This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Run On Sentences – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Run On Sentences Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which version avoids a comma splice? A) The team won; and it celebrated. B) The team won, therefore, it celebrated. C) The team won, and it celebrated. D) The team won, it celebrated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The team won, and it celebrated. 2. Mia and Hanna (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie. A) Doesn't. B) Don't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't. 3. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a conjunction to fix the run-on:'The cat is hungry it meows loudly.' A) The cat is hungry, it meows loudly. B) The cat is hungry; it meows loudly. C) The cat is hungry and it meows loudly. D) The cat is hungry it meows loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat is hungry and it meows loudly. 4. Fix the run-on sentence: "She loves to paint she goes to art class every Saturday." A) She loves to paint. She goes to art class every Saturday. B) She loves to paint, and she goes to art class every Saturday. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loves to paint. She goes to art class every Saturday. 5. Identify the run-on sentence from the options below. A) Beowulf returned home after many years. B) Beowulf was a strong warrior he never backed down from a fight. C) Beowulf received gifts from Hrothgar. D) Beowulf's fame spread across the land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf was a strong warrior he never backed down from a fight. 6. Find the correct word to fill in the blank.My teacher is so nice she always awards us for our good work.My teacher is so nice, ..... she always awards us for our good work. A) And. B) Nor. C) Yet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 7. Which is the correct way to rewrite this run-on sentence? I was hungry I decided to make a sandwich. A) I was hungry, I decided to make a sandwich. B) I was hungry for I decided to make a sandwich. C) I was hungry, so I decided to make a sandwich. D) I was hungry, for I decided to make a sandwich. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was hungry, so I decided to make a sandwich. 8. Choose the correct word:I love that dress, ..... the color looks good on you. A) But. B) Yet. C) And. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 9. My teacher told me not to take so many classes I wish I would have listened to her. A) Run-on. B) Complete sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 10. I thought I saw a rat it was a hamster.Which one is correct? A) I thought I saw a rat, or it was a hamster. B) I thought I saw a rat but it was a hamster. C) I thought I saw a rat, and it was a hamster. D) I thought I saw a rat, but it was a hamster. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I thought I saw a rat, but it was a hamster. 11. Which punctuation mark needs to be added to properly join these two clauses:John likes to read books and he enjoys learning new things. A) Semicolon. B) Exclamation mark. C) Question mark. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma. 12. Choose the correct past tense verb:They (play/played) soccer last weekend. A) Play. B) Played. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Played. 13. Select the sentence that correctly fixes the run-on. A) The bell rang, the students left. B) The bell rang. The students left. C) The bell rang; however the students left. D) The bell rang and the students left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bell rang. The students left. 14. My favorite color is red, my bedroom is painted red.This sentence is a: A) Sentence fragment. B) Comma splice (run-on sentence). C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice (run-on sentence). 15. Which is the correct way to rewrite this run-on sentence? I went to the store I forgot to buy eggs. A) I went to the store, I forgot to buy eggs. B) I went to the store and I forgot to buy eggs. C) I went to the store, forgetting to buy eggs. D) I went to the store. I forgot to buy eggs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I went to the store, I forgot to buy eggs. 16. How can you correct a run-on sentence? A) By adding a comma between the clauses. B) By adding a semicolon or a conjunction between the clauses. C) By removing one of the clauses. D) By adding more information to the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By adding a semicolon or a conjunction between the clauses. 17. You are writing a story. Which of these sentences is a run-on, and how would you correct it? A) The birds sang the sun rose. Correct by adding a period. B) The birds sang, and the sun rose. Correct by removing the conjunction. C) The birds sang. The sun rose. Correct by adding a comma. D) The birds sang; the sun rose. Correct by adding a question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The birds sang the sun rose. Correct by adding a period. 18. The cake was ready we ate dessert everyone was happy. A) The cake was ready, we ate dessert, everyone was happy. B) The cake was ready, so we ate dessert, and everyone was happy. C) The cake was ready because we ate dessert everyone was happy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cake was ready, so we ate dessert, and everyone was happy. 19. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a semicolon to fix a run-on? A) She loves to read she visits the library often. B) She loves to read; she visits the library often. C) She loves to read. She visits the library often. D) She loves to read, she visits the library often. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She loves to read; she visits the library often. 20. Which is the best way to correct the run-on sentence? She loves to read she also likes to write. A) She loves to read, she also likes to write. B) She loves to read, and she also likes to write. C) She loves to read. She also likes to write. D) She loves to read she also likes writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She loves to read, and she also likes to write. 21. Identify the FUSED sentence: A) Pizza is my favorite food. B) Pizza is my favorite food, my mom likes burgers. C) Pizza is my favorite my mom likes burgers. D) Burgers are good, too. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pizza is my favorite my mom likes burgers. 22. Choose the best way to fix the run on sentence using one of these conjunctions:and, or, but, so.The playground was crowded we waited for our turn on the slide. A) The playground was crowded, we waited for our turn on the slide. B) The playground was crowded, so we waited for our turn on the slide. C) The playground was crowded, but we waited for our turn on the slide. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The playground was crowded, so we waited for our turn on the slide. 23. Is the following a complete sentence or not?Some of the teachers. A) Complete Sentence. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-on Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence Fragment. 24. Does this sentence need a comma?The boy ran down the street and scratched his knee. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 25. A comma splice joins two sentences using ..... A) A semicolon and a comma. B) A comma alone, without a conjunction. C) A dash before a transition word. D) Two commas and a FANBOYS. 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