Fused sentence quiz with answers for ESL learners

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 A fused sentence (also called a run-on sentence) occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without any punctuation or conjunction.
• ✍️ Independent clauses are groups of words that can stand alone as sentences because they contain a subject and a verb and express a complete thought.
• 🛠️ To correct a fused sentence, you can: add a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet), separate the clauses into two sentences, use a semicolon, or use a subordinating conjunction.
• 📝 Example of a fused sentence: "I went to the store I bought milk."
• 💡 Corrected examples: "I went to the store, and I bought milk." or "I went to the store. I bought milk." or "I went to the store; I bought milk." or "Because I went to the store, I bought milk."

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is a fused sentence?
   1. I like tea, and she likes coffee.
   2. He went home he was tired.
   3. Although it was raining, they went for a walk.
   4. She is tall and beautiful.
2. Which of the following correctly fixes the fused sentence: "The sun is shining it is a beautiful day"?
   1. The sun is shining, and it is a beautiful day.
   2. The sun is shining it is a beautiful day, and.
   3. The sun is shining, but it is a beautiful day.
   4. The sun is shining because it is a beautiful day.
3. Identify the fused sentence:
   1. She laughed, and he cried.
   2. They ate dinner they went to the movies.
   3. Because she was late, she missed the bus.
   4. He is my friend.
4. Which correction is best for: "I love to sing she loves to dance"?
   1. I love to sing, and she loves to dance.
   2. I love to sing she loves to dance, and.
   3. I love to sing because she loves to dance.
   4. I love to sing.
5. Which sentence is NOT a fused sentence?
   1. It was cold he wore a coat.
   2. She smiled he waved.
   3. Although it was late, she continued to work.
   4. We ate pizza we drank soda.
6. Fix the fused sentence: "The cat slept the dog played" using a semicolon.
   1. The cat slept, the dog played.
   2. The cat slept; the dog played.
   3. The cat slept the dog played;
   4. The cat slept: the dog played.
7. Which of these is a fused sentence?
   1. He ran fast, but he didn't win.
   2. She read a book she enjoyed it.
   3. Because it rained, the game was canceled.
   4. They sang and danced.