This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Run On Sentences – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Find the correct word to fill in the blank.I am taking a nap please be quiet.I am taking a nap, ..... please be quiet. A) Nor. B) Yet. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 2. Why is it important to recognize run-on sentences in writing? A) To add unnecessary complexity to the writing. B) To improve the clarity and coherence of writing, making it easier for readers to understand the intended message. C) To make the writing more interesting and engaging. D) To confuse the readers and make the message unclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To improve the clarity and coherence of writing, making it easier for readers to understand the intended message. 3. What is the problem with this sentence?White chocolate does not contain cocoa solids, it contains milk solids, cocoa butter, sugar, and flavorings such as vanilla. A) The sentence is correct, so there is 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. 4. Identify the correct way to fix the run-on sentence:'She loves to read she goes to the library every week.' A) She loves to read, she goes to the library every week. B) She loves to read; she goes to the library every week. C) She loves to read she goes to the library every week. D) She loves to read and she goes to the library every week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She loves to read; she goes to the library every week. 5. Which of the following is a way to correct a run-on sentence? A) Make it into two sentences using a period. B) Create a compound sentence by using a semicolon. C) Form a compound sentence with a comma and coordinating conjunction. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. Revise the following run-on sentence for clarity and correctness: "She was tired she stayed up late to finish her project." A) She was tired, but she stayed up late to finish her project. B) Although she was tired, she stayed up late to finish her project. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was tired, but she stayed up late to finish her project. 7. A syntactic anomaly occurs when two or more independent clauses are improperly conjoined. Identify the term that best describes this error. A) Run-on sentence. B) Sentence fragment. C) Comma splice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentence. 8. Complete the sentence:The dogs (bark/barks) loudly at night. A) Bark. B) Barks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bark. 9. Which of the following sentences is NOT a run-on and does NOT need fixing? A) The rain stopped, and the sun came out. B) The rain stopped the sun came out. C) The rain stopped the sun, came out. D) The rain stopped and the sun came out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rain stopped, and the sun came out. 10. Combine these sentences into one well-structured sentence: "The storm ended. The sun came out. We went outside to play." A) After the storm ended and the sun came out, we went outside to play. B) The storm ended, the sun came out, and we went outside to play. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the storm ended and the sun came out, we went outside to play. 11. Which answer is a way to correct this run-on sentence?Here is a sandwich juice is in the refrigerator. A) Here is a sandwich, and juice is in the refrigerator. B) Here is a sandwich juice is in, or the refrigerator. C) Here is a sandwich juice is. In the refrigerator. D) Here is a sandwich juice; is in the refrigerator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Here is a sandwich, and juice is in the refrigerator. 12. Given the sentence: "The team played well they won the game." Which is the best way to fix it using a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb? A) The team played well; they won the game. B) The team played well, so they won the game. C) The team played well; consequently, they won the game. D) The team played well. They won the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The team played well; consequently, they won the game. 13. Identify the sentence that is a run-on. A) We went to the beach, and we had a great time. B) After we went to the beach, we had a great time. C) We went to the beach we had a great time. D) We had a great time at the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We went to the beach we had a great time. 14. My mom visits the museum.What is the subject? A) My mom. B) Visits. C) The museum. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My mom. 15. Fix this run-on sentence:My brother likes ice cream he eats it every day. A) My brother likes ice cream; he eats it every day. B) My brother likes ice cream he eats it every day. C) My brother likes ice cream. He eats it every day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My brother likes ice cream. He eats it every day. 16. How can this run-on sentence be fixed? He studied hard for the test he still didn't pass. A) He studied hard for the test, but he still didn't pass. B) He studied hard for the test, still didn't pass. C) He studied hard, for the test he still didn't pass. D) He studied hard for the test, he still didn't pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He studied hard for the test, but he still didn't pass. 17. How can we correct this run-on sentence? I enjoy hiking I go every weekend. A) I enjoy hiking; I go every weekend. B) I enjoy hiking I go every weekend. C) I enjoy hiking, and I go every weekend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I enjoy hiking; I go every weekend. 18. Choose the correct verb for this sentence:Tom and Jerry (watch/watched) cartoons yesterday. A) Watch. B) Watched. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watched. 19. What are some common subordinating conjunctions that can be used to fix run-on sentences? A) Some common subordinating conjunctions include:although, because, since, while, after, before, if, when, unless, until, etc. B) Always, never, sometimes. C) Up, down, left. D) Happy, sad, angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Some common subordinating conjunctions include:although, because, since, while, after, before, if, when, unless, until, etc. 20. We could buy a new house we could fix our old house.Which one is correct? A) We could buy a new house, so we could fix our old house. B) We could buy a new house, but we could fix our old house. C) We could buy a new house, and we could fix our old house. D) We could buy a new house, or we could fix our old house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We could buy a new house, or we could fix our old house. 21. Fix this run-on sentence:She loves to read she goes to the library every week. A) She loves to read; she goes to the library every week. B) She loves to read she goes to the library every week. C) She loves to read, and she goes to the library every week. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loves to read; she goes to the library every week. 22. He is a very good dancer.Which is the action? A) He. B) Is. C) Good dancer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 23. How can you fix the run-on sentence:I love to read I can spend hours in the library? A) I love to read, and I can spend hours in the library. B) I love to read. I can spend hours in the library. C) I love to read I can spend hours in the library. D) I love to read, I can spend hours in the library. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I love to read. I can spend hours in the library. 24. The teacher looked very upset the students stayed very quiet.Which one is correct? A) The teacher looked very upset, so the students stayed very quiet. B) The teacher looked very upset, and the students stayed very quiet. C) The teacher looked very upset, but the students stayed very quiet. D) The teacher looked very upset, or the students stayed very quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher looked very upset, so the students stayed very quiet. 25. How can you fix a fused sentence? A) Add a comma between the clauses. B) Add a semicolon between the clauses. C) Remove the verb from one clause. D) Add an exclamation mark between the clauses. 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