This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is the best way to fix the comma splice in this sentence? 'I like to swim, it helps me relax.' A) I like to swim, it helps me relax. B) I like to swim because it helps me relax. C) I like to swim; it helps me relax. D) I like to swim it helps me relax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like to swim because it helps me relax. 2. True or False:The sentence 'I got a new puppy, he is very playful' is a correctly written sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Correct the comma splice in the following sentence:She loves to read, she spends hours at the library. A) She loves to read she spends hours at the library. B) She loves to read. She spends hours at the library. C) She loves to read; she spends hours at the library. D) She loves to read, she spends hours at the library. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She loves to read; she spends hours at the library. 4. Which sentence uses a transition word to fix the comma splice:'He was tired, he went to bed early.'? A) He was tired, so he went to bed early. B) He was tired, he then went to bed early. C) He was tired therefore he went to bed early. D) He was tired; therefore, he went to bed early. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was tired; therefore, he went to bed early. 5. Which revision corrects the comma splice in the sentence:'He was late, he missed the bus'? A) He was late, he missed the bus. B) He was late and he missed the bus. C) He was late; he missed the bus. D) He was late because he missed the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was late; he missed the bus. 6. What type of sentence is this?I have to go to the store I need milk. A) Fragment. B) Complete. C) Run-on. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on. 7. Identify the fixed version of this comma splice: "He loves to cook, his meals are delicious." A) He loves to cook; his meals are delicious. B) He loves to cook his meals are delicious. C) He loves to cook, his meals are so delicious. D) He loves to cook and his meals are delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He loves to cook; his meals are delicious. 8. She runs two miles every day, she is very healthy. A) Fused. B) Correct. C) Fragment. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma Splice. 9. Which sentence corrects the comma splice:'She loves painting, she paints every weekend.'? A) She loves painting, she paints every weekend. B) She loves painting; she paints every weekend. C) She loves painting, but she paints every weekend. D) She loves painting so she paints every weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She loves painting; she paints every weekend. 10. Complete the sentence:The test was really hard ..... I think I did well. A) ;. B) ,. C) And. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 11. True or False:'The flowers bloomed, the garden looks beautiful.' uses a proper sentence structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Which of the following is a correct way to fix a run-on sentence? A) Remove one of the clauses. B) Add more words to the sentence. C) Use a semicolon to separate the clauses. D) Add a comma between the clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use a semicolon to separate the clauses. 13. Complete the sentence to avoid a comma splice: "She loves reading, ..... she goes to the library often." A) So. B) However. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 14. What is the best way to fix this comma splice:'He ran quickly, he caught the bus just in time.' A) He ran quickly; he caught the bus just in time. B) He ran quickly he caught the bus just in time. C) He ran quickly, and he caught the bus just in time. D) He ran quickly for he caught the bus just in time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He ran quickly; he caught the bus just in time. 15. Identify the independent clause in the sentence: "When the rain stopped, the children went outside to play." A) When the rain stopped. B) The children went outside to play. C) To play. D) The rain stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children went outside to play. 16. Complete the sentence to fix the comma splice: "We were hungry, ..... we ordered a pizza." A) Therefore. B) However. C) Because. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Therefore. 17. The sky is dark, it will rain soon. A) Fragment. B) Run-On. C) Complete Sentence. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma splice. 18. Tried to enter the concert without paying first. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 19. Which way is LEAST correct for handling this sentence?I loved my summers in camp. It was in camp that I learned to swim. A) No change. B) In camp because it was. C) In camp; it was. D) In camp, it was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In camp, it was. 20. Which sentence corrects the comma splice:The campfire was hot, Greg cooked marshmallows. A) The campfire was hot, Greg cooked marshmallows. B) The campfire was hot, and Greg cooked marshmallows. C) The campfire was hot:Greg cooked marshmallows. D) The campfire was hot, Greg cooked, marshmallows. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The campfire was hot, and Greg cooked marshmallows. 21. On their wedding day, the groom gave his bride a bouquet of red roses. What do the red roses symbolize? A) His love for his bride. B) Her favorite flower. C) Life. D) Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His love for his bride. 22. A ..... paired with a ..... ..... is one way to correct a run-on sentence. A) Comma, coordinating nconjunction. B) Period, conjunction. C) Period, semi-colon. D) Semicolon, comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma, coordinating nconjunction. 23. What is this sentence categorized as?Because Adam didn't have a pair. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) No error. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 24. A picture of the president was placed into a golden grade, the glass was broken. A) Run-On. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 25. What is the best way to correct a comma splice in the sentence:'She enjoys painting, she sells her artwork.' A) She enjoys painting she sells her artwork. B) She enjoys painting, and she sells her artwork. C) She enjoys painting; she sells her artwork. D) Both B and C are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C are correct. ← 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 9Comma Splices Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books