished my homework I went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I finished my homework; I went to bed. 12. Separate the TWO sentences or combine them correctly:I don't know where I put my homework my mom made me clean my binder last night. A) Homework, my mom. B) Homework; and my mom. C) Homework because my mom. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homework because my mom. 13. Choose the best way to fix the comma splice:'The cake was delicious, everyone loved it.' A) The cake was delicious everyone loved it. B) The cake was delicious, everyone loved it. C) The cake was delicious; everyone loved it. D) The cake was delicious:everyone loved it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cake was delicious; everyone loved it. 14. I'll never be able to buy a house, prices these days are just ridiculous. A) Fine. B) Comma splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 15. True or False:The sentence 'My phone ran out of battery I couldn't call you' is an example of a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. An illustrator draws a picture of darkness around the main character. The darkness represents a problem that the character may be facing. What could this problem be? A) Night. B) Calm. C) Death. D) Freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Death. 17. Which of these sentences has a comma splice? A) My dog loves to play fetch, but my cat prefers to nap. B) We went to the beach, the water was really cold. C) Because it was raining, we stayed inside and watched a movie. D) I finished my chores; then I could play video games. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the beach, the water was really cold. 18. Complete the sentence to correctly join the two ideas:The game was tied, ..... it went into overtime. A) So. B) Then. C) Also. D) Next. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 19. I was up late watching football, I am tired. A) No comma splice. B) Add a period or semicolon after "late". C) Add "so" after the comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add "so" after the comma. 20. If there is a sentence error, correctly identify what the error is. We kept the kittens, and soon after, we named them Sparky and Soot. A) Comma Splice. B) Run-On. C) Correct as is. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct as is. 21. True or False:Revising "She loves ice cream, she eats it every day." to "She loves ice cream; she eats it every day." corrects the comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. We practiced hard we lost the game. A) Comma-Splice. B) Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 23. Do you understand the math problem? I can help you. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 24. Fill in the blank:To join two independent clauses and avoid a comma splice, you can use a comma with a coordinating ..... , like 'for, ' 'and, ' 'nor, ' 'but, ' 'or, ' 'yet, ' or 'so.' A) Adverb. B) Conjunction. C) Preposition. D) Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conjunction. 25. Identify the sentence structure:After we saw Captain Marvel at the movies, we went to have dinner at Olive Garden. A) Comma Splice. B) Run-on. C) Compound Sentence. D) Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex Sentence. ← 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