This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 29 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This homework is just too frustrating; I think I'll take a walk and come back to it later. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete Sentence. 2. Because Adam didn't have a pair of shoes. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) No error. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 3. Choose the best way to revise the comma splice:'Samantha is a great artist, she draws amazing portraits.' A) Samantha is a great artist she draws amazing portraits. B) Because Samantha is a great artist, she draws amazing portraits. C) Samantha is a great artist, she, draws amazing portraits. D) Samantha is a great artist, for example, she draws amazing portraits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because Samantha is a great artist, she draws amazing portraits. 4. Which sentence corrects the comma splice in "We went to the park, we had a picnic." ? A) We went to the park, and we had a picnic. B) We went to the park we had a picnic. C) We went to the park; we had a picnic. D) We went to the park. We had a picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We went to the park, and we had a picnic. 5. There was an accident on Route 66 last night, several people got hurt. A) There was an accident on Route 66 last night; several people got hurt. B) Because was an accident on Route 66 last night several people got hurt. C) There was an accident on Route 66. Last night several people got hurt. D) Both A and B are correct. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There was an accident on Route 66 last night; several people got hurt. 6. Choose the best solution for the comma splice: "The sun set, it was a beautiful sight." A) The sun set; it was a beautiful sight. B) The sun set, and it was a beautiful sight. C) The sun set. It was a beautiful sight. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. True or False:Adding 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. 8. Fill in the blank to correctly fix this sentence:The storm was getting worse, we decided to go inside. A) Worse, so. B) Worse, then. C) Worse, also. D) Worse,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worse, so. 9. Choose the option tha contains only complete sentences: A) After the concert. We went to our favorite restaurant. B) We went to our favorite place. We had fun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to our favorite place. We had fun. 10. Choose the sentence that avoids a comma splice. A) Sara finished her homework, she watched TV. B) Sara finished her homework. She watched TV. C) Sara finished her homework; she watched TV. D) Sara finished her homework she watched TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sara finished her homework; she watched TV. 11. Complete the sentence:We visited the museum, ..... we learned a lot. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 12. Select the sentence that corrects the comma splice:'It was late, we left the party.' A) It was late, we left the party. B) It was late so we left the party. C) It was late, and we left the party. D) It was late; we left the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was late; we left the party. 13. Because I was talking on the phone last night, I forgot to do my homework. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence. 14. Recognize which sentence below uses punctuation correctly. A) The movie starts at 7:00 PM; we should leave soon. B) The movie starts at 7:00 PM, we should leave soon. C) The movie starts at 7:00 PM we should leave soon. D) The movie starts at 7:00 PM, and, we should leave soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie starts at 7:00 PM; we should leave soon. 15. Correct the comma splice:I enjoy playing basketball, I also like to swim. A) I enjoy playing basketball, but I also like to swim. B) I enjoy playing basketball, I also like to swim. C) I enjoy playing basketball, however I also like to swim. D) I enjoy playing basketball, and I also like to swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I enjoy playing basketball, and I also like to swim. 16. After we got home, we told our mom about our adventure, and we all agreed that it was one of the best days ever. A) Compound Complex Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound Complex Sentence. 17. I like iced coffee in the winter, I don't drink hot coffee fast enough. A) The sentence is fine. B) The sentence has a comma splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sentence has a comma splice. 18. Although I am not a morning person, I like being done with work early. A) No comma splice. B) Change the comma to a period. C) Add "yet" after the comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No comma splice. 19. If they didn't pick up the pencils, all those pencils would go in the trash, and pencils don't grow on trees! 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: A) That's correct!. 20. The boy accidentally knocked over the girls books. Then picked up the girls books. A) Run-on. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 21. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice: "He enjoys playing soccer, ..... " A) He also likes tennis. B) But he prefers tennis. C) He also plays tennis. D) And plays tennis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But he prefers tennis. 22. What type of grammar mistake is does the sentence have?I'm tired from waking up early for my classes I need to talk to my advisor to change my classes A) Comma Splice. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-On Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-On Sentence. 23. Identify the comma splice in this sentence: "I wanted to go to the park, it was raining." A) I wanted to go to the park, it was raining. B) I wanted to go to the park because it was raining. C) It was raining, so I stayed home. D) I wanted to go to the park but it was raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I wanted to go to the park, it was raining. 24. Expository essays accurately summarize the existing knowledge on a topic, argumentative essays summarize the existing knowledge and make an argument about the topic. A) No error. B) Run-on sentence. C) Comma splice. D) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma splice. 25. Several students sat sneezing and sniffling in their seats, Jason always wore too much cologne, and allergic reaction kicked into high gear as the odor wafted through the classroom. A) Seats Jason. B) Seats, and Jason. C) Seats. Jason. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seats. Jason. ← 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