This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In "Simplicity, " William Zinsser argues that cluttered writing is bad writing, however it can be fixed by eliminating all unnecessary or unclear words. A) No error. B) Run-on sentence. C) Comma splice. D) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma splice. 2. She walked down the stairs. She needed to grab her book she was reading. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 3. Complete the sentence with proper grammar:'I enjoy reading, ..... it helps me relax.' A) Because. B) But. C) So. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 4. Which sentence is NOT correctly punctuated? A) Jake attached the long tail using a larks-head knot, he launched the kite successfully. B) Jake attached the long tail using a larks-head knot; he launched the kite successfully. C) Jake attached the long tail using a larks-head knot, so he launched the kite successfully. D) Jake attached the long tail using a larks-head knot; thus, he launched the kite successfully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jake attached the long tail using a larks-head knot, he launched the kite successfully. 5. Someone should help my teacher she is carrying lots of bags. A) Comma-Splice. B) Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 6. Imagine you're proofreading and find this sentence:'The library is my favorite place to study, it's always quiet.' Which of the following is NOT a correct way to fix this comma splice? A) The library is my favorite place to study because it's always quiet. B) The library is my favorite place to study; it's always quiet. C) The library is my favorite place to study, it is always quiet. D) The library is my favorite place to study. It's always quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The library is my favorite place to study, it is always quiet. 7. Using a period instead of a comma 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. Complete the sentence:She didn't see the movie, ..... she heard it was great. A) But. B) So. C) Or. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 9. She was sad when the cat ran away, she doesn't want to get a new one. A) Yet. B) Nor. C) For. D) And. E) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) But. 10. Choose the sentence that is a comma splice. A) They poked their heads out of my Dad's pocket, and they looked adorable. B) They poked their heads out of my Dad's pocket, they looked adorable. C) They poked their heads out of my Dad's pocket they looked adorable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They poked their heads out of my Dad's pocket, they looked adorable. 11. How can you fix the comma splice in "The car is old, it runs well." ? A) The car is old, it runs well. B) The car is old but it runs well. C) The car is old, and it runs well. D) The car is old; it runs well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The car is old; it runs well. 12. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:Even though James Joyce wrote the epic novel, Ulysses, and so many other amazing works, which have been turned into holidays and are celebrated by Joycean scholars in Ireland. A) Run-On (RO). B) Comma Splice (CS). C) Fragment (Frag.). D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment (Frag.). 13. Choose the best way to correct the comma splice:'It's snowing outside, wear a coat.' A) It's snowing outside, wear a coat. B) It's snowing outside; wear a coat. C) It's snowing outside because wear a coat. D) It's snowing outside wear a coat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's snowing outside; wear a coat. 14. Using a semicolon is a correct way to fix a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Identify the sentence that is free of a comma splice. A) The teacher explained the concept, the students understood immediately. B) We could go to the museum, or we could go to the aquarium. C) It's nearly time to leave, pack your bags. D) She didn't see the stop sign, she kept driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We could go to the museum, or we could go to the aquarium. 16. I was a runner, I was one of the fastest. A) Comma-Splice. B) Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma-Splice. 17. Choose the best way to rewrite the sentence without a comma splice: "The cake was delicious, everyone wanted another piece." A) The cake was delicious everyone wanted another piece. B) The cake was delicious; everyone wanted another piece. C) The cake was delicious but everyone wanted another piece. D) The cake was delicious everyone, wanted another piece. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cake was delicious; everyone wanted another piece. 18. I am sleepy, but I have to go to school. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 19. What is the most appropriate way to fix the following sentence? I don't like coffee I prefer tea. A) I don't like coffee, because I prefer tea. B) I don't like coffee however I prefer tea. C) I don't like, coffee I prefer tea. D) I don't like coffee, so I prefer tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I don't like coffee, so I prefer tea. 20. Identify the sentence structure:He offered to help her clean up his mess, but she said it was fine. A) Compound Sentence. B) Complex Sentence. C) Simple Sentence. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound Sentence. 21. An independent clause can stand alone all by itself. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Choose the answer that is properly punctuated and contains no run-on errors. A) Javier went to the farmer's market to buy green beans, corn, and cauliflower. B) Javier went to the farmer's market, he bought green beans, corn, and cauliflower. C) Javier went to the farmer's market, and he bought green beans, and corn, and cauliflower. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Javier went to the farmer's market to buy green beans, corn, and cauliflower. 23. Complete the sentence:He wanted to stay up late, ..... he had homework to finish. A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 24. The most common American greeting is a handshake the Japanese most often bow to say hello. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 25. I was hungry, so I ate lunch. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesComma Splices Quiz 1Comma Splices Quiz 2Comma Splices Quiz 3Comma Splices Quiz 4Comma Splices Quiz 6Comma Splices Quiz 7Comma Splices Quiz 8Comma Splices Quiz 9Comma Splices Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books