This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Run On Sentences – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Run On Sentences Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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.'. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. I couldn't see the top of the skyscraper because it was so foggy. A) Run-on sentence. B) Correct Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct Sentence. 12. The teacher let the students discuss the poem, he thinks discussion is a great way to understand poetry. A) Run-on sentence. B) Correct sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentence. 13. Identify the run-on sentence:The cat is black it has green eyes. A) The cat is black, and it has green eyes. B) The cat is black and it has green eyes. C) The cat is black it has green eyes. D) The cat is black, it has green eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat is black it has green eyes. 14. True or False:A really long sentence is always a run-on sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Picked some flowers for Grandma. A) Complete. B) Run-On. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 16. What is the most effective way to combine these two ideas? 'The new skate park is finally open. It's always crowded on weekends.' A) The new skate park is finally open, it's always crowded on weekends. B) The new skate park is finally open; however, it's always crowded on weekends. C) The new skate park is finally open and crowded on weekends. D) The new skate park is finally open, and it's always crowded on weekends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The new skate park is finally open; however, it's always crowded on weekends. 17. Shayla, Jessa, and Tara woke up early for the cross-country race. A) Run-on sentence. B) Correct sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct sentence. 18. Leah wanted to stay home Jason wanted to go for a ride in his new car. A) Run-on. B) Sentence fragment. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 19. My parents said I can go to your sleep over, but I have to do all the chores around the house, they can be strict sometimes. A) Run-on sentence. B) Correct sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentence. 20. Do you like this, you can have it? A) Do you like this? you can have it?. B) Do you like this? You can have it. C) Do you like this. you can have it?. D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do you like this? You can have it. 21. Alex was always safe on his bike he never crashed it A) Bike, he. B) Bike; he. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bike; he. 22. Grayson turned in his assignment late, but at least he turned it in! A) Sentence. B) Run on. C) Fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence. 23. Complete the sentence to correctly join the two ideas:I wanted to go to the concert, ..... the tickets were all sold out. A) For. B) And. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 24. What makes a sentence a run-on? A) It has too many adjectives. B) It lacks a subject. C) It has two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation. D) It is too long. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation. 25. Complete the sentence:' ..... he was tired, he kept working. A) Although B) Because C) So D) But' A) Although. B) Because. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. ← 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