Fragment Run-On Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Why is “A collection of letters written during the voyage” a fragment?
It joins two independent clauses with only a comma.
It contains two independent clauses without punctuation.
It lacks a main verb that completes an assertion about the collection.
It uses a prepositional phrase after the noun.
2. A draft reads, “While the orchestra tuned its instruments.” Which revision makes it a complete sentence?
While the orchestra, tuning its instruments.
While the orchestra tuned its instruments, the audience settled into their seats.
The orchestra while tuning its instruments.
While the orchestra tuned its instruments, and the audience settled into their seats.
3. A draft says, “Nora opened the window fresh air entered the room.” Which revision correctly repairs the fused sentence?
After Nora opened the window.
Fresh air entering the room through Nora’s open window.
Nora opened the window, and fresh air entered the room.
The open window, with fresh air coming into the room.
4. The note “Waiting beside the locked entrance for nearly an hour” is a fragment. Which revision makes it complete?
Waiting beside the locked entrance. For nearly an hour.
The visitors waited beside the locked entrance for nearly an hour.
While waiting beside the locked entrance for nearly an hour.
Beside the locked entrance, for nearly an hour.
5. A writer wants to show that Maya called her brother because she missed the bus. Which revision best repairs “Maya missed the bus she called her brother” while preserving that relationship?
Because Maya missed the bus, she called her brother.
Maya missed the bus; because she called her brother.
Maya missed the bus, she called her brother.
Maya missed the bus, therefore she called her brother.
6. A draft says, “The warning bell sounded everyone exited the laboratory.” Which revision correctly separates the two independent clauses into complete sentences?
The warning bell sounded. Everyone exited the laboratory.
After the warning bell sounded. Laboratory workers headed outside.
The sudden ringing of the warning bell. It prompted an evacuation.
The alarm rang, the occupants left through the nearest exit.
7. Which option is a fragment even though it contains several descriptive details?
The hikers crossed the narrow bridge above the rushing river.
The narrow bridge swayed, but the hikers crossed it safely.
The narrow wooden bridge above the river, weakened by years of rain.
As the hikers crossed the narrow bridge, the river rushed below.
8. Which option contains a run-on sentence?
I finished the report I emailed it to Dana.
After I finished the report, I emailed it to Dana.
I finished the report and emailed it to Dana.
Having finished the report, I emailed it to Dana.
9. A writer drafts, “The store was closing, we hurried to the register.” Which revision correctly fixes the comma splice?
The store was closing, hurrying to the register.
Because the store was closing. We hurried to the register.
The store was closing, hurried to the register.
The store was closing, so we hurried to the register.
10. Which sentence contains a comma splice?
The path was muddy, but we continued hiking.
Because the path was muddy, we walked carefully.
The muddy path made us walk carefully.
The path was muddy, we continued hiking.
11. Which option is a sentence fragment?
Because the final train had already left.
The final train had already left the station.
We called a taxi after the final train left.
The final train left, so we called a taxi.
12. How should “The rain stopped, we resumed the match” be classified?
A dependent-clause fragment
A fused sentence with no punctuation
A comma splice
A correctly punctuated compound sentence
13. Which option uses a semicolon correctly between two closely related independent clauses?
The power outage; delayed the concert by thirty minutes.
Although the power failed; the audience remained seated.
The concert began late; because technicians checked the equipment.
The power returned; the concert began a few minutes later.
14. Which option is a correctly formed sentence?
Whenever the neighborhood bakery opens for the day.
The neighborhood bakery opens early customers wait outside.
Opening early, and customers waiting outside the neighborhood bakery.
When the neighborhood bakery opens, customers wait outside.
15. How should the fragment “Unless the roads become icy” be completed?
Unless the roads, becoming icy.
Unless the roads become icy, the delivery should arrive tonight.
The roads unless they become icy.
Unless becoming icy on the roads.
16. Which option is a complete sentence rather than a fragment or run-on?
The bicycle leaning against the brick wall.
The bicycle leaning against the brick wall belongs to my neighbor.
The bicycle belongs to my neighbor it is leaning against the wall.
Because the bicycle belongs to my neighbor.