The 'Run-ons' Quiz
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Try the run-on quiz 1 and 2 if you are ready to test your skills. If not, go to the page on Avoiding Run-ons and Fragments

Try Fragments Quiz and Sentence-Types Quiz here.

  

Updated on 04/13/08

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Run-on Quiz 1:
 

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I wanted to buy the desk I couldn't take it home on the bus.
 

In the above sentence, the underlined part should be written as ...

desk I

desk, but I

desk, I

desk, however I

 
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The roommates found the idea of arising at 7 a.m. repulsive, they made sure their first class didn't begin until 10.

 

In the above sentence, the underlined part should be written as ...

repulsive, they

repulsive they

repulsive. They

repulsive, because they

 
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She has kept every letter that he had written to her, she must still be in love with him.
 

In the above sentence, the underlined part should be written as ...

letter that he had written to her, she

letter that he had written to her she

letter. That he had written to her, she

letter that he had written to her. She

 
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The driver of the flashy sports car happily cruised along at seventy-five miles an hour he hadn't yet noticed the flashing red light in his rear-view mirror.
 

In the above sentence, the underlined part should be written as ...

hour; he

hour. Since he

hour since he

hour, he

 
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One brother is a dentist, the other brother owns a candy store.
 

In the above sentence, the underlined part should be written as ...

dentist, the

dentist the

dentist, and the

dentist. While the

 
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It was a perfect day for a wedding, it would have been more perfect if the groom had arrived.
 

In the above sentence, the underlined part should be written as ...

wedding, it

wedding it

wedding. Although it

wedding, although it

 
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Because I'm afraid of snakes, I refused to visit the zoo's reptile house.
 

In the above sentence, the underlined part should be written as ...

Because I'm afraid of snakes, I

Because I'm afraid of snakes. I

I'm afraid of snakes, I

I'm afraid of snakes I

 
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The running shoes fit perfectly Paul decided to buy them in spite of their high price.
 

In the above sentence, the underlined part should be written as ...

perfectly Paul decided to buy them in

perfectly Paul decided to buy them. In

perfectly, Paul decided to buy them in

perfectly, so Paul decided to buy them in

 

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Run-on Quiz 2:

Insert the joining word (and, but, for, so) that logically connects the two thoughts in each sentence.
 

  1. The couple wanted desperately to buy the house, ______ they did not qualify for a mortgage.

and

  but 

for 

so 

  1. The hurricane caused record flooding across the state, ______ it also knocked out power for millions.

and

  but

for 

so

  1. Clyde asked his wife if she had any bandages, ______ he had just sliced his finger with a pairing knife.

and 

  but

for

so

  1. A group of teens talked and giggled loudly during the movie, ______ the ushers asked them to leave.

and

  but

for 

so

  1. The restaurant was beautiful, ______ the food was overpriced.

and 

  but

for 

so

 

 

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