MITS Grammar Quiz 4 Level B- Run-Ons/Review

Choose two common causes of a run-on.

• lack of punctuation
• too many capital letters
• comma splice
• improper spelling

College is meant to be difficult, some politicians thing that we should try to make every kid go to a four-year university.

• run-on
• fragment
• correct

If college were easy. Then everyone would go.

• run-on
• fragment
• correct

Attempts to make more students go to college are tricky they will only force colleges to lower standards.

• run-on
• fragment
• correct

When it was time for the final exam, I had little memory of what I had learned.

• run-on
• fragment
• correct

The outcome was clear, I failed the final exam.

• run-on
• fragment
• correct

Students who are pushed through work that is too easy will never learn the material, and they will fail the final.

• run-on
• fragment
• correct

My brother, a history teacher, loves to visit national parks.

• independent clause
• relative clause
• phrase

My brother, a history teacher, loves to visit national parks.

• independent clause
• dependent clause
• phrase

If people object to hunting, they should not eat meat, which would match with their beliefs.

• independent clause
• dependent clause
• phrase