This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Identifying Run On Sentences – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Identifying Run On Sentences Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How can you correct the comma splice in this sentence: "She runs fast, she wins every race" ? A) She runs fast she wins every race. B) She runs fast and wins every race. C) She runs fast. She wins every race. D) She runs fast she, wins every race. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She runs fast. She wins every race. 2. The cost of living is high, many young adults have to live with their parents. A) Complete. B) Run on. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run on. 3. Find the run-on sentence. A) After finishing her homework, she went out to play. B) She finished her homework she went out to play. C) She finished her homework, and then she went out to play. D) Because she finished her homework, she went out to play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She finished her homework she went out to play. 4. Is this a run on?He processes paperwork for divorces marriages and other legal issues. A) Yes, it's a run on. B) No, it looks fine. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, it's a run on. 5. Kathy applied for a small bank loan she wanted to establish a credit history. A) Complete. B) Run on. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run on. 6. Is the following a complete sentence or a fragment? "Under the bright moon." A) Complete sentence. B) Fragment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 7. Which sentence is a comma splice? A) She loves painting, she's really good at it. B) He plays soccer every weekend, and he practices daily. C) They moved to a new city because of work. D) I watched a movie, then I went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loves painting, she's really good at it. 8. Identify the run-on sentence in this group: A) She went to the store and bought milk. B) She went to the store it was raining. C) She went to the store because we were out of milk. D) She went to the store, but they were out of milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She went to the store it was raining. 9. The Confederacy wore gray uniforms the Union wore blue A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on. 10. Is the following a complete sentence or a fragment? "After the movie ended." A) Complete sentence. B) Fragment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 11. Which conjunction would correctly fix the run-on sentence: "I wanted to go to the park I forgot my keys" ? A) And. B) But. C) Because. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Is this a run on?They heard about some gold in this town. A) Correct. B) Run on. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 13. Which of the following is a run-on sentence? A) I need to study, but I also want to go out. B) The book was interesting, so I finished it in one day. C) I woke up late, I missed the train. A) I woke up late, I missed the train. B) I need to study, so I also want to go out. C) The book was interesting, I finished it in one day. D) She went to the store, and bought some groceries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I woke up late, I missed the train. 14. Reissa enjoys walking. Marcus likes to run. A) Complete sentences. B) Run-on sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete sentences. 15. What punctuation can be used to fix a fused sentence? A) A comma. B) A semicolon. C) An exclamation mark. D) A question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A semicolon. 16. Find the sentence that is a run-on. A) They went hiking it was a sunny day. B) They went hiking because it was a sunny day. C) Since it was a sunny day, they went hiking. D) Although it was a sunny day, they went hiking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They went hiking it was a sunny day. 17. Is the following a complete sentence or a fragment? "Whenever you feel like it." A) Complete sentence. B) Fragment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 18. The abandoned building looked scary, the boys dared each other to enter. A) Complete. B) Run on. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run on. 19. The United States Civil War was fought from 1861-1865. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence. 20. We visited the museum it was an amazing experience. A) We went to the museum. It was a boring experience. B) We visited the museum it was a terrible experience. C) We visited the museum. It was an amazing experience. D) We visited the gallery. It was an amazing experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We visited the museum. It was an amazing experience. 21. What should each sentence end with? A) A lowercase letter. B) A capital letter. C) A punctuation mark. D) A conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A punctuation mark. 22. Which coordinating conjunction can be used to join two independent clauses? A) And. B) Because. C) Or. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 23. Identify the sentence that has been corrected properly: A) I forgot my umbrella, it started to rain. B) I forgot my umbrella it started to rain. C) I forgot my umbrella. It started to rain. D) I forgot my umbrella it, started to rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I forgot my umbrella. It started to rain. 24. Which sentence uses coordinating conjunctions correctly? A) I wanted to go to the party but I had too much homework. B) I wanted to go to the party, but I had too much homework. C) I wanted to go to the party but, I had too much homework. D) I wanted to go to the party, but, I had too much homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I wanted to go to the party, but I had too much homework. 25. Which option correctly fixes the run-on sentence: "She ran to the store it was closing soon" ? A) She ran to the store, it was closing soon. B) She ran to the store; it was closing soon. C) She ran to the store because it was closing soon. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C. 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