This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 26 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence: "Because the weather was bad, the flight was delayed." A) Because the weather was bad. B) The flight was delayed. C) The weather was bad. D) Was delayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because the weather was bad. 2. Identify each group of words:We went through the haunted chateau and the Zombie High School. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence. 3. What type of grammar mistake is does the sentence have?Because she fell ..... A) Comma Splice. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-On Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence Fragment. 4. Is this a fragment?Jake dropped his satchel. Then grabbed his bag. A) Fragment. B) No error. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 5. Indicate if the group of words below is the example of a run-on sentence or a comma splice.Good writing is not a matter of luck, it is the result of practice. A) A run-on sentence. B) A comma splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma splice. 6. Choose the best way to correct the comma splice:'The meeting ended, everyone left the room.' A) The meeting ended; everyone left the room. B) The meeting ended and everyone left the room. C) The meeting ended. Everyone left the room. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined with a comma without a conjunction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Which sentence shows the best way to combine these two ideas? 'My friend is named Sam. He is moving to a new city.' A) My friend is named Sam, he is moving to a new city. B) My friend Sam is moving to a new city. C) My friend is named Sam and he is moving to a new city. D) My friend is named Sam; he is moving to a new city. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend Sam is moving to a new city. 9. I baked oatmeal cookies they had raisins in them, too. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 10. Fill in the blank to avoid a comma splice:'He didn't study, ..... he failed the test.' A) Thus. B) And. C) But. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thus. 11. Complete the sentence:The rain stopped, ..... we continued our game. A) After. B) But. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 12. Which option best corrects the comma splice:'The meeting ended, everyone left.' A) The meeting ended so everyone left. B) The meeting ended, everyone left. C) The meeting ended; everyone left. D) The meeting ended everyone left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The meeting ended; everyone left. 13. In the past, beauty marks were fashionable, people even applied false beauty marks as make-up. A) Correct sentence. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma splice. 14. Which of these is NOT a comma splice? A) I love pizza, it's my favorite food. B) I love pizza; it's my favorite food. C) I love pizza, it is the best. D) I love pizza, my brother loves it too. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I love pizza; it's my favorite food. 15. What is the difference between a comma splice and a run-on? A) The dependent clause. B) A run-on is longer. C) The comma. D) The conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The comma. 16. Many men use skincare products ; however, most draw the line at going for facial. A) Correct sentence. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct sentence. 17. What is the main punctuation mistake in a comma splice? A) A period is used instead of a question mark. B) A comma is used by itself to connect two full sentences. C) A semicolon is used where a comma should be. D) There are no punctuation marks at all between sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma is used by itself to connect two full sentences. 18. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice:'The concert was amazing, ..... the audience gave a standing ovation.' A) So. B) Or. C) But. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 19. Correct the comma splice: "She plays the piano, she practices every day." A) She plays the piano, and she practices every day. B) She plays the piano she practices every day. C) She plays the piano; she practices every day. D) Both A and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and C. 20. What does the term 'splice' originally refer to? A) A type of punctuation. B) A sailor's term for joining ropes. C) A way to write sentences. D) A method of editing films. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sailor's term for joining ropes. 21. The last few fireworks exploded into the sky, the families headed over to the river. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 22. As the woman walked down the dusty street, balancing a huge basket on her head. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 23. She wants to succeed, she will work hard to be the best. A) Comma-Splice. B) Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma-Splice. 24. What is this sentence categorized as?Thomas ran over the cat, the little girl screamed. A) No error. B) Run-on. C) Comma splice. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma splice. 25. Identify the Error:Annika ordered a new pillow made of memory foam, she has not had any trouble sleeping since purchasing it. A) Sentence fragment. B) Comma splice. C) Run-on sentence. D) NO ERROR. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. ← 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