Question 1

Which sentence below contains a comma splice?

Accepted Answer

She wanted to go for a walk, it started to rain.

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She wanted to go for a walk; it started to rain.

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She wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.

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She wanted to go for a walk. It started to rain.

Question 2

Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated without a comma splice.

Accepted Answer

The sun was setting; it painted the sky orange.

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The sun was setting. It painted the sky orange.

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The sun was setting, it painted the sky orange.

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The sun was setting and it painted the sky orange.

Question 3

Which of the following is a correct way to fix a comma splice?

Accepted Answer

I wanted to go for a run; it started to rain.

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I wanted to go for a run and it started to rain.

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I wanted to go for a run, it started to rain.

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I wanted to go for a run, but it started to rain.

Question 4

Which of the following sentences contains a comma splice?

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I woke up late, I missed the bus.

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I woke up late. I missed the bus.

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I woke up late because I missed the bus.

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I woke up late; I missed the bus.

Question 5

Which of the following sentences is an example of a run-on sentence?

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I love to play soccer I also enjoy basketball.

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I love to play soccer and I also enjoy basketball.

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While I love to play soccer, I also enjoy basketball.

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I love playing soccer; I enjoy basketball too.

Question 6

Which sentence is correctly punctuated and not a run-on?

Accepted Answer

I went to the store, and I bought some milk.

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I went to the store and bought some milk, I also got bread.

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I went to the store; I bought some milk I forgot the eggs.

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I went to the store I bought some milk.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a run-on sentence?

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She studied for hours she still felt unprepared.

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She studied for hours, but she still felt unprepared.

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Because she studied for hours, she still felt unprepared.

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She studied for hours; she still felt unprepared.

Question 8

Which sentence is incorrectly punctuated and represents a run-on sentence?

Accepted Answer

They enjoy hiking they go every weekend.

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They enjoy hiking; they go every weekend.

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They enjoy hiking because they go every weekend.

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They enjoy hiking, and they go every weekend.

Question 9

Which of these sentences is an example of a run-on?

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He loves reading he spends hours at the library.

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He loves reading; he spends hours at the library.

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He loves reading, and he spends hours at the library.

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He loves reading because he spends hours at the library.

Question 10

Which sentence is correctly punctuated to avoid a run-on sentence?

Accepted Answer

She enjoys hiking; she goes on trails every weekend.

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She enjoys hiking she goes on trails every weekend.

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She enjoys hiking, she goes on trails every weekend.

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She enjoys hiking and goes on trails every weekend

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