Comma Splices And Fused Sentences Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Comma Splices And Fused Sentences – Quiz 1
1. What is the difference between a comma splice and a fused sentence?.
A) A comma splice contains misplaced commas, and a fused sentence has no punctuation.
B) A fused sentence contains misplaced commas, and a comma splice has no punctuation.
C) A fused sentence is another word for a comma splice.
D) None of above.
2. When Jim threw his back out while helping his wife Nancy move the sofa, he feared the treatment the doctor would recommend, a week's worth of bed rest during the nicest week in April would certainly wreck Jim's golf plans.
A) Fused sentence.
B) Comma splice.
3. The old dog that was last seen limping down Main Street at nine o'clock last night.
A) Fragment.
B) Fused sentence.
C) Comma Splice.
D) Complete sentence.
4. She noticed the falling star.
A) Fragment.
B) Class but her.
C) Class, her.
D) Run on.
E) Sentence.
5. We wanted to have a party everyone agreed to come.
A) Correct.
B) Fused.
C) Comma Splice.
D) Fragment.
6. Two sentences that are smooshed together with no punctuation is called a _____ .
A) Comma Splice.
B) Complete sentence.
C) Run on Sentence.
D) Fragment.
7. Children do not always pay attention in class this fact can disturb many teachers.
A) Complete sentence.
B) Fused sentence .
C) Comma Splice.
D) Fragment.
8. Alex does not care as much about comfort as he does about style he will wear, for example, a long sleeve shirt and a leather jacket in the middle of a Florida summer if they are the perfect complement to his new pair of khakis.
A) Style; he .
B) Style, he.
C) Style, but he.
D) None of above.
9. Clean your room.
A) Correct.
B) Fragment.
C) Run-on.
D) Fused.
10. Lorna did not last long in Mr. Wolcott's busy office, her long fingernails made accurate typing impossible, and her abrasive manner scared away too many potential clients.
A) Office. Her .
B) Office her.
C) Office, because her.
D) None of above.
11. DVT is most likely to develop in your lower leg, thigh, or pelvis although it can occur in other parts of your body, too.
A) Correct.
B) Comma Splice / Fused Sentence.
12. My cat Buster is always tipping over the garbage can then he searches through the trash for milk jug caps, which he bats around the floor, the cat version of playing ice hockey.
A) Can, and then .
B) Can, then.
C) Can, but then.
D) None of above.
13. Should be able to visit.
A) Fragment.
B) Fused.
C) Comma Splice.
D) Correct.
14. What is the definition of a run-on sentence?.
A) Two sentences without any punctuation.
B) Two sentences with punctuation.
C) Two sentences with commas in the wrong place.
D) None of above.
15. Fused Sentences and Comma Splices are types of run-on sentences.
A) False.
B) True.
16. Claire considered cutting her psychology class to go to the golf course, however, she decided she could not afford to miss the review for the upcoming exam.
A) Correct.
B) Comma Splice / Fused Sentence.
17. Sima was so sleepy after her marathon studying session for calculus that she ordered a triple espresso before going to class once the caffeine kicked in, Sima knew that she wouldn't doze off on Dr. Ribley.
A) Fused sentence.
B) Comma splice.
18. Because his glasses were so thick, Quincy refused to get contacts, he worried that equally thick contact lenses would make him look like a bug-eyed space alien.
A) Fused sentence.
B) Comma splice.
19. Which best describes the following:Manuel searched for his cell phone charger he didn't know it was in his backpack.
A) Comma splice.
B) Sentence fragment.
C) Run-on sentence.
D) Complete thought.
20. Some run-on sentences can be corrected using a comma+conjunction or a semi-colon.
A) False.
B) True.
21. Clyde knew that he should be saving money for next semester's tuition he spent every paycheck, however, on gold jewelry and expensive dinners for his greedy girlfriend Gloria.
A) Comma Splice.
B) Fused sentence.
22. The puppy followed my sister home so she decided to keep it.
A) Do not add a comma.
B) Add a comma.
23. Every evening after soccer practice at my grandmother's house.
A) Fragment.
B) Comma Splice.
C) Fused.
D) Correct.
24. When a person studies for an exam and feels prepared.
A) Comma Splice.
B) Fused sentence.
C) Complete sentence.
D) Fragment.
25. Diamonds are one of the hardest materials known to man they are very beautiful.
A) Fragment.
B) Fused sentence .
C) Complete sentence.
D) Comma Splice.