This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Run On Sentences – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Run On Sentences Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He wanted to meet the group at the restaurant he called to find out what time to arrive. A) He wanted to meet the group at the restaurant and he called to find out what time to arrive. B) He wanted to meet the group at the restaurant; so he called to find out what time to arrive. C) He wanted to meet the group at the restaurant, so he called to find out what time to arrive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wanted to meet the group at the restaurant; so he called to find out what time to arrive. 2. Identify the type of clause:You're trying to kidnap what I have rightfully stolen. A) Dependent Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Clause. 3. Kek has nightmares about what happened and wonders if his mom is still alive. A) Complete sentence. B) Run-on sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete sentence. 4. Six inches of snow are predicted, I'd better find my boots. A) Run-on Sentence. B) Complete Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on Sentence. 5. Fix this sentence:The sun is shining it is a beautiful day. A) The sun is shining, it is a beautiful day. B) The sun is shining; it is a beautiful day. C) The sun is shining and it is a beautiful day. D) The sun is shining. It is a beautiful day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sun is shining. It is a beautiful day. 6. A run-on sentence can be corrected by adding a period between the independent clauses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. I like to go to the movies but I love to go to the beach. A) Fragment. B) Simple. C) Compound. D) Run-on. E) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound. 8. I like to play volleyball, ..... it is exciting. A) Nor. B) So. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 9. How can you correct this run-on sentence? 'He loves to play soccer he practices every day.' A) He loves to play soccer, he practices every day. B) He loves to play soccer; he practices every day. C) He loves to play soccer and he practices every day. D) He loves to play soccer. He practices every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He loves to play soccer. He practices every day. 10. Which of the following sentences correctly demonstrates the use of syndetons? A) "He sings, dances, acts in plays.". B) "She bakes cookies, cakes, and pies.". C) "They visited the museum, park, and zoo.". D) "I enjoy reading, writing, painting.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "He sings, dances, acts in plays.". 11. I went to the store yesterday because I wanted to buy some popsicles and they didn't have any popsicles but I decided to get an ice cream instead. A) Run-On. B) Not Run-On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-On. 12. We stayed in the reptile house, because it rained while we were at the zoo. A) This sentence is correct. B) We stayed in the reptile house because it rained while we were at the zoo. C) We stayed in the reptile house. Because it rained while we were at the zoo. D) Because it rained while we were at the zoo; we stayed in the reptile house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This sentence is correct. 13. I hope we will have no homework I can play outside. A) I hope we will have no homework, so I can play outside. B) I hope we will have, no homework I can play outside. C) I hope we will have no homework, I can play outside. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I hope we will have no homework, so I can play outside. 14. I saw a deer in the woods, ..... it was alone. A) For. B) But. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 15. Read a book before bed A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 16. "Beware of an overly attractive offer it may just be a bait to catch you."Which one is the fixed sentence? A) Beware of an overly attractive offer. It may just be a bait to catch you. B) Beware of an overly attractive offer and it may just be a bait to catch you. C) Beware of an overly attractive offer; and may just be a bait to catch you. D) Beware of an overly attractive offer, but it may just be a bait to catch you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beware of an overly attractive offer. It may just be a bait to catch you. 17. My cat is little. A) Fragment. B) Simple. C) Compound. D) Run-on. E) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 18. Where are you going and what are you doing and with whom? A) Where are you going? What are you doing and with whom?. B) Where are you going? What are you doing? With whom?. C) Where are you going and what are you doing? With whom will you be?. D) What are you doing? With whom are you going and where are you going to?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where are you going and what are you doing? With whom will you be?. 19. What is this type of sentence?Early one evening when I was. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) Fragment. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 20. What is the proper way to correct this run-on sentence:A dog tugs on a dog toy then the dog will let go. A) A dog tugs on a dog toy. Then the dog will let go. B) A dog tugs on a dog toy, and then the dog will let go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dog tugs on a dog toy, and then the dog will let go. 21. I went to the dentist, ..... I have cavities. A) So. B) And. C) But. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 22. Correcting Run-On Sentences A) I love reading it is my favorite hobby. B) I love reading, it is my favorite hobby. C) I love reading; it is my favorite hobby. D) I love reading:it is my favorite hobby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I love reading; it is my favorite hobby. 23. RUN-ON or SENTENCE?Billy and Jim rode motorcycles to Nevada, and they enjoyed every minute of the ride. A) SENTENCE. B) RUN-ON. C) Comma splice. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SENTENCE. 24. I only watch TV on the weekends I love cartoons. A) I only watch TV, on the weekends I love cartoons. B) I only watch TV on the weekends. I love cartoons. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I only watch TV on the weekends. I love cartoons. 25. Do you want to go to the movies A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete. D) None of the above. 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