This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Run On Sentences – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct way to fix this run-on sentence:I love to read I go to the library every Saturday. A) I love to read. I go to the library every Saturday. B) I love to read, and I go to the library every Saturday. C) I love to read; I go to the library every Saturday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I love to read, and I go to the library every Saturday. 2. Choose the best way to fix the run on sentence using one of these conjunctions:and, or, but, so.The birds were singing loudly I opened the window to listen. A) The birds were singing loudly I opened the window to listen. B) The birds were singing loudly, so I opened the window to listen. C) The birds were singing loudly, and I opened the window to listen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The birds were singing loudly, so I opened the window to listen. 3. Choose the correct fix for this run-on sentence:It was raining I stayed inside. A) It was raining. I stayed inside. B) It was raining I stayed inside. C) It was raining; I stayed inside. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was raining. I stayed inside. 4. The teacher explained the lesson the students listened they took notes. A) The teacher explained the lesson, the students listened, they took notes. B) The teacher explained the lesson, and the students listened while they took notes. C) The teacher explained the lesson because the students listened they took notes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher explained the lesson, and the students listened while they took notes. 5. How can you fix a run-on sentence by using a semicolon? A) By replacing the semicolon with a question mark. B) By removing one of the independent clauses. C) By adding a comma between the two independent clauses. D) By separating the two independent clauses with a semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By separating the two independent clauses with a semicolon. 6. Choose the sentence that is written and punctuated correctly. A) In school we read a scary story but I didn't like it because I got too afraid. B) In school, we read a scary story, but I didn't like it because I got too afraid. C) In school we read a scary story, I didn't like it because I got too afraid. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In school, we read a scary story, but I didn't like it because I got too afraid. 7. Discuss the impact of run-on sentences on the clarity and coherence of writing. A) Run-on sentences have no impact on the clarity and coherence of writing. B) Run-on sentences only impact the length of writing, not the clarity and coherence. C) Run-on sentences improve the clarity and coherence of writing. D) Run-on sentences can negatively impact the clarity and coherence of writing by making it harder for the reader to understand the intended message. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-on sentences can negatively impact the clarity and coherence of writing by making it harder for the reader to understand the intended message. 8. Which is the correct way to use a semicolon? A) Sara is my sister; she is also my best friend. B) Sara is my sister; and she is my best friend. C) Sara is my sister and; She is my best friend. D) Sara is my sister;She is my best friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sara is my sister; she is also my best friend. 9. What is the problem with this sentence?In 1941, automaker Henry Ford wrote a letter to Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi to express his admiration, in response, Gandhi sent Ford a manual spinning wheel. A) The sentence is correct, so there's no problem. B) The sentence is a fragment, so it's incomplete. C) The sentence contains a comma splice, so it's a run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sentence contains a comma splice, so it's a run-on. 10. Neil's day revolves around sugar, he anticipates the pastry he will choose for breakfast, the candy bar he will eat for lunch, and the ice cream he will have as dinner A) Sugar he. B) Sugar, for he. C) Sugar, but he. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sugar, for he. 11. Which sentence correctly fixes the run-on: "We went to the zoo we saw lions" ? A) We went to the zoo, we saw lions. B) We went to the zoo. We saw lions. C) We went to the zoo we saw lions. D) We went to the zoo; we saw lions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the zoo. We saw lions. 12. Identify the run-on sentence in the following: A) We went to the park because it was a beautiful day. B) We went to the park it was a beautiful day. C) We went to the park on a beautiful day. D) We went to the park; it was a beautiful day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the park it was a beautiful day. 13. The girls play football the boys play soccer.Which one is correct? A) The girls play football and the boys play soccer. B) The girls play football, and the boys play soccer. C) The girls play football the boys, and play soccer. D) The girls play, and football the boys play soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The girls play football, and the boys play soccer. 14. Analyze the following sentences and determine which one is a run-on. Explain your reasoning. A) Beowulf sailed to Denmark, he wanted to help Hrothgar. B) Beowulf sailed to Denmark because he wanted to help Hrothgar. C) Beowulf sailed to Denmark. He wanted to help Hrothgar. D) Beowulf sailed to Denmark; he wanted to help Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf sailed to Denmark, he wanted to help Hrothgar. 15. Which sentence is NOT a run-on? A) I like pizza it is my favorite food. B) The cat slept on the bed. C) She ran fast she won the race. D) We went to the park we played soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat slept on the bed. 16. She went to the store she bought some apples. A) She went to the store and bought some apples. B) She went to the store, she bought some apples. C) She went to the store, bought some apples. D) She went to the store but bought some apples. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She went to the store and bought some apples. 17. The sun set the sky turned pink the stars appeared. A) The sun set, and the sky turned pink, the stars appeared. B) The sun set, the sky turned pink, and the stars appeared. C) The sun set because the sky turned pink the stars appeared. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun set, the sky turned pink, and the stars appeared. 18. You are revising your essay. Which of these is a run-on sentence, and how would you correct it to improve your writing? A) The movie was exciting I watched it twice. Correct by adding a period or a conjunction. B) The movie was exciting, and I watched it twice. Correct by removing the conjunction. C) The movie was exciting. I watched it twice. Correct by adding a comma. D) The movie was exciting; I watched it twice. Correct by adding a question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie was exciting I watched it twice. Correct by adding a period or a conjunction. 19. Judy leads a charmed life; she never seems to encounter any significant misfortune. A) No Change. B) Life, she. C) Life; she. D) Life, yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life; she. 20. He slept through his alarm luckily his first class was cancelled. A) NO CHANGE. B) His alarm; luckily his. C) His alar, luckily his. D) His alarm and luckily his. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His alarm; luckily his. 21. Which coordinating conjunction can be used to join two independent clauses to fix a run-on sentence? A) Because. B) And. C) Although. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 22. How should we fix this run-on sentence? They play video games they enjoy them a lot. A) They play video games; they enjoy them a lot. B) They play video games they enjoy them a lot. C) They play video games, and they enjoy them a lot. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They play video games; they enjoy them a lot. 23. Identify the error in the following sentence: "He was tired he went to bed early." A) Comma splice. B) Fused sentence. C) Fragment. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fused sentence. 24. Which set of sentences avoids a run-on sentence? A) We went to the movies after the movies we went home. B) We went to the movies, after the movies we went home. C) We went to the movies; after the movies we went home. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We went to the movies; after the movies we went home. 25. Fix the run-on sentence:The bird flew to its nest it was cold. A) The bird flew to its nest or it was cold. B) The bird flew to its nest, for it was cold. C) The bird flew to its nest, nor it was cold. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bird flew to its nest, for it was cold. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesFixing Run On Sentences Quiz 2Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 3Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 4Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 5Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 6Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 7Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 8Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 9Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books