This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Run On Sentences – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Run On Sentences Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How would you fix this fragment? 'Running through the park.' A) Running through the park is fun. B) I enjoy running through the park. C) While running through the park. D) Because I was running through the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I enjoy running through the park. 2. What punctuation can be used to correct a run-on sentence? A) A comma. B) A semicolon. C) A colon. D) A dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A semicolon. 3. True or False:A sentence fragment can be fixed by adding a subject or verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Give an example of a complete sentence. A) She enjoys painting and often visits art galleries. B) Running fast is fun. C) The cat on the roof. D) Under the bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She enjoys painting and often visits art galleries. 5. I went to school, and I taught my class, and Mr. Taga told me "good job." A) Run-On Sentence. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-On Sentence. 6. Which of these is a dependent clause fragment? A) Hoping for a snow day. B) The girl who won the science fair. C) Although I already ate lunch. D) My dad fixed the leaky faucet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although I already ate lunch. 7. All of the other girls at the mall. A) Complete sentence. B) Run-on. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 8. State whether the following is a run-on or a complete sentence.Cats are lazy and they are fun to watch. A) Run-on. B) Complete. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 9. Which sentence is a run-on that needs correction? A) She was tired, yet she finished her homework. B) He opened the door and walked in. C) They cooked dinner it was delicious. D) The movie was long but interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They cooked dinner it was delicious. 10. Walking through the dark forest. A) Complete sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 11. Complete the sentence to correctly attach the phrase fragment: ..... , the team celebrated their victory. A) After winning the championship. B) Cheering loudly for the final point. C) Because they won the championship. D) After they won the championship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After they won the championship. 12. True or False:A run-on sentence is just a really long sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Complete the sentence to correctly fix the run-on:The concert was amazing, ..... we got home really late. A) But. B) Because. C) So. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 14. Even though I don't usually like sea foods, the restaurant's lobster was really good. A) Run-on sentence. B) Correct sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct sentence. 15. The dog must eat dinner, ..... it is going to be hungry. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 16. Select the correction to the run-on:A deer streaked across the road in front of us it almost got hit. A) A deer streaked across the road in front of us, it almost got hit. B) A deer streaked across the road in front of us; and it almost got hit. C) A deer streaked across the road in front of us, and it almost got hit. D) A deer streaked across the road in front of us and it almost got hit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A deer streaked across the road in front of us, and it almost got hit. 17. A run on sentence is also sometimes called a ..... sentence. A) Long. B) Fused. C) Joining. D) Connected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fused. 18. True or False:Adding a conjunction can fix a run-on sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Use the correct punctuation:She ran fast she won the race A) She ran fast, so she won the race. B) She ran fast she won the race. C) She ran fast, she won the race. D) She ran fast:she won the race. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She ran fast, so she won the race. 20. I love Sundays, because I spend it with my family, and we watch a movie. A) Run-on sentence. B) Correct sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentence. 21. Is this sentence an example of a comma splice?It would be better if the high street was freshened up, they could repaint all the buildings. A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 22. Correct the run-on sentence:We went to the park we had a picnic. A) We went to the park, had a picnic. B) We went to the park and had a picnic. C) We went to the park. We had a picnic. D) We went to the park, we had a picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We went to the park. We had a picnic. 23. True or False:The following sentence is a comma splice:'My brother is great at basketball, he practices every single day.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Run on sentences are ..... A) Two sentences together. B) One dependent clause. C) Two long sentences. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two sentences together. 25. Run-on sentences can be fixed by adding a conjunction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. How would you best fix this fragment:'While I was waiting for the bus.'? A) Add a question mark at the end. B) Change 'While' to 'When'. C) Attach it to a complete sentence, like 'I listened to music while I was waiting for the bus.'. D) Delete the word 'bus'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attach it to a complete sentence, like 'I listened to music while I was waiting for the bus.'. 27. Having prepared himself for the English test by studying non stop for 12 days, Guy was ready to take on the challenge. A) Days, and. B) No change. C) Days; Guy. D) Days. Guy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No change. 28. What is the best way to check your work for run-on sentences and comma splices? A) Don't bother checking the spellings. It's more important to look for run on sentences. B) Take out all of the commas just to be sure. C) Read the work carefully and spot any independent clauses that have been joined incorrectly. Think carefully about how best to correct each error. D) Place a full stop wherever it feels like the sentence is too long. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Read the work carefully and spot any independent clauses that have been joined incorrectly. Think carefully about how best to correct each error. 29. Choose the best word to fix this run-on by making one clause dependent:The team lost the game ..... they didn't practice enough. A) , so. B) ; however,. C) Because. D) . They. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 30. A sentence fragment does not express a complete thought. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesRun On Sentences Quiz 1Run On Sentences Quiz 2Run On Sentences Quiz 3Run On Sentences Quiz 4Run On Sentences Quiz 5Run On Sentences Quiz 6Run On Sentences Quiz 7Run On Sentences Quiz 8Run On Sentences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books