Fused Sentences Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Fused Sentences – Quiz 8
1. I got to bed at 10:00pm; otherwise, I can't get up in the morning.
A) Comma Splice.
B) Run-on.
C) Fragment.
D) Complete Sentence.
2. Dahlia sprinted home in the rain to avoid getting soaked.
A) Not a run-on.
B) Run-on.
3. From his post in the mountains, Andy Bernard can see everyone entering and leaving the town, he uses flares to communicate with the other lookouts.
A) Comma Splice.
B) Complete Sentence.
C) Run-on (Fused).
D) Sentence Fragment.
4. Children like to play jokes on their peers, as a matter of fact.
A) Complete sentence.
B) Comma Splice.
C) Fused sentence.
D) Fragment.
5. Fix the fused sentenceCharlie was playing the bagpipes Ian was playing the trombone.
A) This sentence is correct.
B) Charlie was playing the bagpipes, Ian was playing the trombone.
C) Charlie was playing the bagpipes. Ian was playing the trombone.
D) Charlie was playing the bagpipes in addition to Ian was playing the trombone.
6. Cindy's mumbling often gets her in trouble just the other day, in fact, her stylist misunderstood Cindy's instructions and dyed her hair blue after Cindy asked him to trim the ends.
A) Fused sentence.
B) Comma splice.
7. Raccoons are also destructive and unpredictable, even when tame or born into captivity.
A) Correct.
B) Comma Splice / Fused Sentence.
8. Alfred should either study or practice the guitar this evening.
A) Connecting verbs.
B) Connecting independent clauses.
C) Connecting objects.
D) Connecting subjects.
9. Choose the response that is NOT a run-on.
A) I like Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I also like Fridays because the weekend starts on Friday.
B) I love school, I love learning, my teacher is nice.
C) When I get older I want to have a big family I like big families.
D) We should get moving there's no time to waste.
10. Determine whether the sentence below is a fragment, comma splice, fused sentence, or a complete sentence. Jose plays catcher for the school's baseball team, he has practice everyday after school.
A) Fragment.
B) Fused Sentence (Run-On).
C) Comma Splice.
D) Complete Sentence.
11. The airport is about to shut down because of the snow and if the plane doesn't land soon it will have to go on to Boston.
A) Snow, and.
B) No Change.
C) Snow; and.
D) Snow. And.
12. How can you edit this sentence?I love going to the movies, it's so fun.
A) I love going to the movies; however, it's so fun.
B) No edit needed.
C) I love going to the movies. Fun.
D) I love going to the movies, for it's so fun.
13. Ralph needs to find either his skis or his snowboard before his winter vacation.
A) Do not add a comma.
B) Add a comma.
14. Academic essays tend to be highly logical, clear logical reasoning is very persuasive.
A) Comma splice.
B) Run-on sentence.
C) No error.
D) Sentence fragment.
15. The students were excited for spring break many of them have plans to go out of town.
A) Fused Sentence.
B) Comma Splice.
C) Correct.
D) None of above.
16. While flirting on the phone with a salesman, Rose forgot about the eggs cooking in the kitchen, she did not expect the stovetop fire that filled the house with smoke.
A) Kitchen, so she.
B) Kitchen she.
C) Kitchen, consequently.
D) None of above.
17. What is the best way to fix this comma splice?She was embarrassed, no one cared.
A) She was embarrassed, yet no one cared.
B) She was embarrassed but no one cared.
C) She was embarrassed, no one cared.
D) None of above.
18. Because it was a gorgeous day they didn't want to stay inside, and decided to go to the park.
A) No change.
B) Gorgeous, day they.
C) Gorgeous day, they.
D) Gorgeous day. They.
19. 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.
20. The boss gave me a deadline of thirty days the project should be finished by then.
A) Comma Splice.
B) Fragment.
C) Complete sentence.
D) Fused sentence .
21. Identify each group of words:When we were on the bus.
A) Fragment.
B) Sentence.
C) Comma Splice.
D) Run-on.
22. Fix this sentence:We worked hard in class we have no homework.
A) We worked hard in class, and we have no homework.
B) We worked hard in class, we have no homework.
23. Judy leads a charmed life she never seems to have a serious accident.
A) Life, she.
B) Life; she.
C) Life, yet.
D) No Change.
24. Identify the run-on sentence.
A) I like learning English, even though it makes me tired.
B) I like learning English; it makes me tired.
C) I like learning English it makes me tired.
D) I like learning English, but it makes me tired.
25. 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) Run-on (Fused).
B) Complete Sentence.
C) Comma Splice.
D) Sentence Fragment.