This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When he moved to New York City. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 2. Complete the sentence without creating a comma splice:She wanted to stay home ..... her friends were going out. A), but B), because C) ; D) and A) , but. B) , because. C) ;. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , but. 3. Which of the following can remove the independence from a clause? A) Coordinating conjunction. B) Subordinating conjunction. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinating conjunction. 4. The weather man said it would be sunny, it rained all weekend. A) Compound Sentence. B) Complex Sentence. C) Compound-Complex Sentence. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma Splice. 5. I have a pink octopus in my classroom, it sits on my webcam. A) No comma splice. B) Add a period after "classroom". C) Add "yet" after the comma. D) Change the period at the end to a question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a period after "classroom". 6. Greg loved to cook, he especially loved to cook for his family. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 7. She tried to imagine what it would be like to be terminally ill and have no family, she was overwhelmed with emotions and began to cry. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 8. What type of grammar mistake is does the sentence have?Because the hero. A) Comma Splice. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-On Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence Fragment. 9. Choose the sentence that correctly fixes the comma splice.Original: "The sun was setting, the sky turned pink and orange." A) The sun was setting; the sky turned pink and orange. B) The sun was setting, and the sky turned pink and orange. C) The sun was setting. The sky turned pink and orange. D) All of the above are correct.TagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are correct.TagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2. 10. Identify the correct version of the following sentence:I wanted to join the gym I didn't have enough money. A) I wanted to join the gym, but I didn't have enough money. B) I wanted to join the gym, I didn't have enough money. C) I wanted, to join the gym I didn't have enough money. D) I wanted to join the gym. Because I didn't have enough money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I wanted to join the gym, but I didn't have enough money. 11. When the dazzling display of fireworks had faded from the sky. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 12. Excited about his vacation A) Sentence fragment. B) Run-on sentence. C) Comma splice. D) Complete thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence fragment. 13. Which sentence is a correct example of fixing a comma splice using a coordinating conjunction? A) She was tired, she went to bed. B) She was tired, so she went to bed. C) She was tired, therefore she went to bed. D) She was tired she went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was tired, so she went to bed. 14. Identify the sentence structure:When the waitress came to check on us, she saw the mess my dad made, and my dad was very embarrassed. A) Complex Sentence. B) Simple Sentence. C) Compound Complex. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound Complex. 15. Because giant squid live deep in the ocean, it is difficult for scientists to find them. A) Compound Sentence. B) Complex Sentence. C) Compound-Complex Sentence. D) Comma SpliceTags7.10a. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex Sentence. 16. Put some scissors and pieces of paper on the bed. A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 17. Identify the sentence structure:We talked about the movie throughout dinner, and we had a great time. A) Comma Splice. B) Run-on. C) Compound Sentence. D) Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound Sentence. 18. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:Sarge has too many suspenders and has a yogurt obsession. A) Run-On (RO). B) Comma Splice (CS). C) Fragment (Frag.). D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Correct. 19. Correct the run-on sentence:I need to finish my homework I want to go to the movies. A) I need to finish my homework, I want to go to the beach. B) I need to finish my homework, I want to eat dinner. C) I need to finish my homework I want to take a nap. D) I need to finish my homework. I want to go to the movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I need to finish my homework. I want to go to the movies. 20. Identify the correct version of the sentence:'The sun set, the sky turned dark.' A) The sun set the sky turned dark. B) The sun set, and the sky turned dark. C) The sun set; the sky turned dark. D) The sun set, because the sky turned dark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun set; the sky turned dark. 21. Rainbow cakes are nice and delicious. But the baking requires too much work. A) Correct sentence. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 22. A comma splice can be corrected by turning one of the clauses into a dependent clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Bertha gave me a computer game for my birthday last week. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run on. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence. 24. The trail was steep and very rocky, nevertheless, every one of the hikers reached the top A) Comma Splice. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma Splice. 25. Which option correctly turns the run-on sentence into two sentences? "He loves to play basketball he is on the school team." A) He loves to play basketball, he is on the school team. B) He loves to play basketball. He is on the school team. C) He loves to play basketball; he is on the school team. D) He loves to play basketball he is on the school team. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He loves to play basketball. He is on the school team. ← 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