This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 24 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'Tom enjoys hiking, ..... he finds it peaceful.' A) Because. B) So. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 2. Identify the sentence that is a correct compound sentence, not a comma splice. A) The game was exciting, our team won in the last second. B) The game was exciting, and our team won in the last second. C) The game was exciting our team won in the last second. D) The game was exciting, our team, winning in the last second. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The game was exciting, and our team won in the last second. 3. The boy walked to school, he arrived at 9:00 a.m. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 4. Complete the sentence:I wanted to go for a walk, ..... it was raining. A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 5. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'Maria loves cooking, ..... she tries new recipes every week.' A) And. B) So. C) Because. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 6. In the humanities disciplines, scholars mostly use a deductive structure and a thesis statement. While in the social sciences or science disciplines, scholars prefer to use an inductive structure and a hypothesis. A) No error. B) Run-on sentence. C) Comma splice. D) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence fragment. 7. Identify the comma splice in the following:She is very talented, she can sing and dance. A) She is very talented, she can sing and dance. B) She is very talented, she can sing and dance,. C) She is very talented; she can sing and dance. D) She is very talented she can sing and dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is very talented, she can sing and dance. 8. Many road signs warned Tommy of the construction work ahead, he didn't realize that his lane was closed, though, until he mowed down a traffic barricade with the front of his car. A) Ahead he. B) Ahead but. C) Ahead. He. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ahead. He. 9. A ..... occurs when two or more complete sentences are jammed together with only a comma.:( (COMMA is the key word!) A) Run-on. B) Fragment. C) Complete sentence. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma splice. 10. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'The book was fascinating, ..... I couldn't put it down.' A) So. B) But. C) Or. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 11. How can you correct the comma splice in this sentence? 'She loves reading, she visits the library every week.' A) Add 'and' after the comma. B) Change the comma to a semicolon. C) Change the comma to a period. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Is this a comma splice?"Caffeine is considered an addictive substance, many people cannot function properly without it." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 13. The zoo is a wonderful experience for everyone; you should go. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complete sentence. 14. The second is called a comma splice, which occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined by just a comma and no coordinating conjunction. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 15. What is missing in the incomplete thought?Kids who play Minecraft. A) Subject. B) Verb/predicate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb/predicate. 16. True or False?A run-on sentence might be connected simply by inserting a comma. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Fill in the blank to correctly punctuate this sentence:'He forgot his lunch money ..... however, his friend shared a sandwich with him.' A) ,. B) . C) ;. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 18. Complete the sentence: "It's raining outside, ..... I will stay indoors." A) So. B) And. C) Or. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 19. Identify each group of words:At the circus, the high-wire act 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. 20. Explain why the following is a comma splice: "The sun is high, put on some sunscreen." A) Because it uses a semicolon. B) Because it joins two independent clauses with a comma. C) Because it doesn't use a coordinating conjunction. D) Because it uses a period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because it joins two independent clauses with a comma. 21. Identify the sentence structure:When we got to the car, we all started laughing up a storm because of what happened inside. A) Run-on. B) Incomplete Sentence. C) Comma Splice. D) Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex Sentence. 22. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:Because Christine is making me learn grammar, I am very annoyed but my essays have improved. A) Run-On (RO). B) Comma Splice (CS). C) Fragment (Frag.). D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-On (RO). 23. Complete the sentence:I love ice cream ..... it's too cold outside. A), B) because C), but D) and A) ,. B) Because. C) , but. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , but. 24. Choose the best way to fix the comma splice:'We finished our homework, we watched TV.' A) We finished our homework we watched TV. B) We finished our homework; we watched TV. C) We finished our homework, and we watched TV. D) We finished our homework, watching TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We finished our homework; we watched TV. 25. Identify the bolded part of the sentence:The National Honor Society will collect canned goods during the Homecoming parade on Friday. A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Predicate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. ← 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