This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 23 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the correct option 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, and everyone loved it. C) The cake was delicious everyone loved it. D) The cake was delicious, for everyone loved it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cake was delicious; everyone loved it. 2. The highwire is my favorite the little dogs are a close second. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 3. Complete the sentence:The concert was amazing ..... everyone had a great time. A) ,. B) ;. C) And. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 4. True or False:'He ran quickly, he was late.' is an example of a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Edit the sentence to fix the comma splice:We had a picnic, we watched the sunset. A) We had a picnic; we watched the sunset. B) We had a picnic, then we watched the sunset. C) We had a picnic, while we watched the sunset. D) We had a picnic, and we watched the sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We had a picnic; we watched the sunset. 6. Is this sentence a fragment?I went to a dance party and it was fun. A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 7. What is missing in the incomplete thought?Dogs that do tricks. A) Subject. B) Verb/predicate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb/predicate. 8. Joe ran to the cabin, nobody was there. A) Comma-Splice. B) Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma-Splice. 9. The cute baby giraffe next to the fence. A) Fragment. B) Run-On. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 10. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'He wanted to go to the game, ..... he had too much homework.' A) But. B) He. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 11. Which revision corrects the run-on sentence below? The concert was sold out I couldn't get a ticket. A) The concert was sold out. I couldn't get a ticket. B) The concert, was sold out I couldn't get a ticket. C) The concert was sold out; because I couldn't get a ticket. D) The concert was sold out I, couldn't get a ticket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The concert was sold out. I couldn't get a ticket. 12. Identify the error in the following sentence:'The sun is high, put on some sunscreen.' A) Comma splice. B) Run-on sentence. C) Fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma splice. 13. Correct the sentence below.Driving a car is fast and comfortable, riding the bicycle is better for one's health. A) Driving a car is fast and comfortable, but riding a bicycle is better for one's health. B) Driving a car is fast and comfortable riding a bicycle is better for one's health. C) Although driving a car is fast and comfortable riding a bike is better for one's health. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Driving a car is fast and comfortable, but riding a bicycle is better for one's health. 14. Vicki is a Biology major in college, her classes are really hard. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 15. True or False:A period can replace a comma to correct a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'She loves ice cream, she eats it every day.' A) She loves ice cream, and she eats it every day. B) She loves ice cream she eats it every day. C) She loves ice cream; she eats it every day. D) She loves ice cream:she eats it every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loves ice cream, and she eats it every day. 17. The family headed out, the fog was so thick you couldn't see your own hand in front of your face. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 18. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'My brother is taller than me, ..... I am older.' A) So. B) Yet. C) For. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet. 19. The teacher was angry, the students were too loud. A) And. B) But. C) Nor. D) For. E) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 20. Complete the sentence to fix the comma splice:'He studies hard, ..... he always gets good grades.' A) So. B) Or. C) Yet. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 21. Since I love playing video games, I use them as a way to unwind after school. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 22. The flowers are beautiful, they brighten the room. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 23. She would miss her junior high graduation, she would not be a part of the track team. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 24. Which choice fixes the comma splice:'The movie was long, it was also boring.' A) The movie was long; it was also boring. B) The movie was long it was also boring. C) The movie was long because it was also boring. D) The movie was long, and it was also boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie was long; it was also boring. 25. Using a period to separate two independent clauses can correct a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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