Comma Splices And Fused Sentences Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Comma Splices And Fused Sentences – Quiz 6
1. Nadia's choices were difficult for her to make, she often wished she were as rich as Gloria.
A) Correct.
B) Comma Splice / Fused Sentence.
2. Always use a comma before the coordinating conjunction when connecting two independent clauses.
A) True.
B) False.
3. WHAT'S WRONG? The student fell asleep in class, everyone thought this was rude behavior.
A) Comma splice.
B) Fused sentence.
C) Nothing.
D) None of above.
4. To correct a fused (run-on) sentence, add a comma, a semicolon, or a period between the independent clauses.
A) False.
B) True.
5. Fox got barbecue sauce all over his face the waitress noticed and brought him some extra napkins.
A) Sentence Fragment.
B) Comma Splice.
C) Run-on (Fused).
D) Complete Sentence.
6. Ralph needs to find either his skis or his snowboard before his winter vacation.
A) Add a comma.
B) Do not add a comma.
7. We wanted to eat the apple pie, still warm from the oven.
A) Comma Splice / Fused Sentence.
B) Correct.
8. Aunt Mary gave us a painting, she likes art.
A) Comma Splice.
B) Complete Sentence.
C) Run-on.
D) Fragment.
9. Fix the comma splice below. The two girls were best friends, they had grown up next door to each other.
A) The two girls were best friends they had grown up next door to each other.
B) The two girls were best friends; they had grown up next door to each other.
10. The boss gave me a deadline of thirty days the project should be finished by then.
A) Fused sentence .
B) Fragment.
C) Comma Splice.
D) Complete sentence.
11. Oliver Wood thinks his hair gel makes him look really cool I think he uses too much of it.
A) Comma Splice.
B) Sentence Fragment.
C) Run-on (Fused).
D) Complete Sentence.
12. Mike loves to play computer games, especially Tomb Raider, he imagines that all of the villains are his problems, and he gets great satisfaction blasting them to bits.
A) Fused sentence.
B) Comma splice.
13. Directions:Find the fragment.
A) As they talked.
B) They were walking down the hall to go to class.
C) The teacher continued talking about the book.
D) None of above.
14. Over the end of the bridge under the town with the huge statue of George Washington and the British at the Battle of Long Island.
A) Complete Sentence.
B) Sentence Fragment.
C) Comma Splice.
D) Run-on (Fused).
15. The bouncing beach ball.
A) Fragment.
B) Sentence.
C) Run on.
D) None of above.
16. The Art of French Cooking blends classic recipes with meticulous explanation, thus ordinary cooks find the recipes manageable.
A) Correct.
B) Comma Splice / Fused Sentence.
17. Saul does the magic tricks and I am his assistant.
A) Do not add a comma.
B) Add a comma.
18. Alfred should either study or practice the guitar this evening.
A) Connecting independent clauses.
B) Connecting subjects.
C) Connecting verbs.
D) Connecting objects.
19. When a coordinating conjunction is connecting two subjects, verbs, or objects, you need to add a comma before the conjunction.
A) False.
B) True.
20. Susan ducked when she saw Professor Hayden walk into Tito's Taco Palace, unfortunately, a burrito was not big enough to hide behind, so poor Susan had to explain why she had missed class again.
A) Palace. Unfortunately .
B) Palace unfortunately.
C) Palace; Unfortunately.
D) None of above.
21. Donovan threw the ball and the bat into the air.
A) Connecting subjects.
B) Connecting verbs.
C) Connecting independent clauses.
D) Connecting objects.
22. How would you correct this sentence?Fred is not afraid of snakes he wants to adopt one as a pet.
A) Fred is not afraid of snakes; he wants to adopt one as a pet.
B) Correct.
C) Fred is not afraid of snakes, he wants to adopt one as a pet.
D) None of above.
23. Susan ducked down when she saw Mr. Hayden, her English teacher, walk into Tito's Taco Palace, unfortunately, a burrito wasn't big enough to hide behind, so poor Susan had to explain why she had missed his class again.
A) Palace. Unfortunately .
B) Palace unfortunately.
C) Palace; Unfortunately.
D) None of above.
24. During English class, Anthony kept flirting with RaShaunda because his behavior waskeeping Shenicka from understanding the lecture, Shenicka whacked him over thehead with her heavy dictionary.
A) Comma splice.
B) Fused sentence.
25. Poor Paula listened to her stomach rumbling loudly, she would have to wait twenty more minutes before she could dash to the cafeteria for a quick donut and soda.
A) Loudly; she.
B) Loudly she.
C) Loudly, so she.
D) None of above.