Fused Sentences Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Fused Sentences – Quiz 1
1. 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.
2. Rachel painstakingly ironed her linen shirt all the while, she was thinking how pointless this chore was since linen begins to wrinkle the moment after the last button is fastened.
A) Fused sentence.
B) Comma Splice.
3. 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.
4. Determine whether the sentence below is a fragment, comma splice, fused sentence, or a complete sentence. Today, Kyle is auditioning for the lead role in the musical, so he practiced his audition song multiple times last night.
A) Comma Splice.
B) Complete Sentence.
C) Fused Sentence (Run-On).
D) Fragment.
5. When I got home from class this afternoon, I did my homework assignments, they are due tomorrow.
A) Comma Splice.
B) Fused Sentence.
C) Correct.
D) None of above.
6. When a person studies for an exam and feels prepared.
A) Complete sentence.
B) Comma Splice.
C) Fragment.
D) Fused sentence.
7. Which is a correct way to fix the following run on sentence? We bought a hammer we bought nails.
A) We bought a hammer, and we bought nails. .
B) We bought a hammer; we bought nails.
C) We bought a hammer and we bought nails.
D) None of above.
8. I wasn't at home when you called, I was taking a walk.
A) Comma Splice.
B) Fused Sentence.
C) Correct.
D) None of above.
9. You should always have a comma _____ FANBOYS that join two independent clauses.
A) Before.
B) After.
10. I like hummus it is very garlicky.
A) Not a run-on.
B) Run-on.
11. What are the seven coordinating conjunctions?.
A) For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
B) For, and, because, or, yet, nor, so.
C) For, also, but, or, although, not, so.
D) For, and, but, or, yet, so.
12. Fragment or sentence?She sneezed.
A) Fragment.
B) Sentence.
13. How many independent clauses are in the following run-on sentence? I don't understand what's going on can someone please explain?.
A) 2.
B) 1.
C) 3.
D) None of above.
14. Failure to change the oil in a car regularly can lead to big problems.
A) Comma Splice / Fused Sentence.
B) Correct.
15. 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.
16. Temesgen and Jin started arm wrestling neither of them wanted to lose.
A) Correct as is!.
B) Run-On:(.
17. Identify each group of words:Kevin Durant is a good basketball player, LBJ is bad at basketball.
A) Run-on.
B) Fragment.
C) Comma Splice.
D) Sentence.
18. Determine whether the sentence below is a fragment, comma splice, fused sentence, or a complete sentence. On the October evening, Bryan was cooking chili while listening to music.
A) Fragment.
B) Comma Splice.
C) Fused Sentence (Run-On).
D) Complete Sentence.
19. His plot-which by being in a small town expelling an ancient vampire from Europe-was a hit in the United States and later spawned several sequels and movie adaptations.
A) Plot-that of a small town expelling an ancient vampire from Europe-.
B) NO CHANGE.
C) Plot, being that of a small town expelling an ancient vampire from Europe, it.
D) Plot-in which it was a small town expelling an ancient vampire from Europe-.
20. 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 feline version of playing ice hockey.
A) Can, and then .
B) Can, then.
C) Can, but then.
D) None of above.
21. What type of sentence is this?If you are deprived, you are not getting something it means someone is withholding or taking away something from you.
A) Fragment.
B) Comma Splice.
C) Run-on.
D) Sentence.
22. Talking loudly in the library can be annoying to people who are trying to study.
A) Fused sentence.
B) Complete sentence.
C) Comma Splice.
D) Fragment.
23. Which answer uses a semicolon correctly?.
A) Brianna did her best to survive; she was all alone on the island. .
B) Brianna did her best to survive she was all alone on the island.
C) Brianna did her best to survive; She was all alone on the island.
D) None of above.
24. We wanted to have a party, fortunately, everyone agreed to come.
A) Comma Splice.
B) Fragment.
C) Sentence.
D) Fused Sentence.
25. A subordinate conjunction.
A) Indicates a time, a place, or a cause and effect relationship.
B) Combines two ideas.
C) Clarifies an already specific word.
D) None of above.