This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify each group of words:The softball players. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 2. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:Marilyn Monroe was misjudged by many, she was a brilliant woman who loved to read. A) Run-On (RO). B) Comma Splice (CS). C) Fragment (Frag.). D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice (CS). 3. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct:'Sarah loves to draw; therefore, she is taking an art class.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. If there is a sentence error, correctly identify what the error is. We kept the kittens we named them Sparky and Soot. A) Comma Splice. B) Run-On. C) Correct as is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 5. Complete the sentence:Maria loves painting ..... she spends hours in her studio. A) Because. B) But. C) So. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 6. Identify the sentence that corrects the comma splice:'He shouted loudly, everyone could hear him.' A) He shouted loudly, everyone could hear him. B) He shouted loudly and everyone could hear him. C) He shouted loudly; everyone could hear him. D) He shouted loudly everyone could hear him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He shouted loudly; everyone could hear him. 7. Choose the sentence that corrects the comma splice: "The train was late, we missed the meeting." A) The train was late we missed the meeting. B) The train was late, so we missed the meeting. C) The train was late; we missed the meeting. D) The train was late, we missed, the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The train was late; we missed the meeting. 8. Correct the sentence below.I can't meet my new boss this week, I have too many other appointments. A) I can't meet my new boss this week because I have too many other appointments. B) Since I am too busy this week I can't meet my new boss. C) I, who am too busy this week can't meet my new boss. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't meet my new boss this week because I have too many other appointments. 9. Is the following a comma splice:While she finished her homework. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 10. Jackie liked to play softball in the summer. A) No error. B) Sentence fragment. C) Run-on. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No error. 11. The girl studied for the test; the test is tomorrow. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 12. You are editing a friend's report. Which revision of the sentence 'The experiment was a success, the results were very clear' is both grammatically correct and stylistically strong? A) The experiment was a success, and the results were very clear. B) The experiment was a success, the results being very clear. C) The experiment was a success; the results were very clear. D) The experiment was a success, for the results were very clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The experiment was a success; the results were very clear. 13. When Regan argues that it is wrong to use animals as our resources, he is targeting animal agriculture, hunting, and experimentation. A) No error. B) Run-on sentence. C) Comma splice. D) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No error. 14. Identify each group of words:The shoes in my closet. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 15. Which option correctly fixes the comma splice? 'He was tired, he went to bed early.' A) He was tired he went to bed early. B) He was tired; he went to bed early. C) He was tired, so he went to bed early. D) He was tired:he went to bed early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was tired; he went to bed early. 16. "I SAW A WABUB" can be used to remember subordinating conjunctions.What does "I SAW A WABUB" stand for? A) If, Since, Also, Was, Although, When, After, Before, Under, Behind. B) If, Since, As, When, Although, While, After, Before, Until, Because. C) If, So, And, Where, After, Why, Although, Because, Us, Before. D) Is, So, And, Where, As, While, Also, But, Until, Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If, Since, As, When, Although, While, After, Before, Until, Because. 17. Which of the following is a comma splice? A) After dinner, we went for a walk. B) She is a great singer, she performs in a band. C) If you study hard, you will pass the exam. D) He quickly finished his meal, for he was late for the meeting.TagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is a great singer, she performs in a band. 18. A picture of the president was placed into a golden frame, the glass was broken. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 19. Identify each group of words:Abby wants to learn to snowboard. She, however, is nervous. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence. 20. Platypuses are the only mammals to lay eggs the males are also venomous even though there are no recorded human deaths. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Comma Splice. D) Fused Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fused Sentence. 21. Taylor thought the fries smelled too delicious she ate them. Which answer corrects the sentence? A) Taylor thought the fries smelled too delicious then ate them. B) Taylor ate the fries that smelled too delicious. C) The fries smell too delicious Taylor ate them. D) The fries smelled too good; and Taylor ate them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taylor ate the fries that smelled too delicious. 22. If there is a sentence error, correctly identify what the error is. My dad is a long-time member of our town's volunteer fire department he also belongs to our local rescue squad. A) Comma Splice. B) Run-On. C) Correct as it is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 23. What is a common mistake with comma splices? A) Using a period instead of a comma. B) Joining two dependent clauses with a comma. C) Joining two independent clauses with a comma instead of using a coordinating conjunction or separating them into separate sentences. D) Using a semicolon instead of a comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joining two independent clauses with a comma instead of using a coordinating conjunction or separating them into separate sentences. 24. Is this a comma splice?"Jacques is an expert diver, he has explored the deep seas." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 25. Choose the sentence that correctly fixes the comma splice: "The sun was setting, we decided to go home." A) The sun was setting, we decided to go home. B) The sun was setting; we decided to go home. C) The sun was setting we decided to go home. D) The sun was setting, and we decided to go home. 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