This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Comma Splices – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comma Splices Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:She wanted to go swimming ..... it was too cold. A) But. B) ,. C) Yet. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 2. Choose the sentence that corrects the comma splice:'The sun set, it grew colder.' A) The sun set, it grew colder. B) The sun set and it grew colder. C) The sun set; it grew colder. D) The sun set because it grew colder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun set; it grew colder. 3. Which sentence corrects the comma splice? 'I like pizza, my brother likes pasta.' A) I like pizza. My brother likes pasta. B) I like pizza my brother likes pasta. C) I like pizza, and my brother likes pasta. D) I like pizza; my brother likes pasta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I like pizza; my brother likes pasta. 4. Complete the sentence:I enjoy hiking ..... it is good exercise. A) Because. B) And. C) ,. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 5. The music festival was a great success, so the organizers made a lot of money. A) Sentence. B) Run On. C) Comma Splice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence. 6. I hate reading, it makes me sleepy. A) No comma splice. B) Add a period or semicolon after "hate". C) Add "for" after the comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add "for" after the comma. 7. True or False:The following sentence is a comma splice:'The concert was amazing; we stayed for the entire show.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. TOUGH ONE Fix this:Kurt's cell phone rang during the test because of the noise, his teacher was angry. A) Kurt's cell phone rang during the test. Because of the noise, his teacher was angry. B) Make no change. C) Kurt's cell phone rang during the test, because of the noise, his teacher was angry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kurt's cell phone rang during the test. Because of the noise, his teacher was angry. 9. Answer whether the following is a RO, CS, Frag., or Correct:Some students think that if they wait until the last minute, their essays will be better, however, they are slowly realizing that is a fatal mistake to make in English. A) Run-On (RO). B) Comma Splice (CS). C) Fragment (Frag.). D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice (CS). 10. Choose the best way to fix the comma splice:'She studied all night, she still failed the test.' A) She studied all night, but she still failed the test. B) She studied all night; she still failed the test. C) She studied all night she still failed the test. D) She studied all night because she still failed the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She studied all night, but she still failed the test. 11. Edit the sentence to fix the comma splice:They went for a walk, they saw a beautiful sunset. A) They went for a walk, but they saw a beautiful sunset. B) They went for a walk, so they saw a beautiful sunset. C) They went for a walk, because they saw a beautiful sunset. D) They went for a walk, and they saw a beautiful sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They went for a walk, and they saw a beautiful sunset. 12. They had not eaten the whole day. Therefore, they were famished. A) Correct sentence. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct sentence. 13. I didn't know what to order at the restaurant, for I was too confused. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 14. True or False:'We went to the store, and we bought ice cream.' contains a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Identify the sentence that avoids a comma splice. A) We went to the concert, it was amazing. B) He forgot his keys, he ran back home. C) The weather was cold, but we still went hiking. D) She cooked dinner, he cleaned the dishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The weather was cold, but we still went hiking. 16. True or False:'I applied for the job, I didn't get it.' is correctly punctuated. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. I love eating Tacos, Taco Bell is my favorite restaurant! A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 18. To fix the comma splice in 'My dog gets excited, he wags his tail wildly, ' what is the best choice to show the second action is a direct result of the first? A) Use a period to make two separate sentences. B) Add the word 'and' after the comma. C) Add the word 'so' after the comma. D) Replace the comma with a semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add the word 'so' after the comma. 19. Cannot forget to cancel my Netflix subscription tomorrow after work. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Comma Splice. D) Fused Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 20. We went to the store, we bought milk. A) Yet. B) For. C) And. D) Nor. E) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 21. Because I am wearing shorts, my legs are cold. A) Written Correctly. B) Comma Splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written Correctly. 22. Breadtalk and Toast Box belong to the same company, this is why they are located side by side. A) Correct sentence. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma splice. 23. True or False:The sentence 'My brother, a talented artist, painted that picture for me' contains a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Adding 'and' after a comma in a sentence can fix a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Which sentence is an example of a comma splice? A) She was tired, she went to bed early. B) She was tired; she went to bed early. C) She was tired, so she went to bed early. D) Because she was tired, she went to bed early. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was tired, she went to bed early. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books