Comma Splices And Fused Sentences Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Comma Splices And Fused Sentences – Quiz 5
1. At the back of the classroom, Nina sat with her arms crossed, glaring at her teacher, Mr. Beane, her body language indicated that English was her least favorite subject.A. comma splice.
A) Fused sentence.
B) Comma splice.
2. Fragment or sentence?She sneezed.
A) Fragment.
B) Sentence.
3. Many car owners are learning to do their own minor maintenance, some are finding the experience rewarding.
A) Correct.
B) Comma Splice / Fused Sentence.
4. Madison believed that the best job in the universe would be to work as a crew member on the star ship Enterprise since this job existed only on television, Madison settled for clerking at a neighborhood comic book store that sold Star Trek memorabilia.
A) Comma splice.
B) Fused sentence.
5. Michelle is terrified of spiders, so when she found one in the bathroom, she panicked, refusing to shower for three days to use the restroom, she drove to her neighborhood gas station.
A) Fused sentence.
B) Comma Splice.
6. Adding a period between to independent clauses is one way to correct a run-on sentence.
A) False.
B) True.
7. There are two ways to fix a run on sentence. They are _____ .
A) Add a comma and coordinating conjunction OR add end punctuation.
B) Trick question-there's only ONE way!.
C) End punctuation OR a semicolon.
D) Semicolon OR add a comma and a coordination conjunction.
8. My mom gave me a birthday present today.
A) Sentence.
B) Fragment.
C) Run on.
D) None of above.
9. I rode my bike over the glass, I got a flat tire.
A) Correct.
B) Fused.
C) Comma Splice.
D) Fragment.
10. Please stand up.
A) Fragment.
B) Correct.
C) Comma Splice.
D) Fused.
11. Identify the fused sentence in the following choices:.
A) I went to the movies I ate candy, popcorn, and chocolate. .
B) May went to the gym and worked out.
C) After a long, hot day, Lou went to the pool.
D) None of above.
12. Emma and Destiny earn good grades in English.
A) Complete Sentence .
B) Fused Sentence.
C) Comma Splice.
D) None of above.
13. A coordinating conjunction correctly joins two sentences.
A) False.
B) True.
14. Is this sentence a comma splice? I jumped so high in the air, I could see the clouds!.
A) No error.
B) Comma splice.
15. The Governor refused to comment, but he did refer the reporter to his press secretary.
A) Correct.
B) Comma Splice / Fused Sentence.
16. None of the parents like the movie, it was full of violence.
A) Comma Splice.
B) Fragment.
C) Complete sentence.
D) Fused sentence.
17. Bo was craving a cold slice of watermelon, but he had money only for hotdogs and buns, Bo was pretty sure that sticking the huge fruit under his shirt and pretending that he was pregnant wouldn't fool the cashiers.
A) Buns. Bo.
B) Buns Bo.
C) Buns, but Bo.
D) None of above.
18. Directions:Find the comma splice.I'm hungry, tired, bored, and wish to go home, because I'm tired.
A) Home, because .
B) Hungry, tired.
C) Bored, and.
D) None of above.
19. Wes did not want to do anything to ruin his new pair of athletic shoes, he always stayed on the sidewalks, sidestepped puddles, and made several trips a day to the bathroom to dust the sneakers with toilet paper.
A) Shoes, so he .
B) Shoes he.
C) Shoes, but he.
D) None of above.
20. Failure to change the oil in a car regularly can lead to big problems.
A) Comma Splice / Fused Sentence.
B) Correct.
21. Waiting in line for an hour at the supermarket.
A) Fused sentence.
B) Comma Splice.
C) Fragment.
D) Complete sentence.
22. Sherian refuses to let her kids have a puppy, she is convinced that dogs are just big germs and refuses to follow one around with a sponge and bottle of bleach.
A) Puppy, for she .
B) Puppy she.
C) Puppy, but she.
D) None of above.
23. I like hummus it is very garlicky.
A) Run-on.
B) Not a run-on.
24. Slouched in his seat, Cory tried to pay attention to the grammar lecture the only problem was that NBA statistics and images of pretty women in tight miniskirts were more interesting than subordinate clauses and participle phrases.
A) Lecture. The .
B) Lecture, the.
C) Lecture, however the.
D) None of above.
25. Tracy always knows the right answer in Science class but is too shy to volunteer whenever Miss Chandler asks a question, Tracy's hand feels as if it weighs 500 pounds.
A) Volunteer; whenever .
B) Volunteer, whenever.
C) Volunteer, therefore whenever.
D) None of above.