Fused Sentences Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Fused Sentences – Quiz 11
1. Fix the fused sentenceThe student fell asleep in class everyone thought this was funny.
A) The student fell asleep in class. Everyone thought this was funny.
B) This sentence is correct.
C) The student fell asleep in class and everyone thought this was funny.
D) The student fell asleep in class:everyone thought this was funny.
2. None of the parents like the movie, it was full of violence.
A) Fused sentence.
B) Comma Splice.
C) Fragment.
D) Complete sentence.
3. How would you rewrite the sentence with the correct punctuation?The red van with the flat tire is stranded down by the river. Sally lives there with her cats that like to meow and purr.
A) Correct.
B) The red van with the flat tire is stranded down by the river. Sally lives there with her cats that like to meow and purr.
C) The red van with the flat tire is stranded down by the river Sally lives there with her cats that like to meow and purr.
D) None of above.
4. Sometimes, the children would forget about their hidden treasure-the few coins would disappear or candy would slowly become dirty with the changing seasons and visiting relatives, the children were preoccupied with indoor activities.
A) Dirty covered by.
B) Dirty. With.
C) Dirty because.
D) NO CHANGE.
5. Fix the fused sentenceWe 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.
6. Should be able to visit.
A) Correct.
B) Fragment.
C) Comma Splice.
D) Fused.
7. Mildred and the musicians are playing at the jazz club next week.
A) Connecting subjects.
B) Connecting verbs.
C) Connecting independent clauses.
D) Connecting objects.
8. Aunt Mary gave us a painting, she likes art.
A) Fragment.
B) Run-on.
C) Complete Sentence.
D) Comma Splice.
9. Catrina frosted the birthday cake and I lit all sixteen candles.
A) Do not add a comma.
B) Add a comma.
10. Fix the fused sentenceWhat day of the week is your favorite mine is Friday.
A) What day of the week is your favorite? Mine is Friday. .
B) What day of the week is your favorite, mine is Friday.
C) What day of the week is your favorite; mine is Friday.
D) None of above.
11. Gilligan likes goofing off. The Skipper really tries to fix things. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATIVES WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE?.
A) Off the.
B) NO CHANGE.
C) Off; the Skipper.
D) Off, while the Skipper.
12. FIX:After the explosion ended. We all were shaking in our boots and feeling very scared.
A) Ended, we.
B) DO NOT PICK.
C) Ended we.
D) NO change needed.
13. The young man who was trying to succeed and impress his friends.
A) Complete sentence.
B) Fragment.
C) Fused sentence.
D) Comma Splice.
14. Always use a comma before the coordinating conjunction when connecting two independent clauses.
A) True.
B) False.
15. Fix the comma spliceHot summer weather is nice, it can be dangerous for various groups of people when certain temperatures get too high.
A) Hot summer weather is nice, but high temperatures can be dangerous for various groups of people. .
B) Hot summer weather is nice, when temperatures get to high it can be dangerous for various groups of people.
C) Hot summer weather, which is can contain high temperatures that can be dangerous for various groups of people.
D) None of above.
16. A comma splice is created when a comma is placed where a period or semi-colon should go.
A) True.
B) False.
17. 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.
18. My mom gave me a birthday present today.
A) Sentence.
B) Fragment.
C) Run on.
D) None of above.
19. 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.
20. Although the movie was long, it was not boring.
A) Correct .
B) Fused Sentence.
C) Comma Splice.
D) None of above.
21. As we drove away from the city, dozens of evacuation sirens booming loudly from the city center.
A) Sirens boomed.
B) Sirens that boomed.
C) Sirens, which boomed.
D) NO CHANGE.
22. We heard there were bears in the woods, we decided not to go camping there.
A) Comma splice.
B) Fused sentence.
C) Correct.
D) None of above.
23. To determine if a clause can stand on its own, you can ask the question:"Is it true that _____ ?".
A) False.
B) True.
24. How can you edit this sentence?I went to the mall, Jane was there.
A) I went to the mall. Sadie was there.
B) No edit needed.
C) I went to the mall; instead, Sadie was there.
D) I went to the mall, so Sadie was there.
25. It is important to revise essays at the following levels. Content, structure, and editing.
A) No error.
B) Run-on sentence.
C) Comma splice.
D) Sentence fragment.