This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Run On Sentences – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is it important to know how to spot comma splices and fused sentences? A) To improve sentence length. B) To enhance clarity and coherence in writing. C) To use more commas. D) To make sentences more complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To enhance clarity and coherence in writing. 2. How could you fix the run-on sentence, "Moby has three lights they are red." A) Moby has three lights, they are red. B) Moby has three lights; they are red. C) Moby has; three lights they are red. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moby has three lights; they are red. 3. You see the sentence: "Sara likes ice cream she does not like cake." Which is the best way to fix the run-on using a conjunction? A) Sara likes ice cream, but she does not like cake. B) Sara likes ice cream she, does not like cake. C) Sara likes ice cream. She does not like cake. D) Sara likes ice cream, and she does not like cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sara likes ice cream, but she does not like cake. 4. What is an example of a run-on sentence? A) I love to write papers, and I would write one every day if I had the time. B) I love to write papers. I would write one every day if I had the time. C) I love to write papers. I would write one every day if I had the time. D) I love to write papers, I would write one every day if I had the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I love to write papers, and I would write one every day if I had the time. 5. How can we correct this run-on sentence? She enjoys painting she does it every weekend. A) She enjoys painting; she does it every weekend. B) She enjoys painting she does it every weekend. C) She enjoys painting, and she does it every weekend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She enjoys painting; she does it every weekend. 6. Combine the following ideas into a single, correct sentence: "Maria finished her book. She started a new one." A) Maria finished her book and started a new one. B) After Maria finished her book, she started a new one. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maria finished her book and started a new one. 7. Throughout history money and religion were closely linked there was little distinction between government and religion. A) No Change. B) Linked because there was. C) Linked because there were. D) Linked, there was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linked because there was. 8. Choose the best way to fix the run on sentence using one of these conjunctions:and, or, but, so.We baked a cake it smelled so sweet and chocolatey. A) We baked a cake, so it smelled so sweet and chocolatey. B) We baked a cake, and it smelled so sweet and chocolatey. C) We baked a cake, but it smelled so sweet and chocolatey. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We baked a cake, and it smelled so sweet and chocolatey. 9. I got one example: "I was eating crackers and cheese I saw a cat I left the park around quarter to three." What? A bad sentence, you need stuff in between. In these lines from the song, what does Miyachi mean by "stuff in between?" A) More sentences. B) Proper punctuation. C) Dependent clauses. D) Pickles to go with the crackers and cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proper punctuation. 10. How can you fix a run-on sentence by using a subordinating conjunction? A) By removing the subordinating conjunction from the sentence. B) By using a coordinating conjunction to separate the two independent clauses. C) By using a subordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses. D) By adding a semicolon between the two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By using a subordinating conjunction to join the two independent clauses. 11. You are editing your friend's paragraph. Which sentence is a run-on, and how would you fix it to make the writing clearer? A) We played outside it started to rain. Fix:Add a period or a conjunction. B) We played outside, and it started to rain. Fix:Remove the conjunction. C) We played outside. It started to rain. Fix:Add a comma. D) We played outside; it started to rain. Fix:Add a question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We played outside it started to rain. Fix:Add a period or a conjunction. 12. Mr. Blakely, recognizing Seth's poor judgment, informed him of the consequences.This sentence is an example of a: A) Fragment. B) Run-on sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on sentence. 13. Correct the run-on sentence: "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) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cake was delicious. Everyone wanted another piece. 14. Give an example of a run-on sentence and how you would fix it using a period. A) She ran to catch the bus she missed it. B) I went to the store, I bought some groceries. C) I went to the store I bought some groceries. D) The cat is black it has green eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I went to the store I bought some groceries. 15. It started to rain we went inside we played games. A) It started to rain, so we went inside, and we played games. B) It started to rain, we went inside, we played games. C) It started to rain because we went inside we played games. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It started to rain, so we went inside, and we played games. 16. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.The weather today will be cool, ..... it will be rainy. A) Or. B) Nor. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 17. What type of conjunction is the word because in the following example? We ended up waiting for an hour for a table because my sister forgot to make reservations. A) Coordinating. B) Subordinating. C) Conjunctive adverb. D) Correlative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinating. 18. Which conjunction can be used to fix the run-on sentence:She is very smart she always gets good grades. A) Because. B) Or. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 19. Rewrite the following run-on sentence correctly: "I finished my homework I watched TV." A) I finished my homework. I watched TV. B) I finished my homework, and I watched TV. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I finished my homework. I watched TV. 20. Choose the best way to fix the run on sentence using one of these conjunctions:and, or, but, so.We went to the library we borrowed three books each. A) We went to the library, so borrowed three books each. B) We went to the library, and we borrowed three books each. C) We went to the library, but we borrowed three books each. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the library, and we borrowed three books each. 21. Alphonso does not care as much about comfort as he does about style he will wear, for example, a long sleeve shirt and a leather jacket in the middle of a Florida summer if they are the perfect complement to his new pair of khakis. A) Style, he. B) Style, but he. C) Style; he. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Style; he. 22. Choose the correct word:It was really hot outside, ..... we jumped in the lake. A) Yet. B) So. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 23. Which of the following sentences is a run-on, and what punctuation would you use to fix it? A) She finished her test she turned it in. Use a period. B) She finished her test, and she turned it in. Use a comma. C) She finished her test. She turned it in. Use a comma. D) She finished her test; she turned it in. Use a question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She finished her test she turned it in. Use a period. 24. Give an example of a run-on sentence and how you would fix it using a comma and a coordinating conjunction. A) She likes to read, so she went to the library. B) I went to the store, and I bought some groceries. C) The sun is shining, I'm going to the beach. D) I went to the store, but I forgot my wallet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I went to the store, and I bought some groceries. 25. Fix this sentence:We will go to the store we will not go to the park. A) We will go to the store, we will not go to the park. B) We will go to the store, but we will not go to the park. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We will go to the store, but we will not go to the park. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesFixing Run On Sentences Quiz 1Fixing 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books