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| 1 | You can correct a run-on or fused sentence by using a period and a capital letter to break the two complete thoughts into separate sentences. |
 | A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 2 | A simple way to fix a run-on sentence is to insert a comma between the two complete thoughts that are incorrectly run together. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 3 | You can fix run-on sentences by connecting two complete thoughts into one sentence with a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet). |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 4 | Another way to fix run-on sentences is to add a subordinating conjunction to one of the complete thoughts. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 5 | You can use coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) and subordinating conjunctions (although, because, since, etc.) in the same sentence. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 6 | Puppies love to be around people they need a lot of attention. |
| A) | period after "around" + capitalize "people" |
| B) | comma after "people" |
| C) | comma after "people" + "and" |
| D) | no change |
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| 7 | Jane took her car to the shop, then she walked the two miles home. |
| A) | take out the comma after "shop" |
| B) | insert "and" after the comma |
| C) | both 1 and 2 are correct |
| D) | no change |
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| 8 | Because Jennifer got off work late, she decided to take a cab home. |
| A) | period after "late" + capitalize "she" |
| B) | insert "and" after the comma |
| C) | both a and b are correct |
| D) | no change |
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| 9 | The rice dish on my plate looked delicious I had no idea how to use my chopsticks. |
| A) | comma after "delicious" |
| B) | comma after "delicious" + "but" |
| C) | comma after "delicious" + "however" |
| D) | no change |
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| 10 | To get to the post office, I turned left on Maple, then I made a right on Hudson. |
| A) | take out the comma after "Maple" |
| B) | insert "and" after the second comma |
| C) | period after "office" |
| D) | no change |
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| 11 | A quick snack in the middle of the day energizes me it gives me the energy to make it through my afternoon classes. |
| A) | Comma after “me” |
| B) | comma after "me" + "and" |
| C) | Both 1 and 2 are correct |
| D) | no change |
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| 12 | The pilot had 12 years experience even he was alarmed by the turbulence. |
| A) | comma after "experience" + "but" |
| B) | comma after “experience” |
| C) | both 1 and 2 are correct |
| D) | no change |
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| 13 | Because I missed my flight, I didn’t arrive in Vancouver until after midnight. |
| A) | remove comma after "flight" |
| B) | comma after "flight" + "therefore" |
| C) | both 1 and 2 are correct |
| D) | no change |
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| 14 | While workers were putting out a fire in the tunnel, passengers waited on the platform for over an hour. |
| A) | remove comma after "tunnel" |
| B) | insert "and" after the comma |
| C) | both 1 and 2 are correct |
| D) | no change |