Deck 18: Avoiding Run-Ons and Comma Splices

Question 1

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
The raise was more than I expected, I am not complaining.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
We have to chop some wood winter is coming.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Our customer returned an electric toothbrush, the store refused to give her a refund.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
The game room was crowded a ping-pong tournament was being held.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 5

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Get the lizard out of here, I'll scream.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 6

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Stan was the best forward on the team before he hurt his knee.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 7

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
By the time Francine was thirty, her hair had started to turn gray.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 8

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Senator Ludwig has fought for a clean environment I will vote for her.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 9

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Drinking coffee and soft drinks is a common habit, caffeine is a drug.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 10

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Experimenting in chemistry lab, Donald found a cure for dandruff.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 11

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Riding the express train is a pleasure, the cars are air-conditioned.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 12

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Tamara reread the article, she underlined the key ideas.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 13

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Puerto Rico is not a state Puerto Ricans are citizens of the United States.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 14

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
I am a vegetarian, I cannot sample the spareribs.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 15

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Maine is beautiful in the fall it is very cold.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 16

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Omri is a bookkeeper he never balances his own checkbook.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 17

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Madrid is very hot this time of year, so I am going to Norway.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 18

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Alonzo snapped a photograph of Mount Washington Jo read the guidebook.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 19

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
The last shop closed at nine o'clock, the mall was deserted by ten.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 20

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
She is three credits away from her BA all Elaine needs is a summer school course.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 21

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Hip-hop has affected music around the world, it has also influenced fashion.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 22

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
The taxi driver gestured at the truck, he was angry.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 23

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Because light bulbs were on sale, I bought five packages.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 24

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
At the time of the strike, the workers were firm in their demands.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 25

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Rani purchased a lottery ticket the jackpot was $20 million.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 26

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
I saw my niece every day until she moved to Tacoma.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 27

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Roller-skating through the traffic, Reni quickly got to his job.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 28

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Angela returned to work good day care was hard to find.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 29

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Wayne is leaving for London, so he rented his house for a month.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 30

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
The museum bought the painting by Goya it was displayed in the West Gallery.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 31

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Ralph drove the tractor farming is his hobby.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 32

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Sailing on Lake Superior is dangerous the weather often changes very quickly.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 33

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
He defrosted the old refrigerator it is still packed with ice.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 34

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Working long hours and going to school, Dave finally got his BS degree.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 35

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Keeping the sharp knife away from his fingers, Walt boned the fish.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 36

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Jim made the putt it was a birdie.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 37

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Sap is drained from maple trees, it can be boiled down to make syrup.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 38

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
I want to hear good bluegrass music I go to the Broken Spoke on Friday night.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 39

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Hand me the steel wool, this greasy pot needs scrubbing.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 40

Select the sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction and the correct punctuation.
Trish is remodeling her apartment there is sawdust everywhere.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice