This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Read the paragraph below. Which numbered sentence is a run-on sentence? (1) Our group is doing a project on ancient Egypt. (2) We have to build a model of a pyramid it has to be painted gold. (3) Sam is bringing the cardboard, and I am bringing the paint. (4) It's due next Friday. A) Sentence (1). B) Sentence (3). C) Sentence (4). D) Sentence (2). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence (2). 2. True or False:The following statement correctly defines a sentence fragment:'A sentence fragment is a mistake that occurs when you join two complete sentences together with only a comma.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Complete the sentence to correctly fix the fragment 'After finishing his homework.': ..... A) Leo decided to play video games. B) Was tired and went to bed. C) A snack before watching TV. D) Because he was finally done. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leo decided to play video games. 4. In the sentence 'Walking to school, the birds were singing loudly, ' the dangling modifier is the phrase ' ..... '. A) Singing loudly. B) To school. C) The birds were singing. D) Walking to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walking to school. 5. What kind of error is in this sentence? 'My phone battery died, I couldn't call my mom.' A) Run-on sentence. B) Sentence fragment. C) No error. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma splice. 6. "Angry Birds" is the stupidest game ever invented, but I spend a ton of time playing it. A) OK. B) Run-on. C) Comma-splice. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OK. 7. Identify the sentence that has an error in parallel structure. A) He likes to swim, to bike, and to run. B) The teacher was patient, kind, and helpful. C) She spent the afternoon writing a paper and to study for her test. D) For dinner, I will either make spaghetti or order a pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She spent the afternoon writing a paper and to study for her test. 8. Read the sentence: "The alarm clock buzzed loudly I hit the snooze button." What is the BEST way to revise this sentence? A) The alarm clock buzzed loudly:I hit the snooze button. B) The alarm clock buzzed loudly; I hit the snooze button. C) The alarm clock buzzed loudly, I hit the snooze button. D) The alarm clock buzzed loudly, so I hit the snooze button. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The alarm clock buzzed loudly, so I hit the snooze button. 9. True or False:The revision below correctly fixes the comma splice. Original:I'm tired, I'm going to bed. Revision:I'm tired; I'm going to bed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. True or False:A comma splice is an error where two complete sentences are joined together with only a comma. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Complete the sentence to maintain parallel structure:The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should eat a good breakfast, and ..... A) They should drink plenty of water. B) That they should drink plenty of water. C) To drink plenty of water. D) Drinking plenty of water is important. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That they should drink plenty of water. 12. Which is a fragment? A) The game ended late. B) After the game ended. C) The game ended. D) After the game ended, we went home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the game ended. 13. The sentence 'I saw a bird on the way to the store with a bright red crest' is poorly constructed. This sentence literally, and humorously, suggests that ..... A) The way to the store has a crest. B) The store has a bright red crest. C) I have a bright red crest. D) The bird was inside the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The store has a bright red crest. 14. Choose the punctuation that correctly joins the two independent clauses: "Maria is an excellent student ..... she always completes her homework on time." A) ,. B) ;. C) :. D) , and. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ;. 15. Because it was too late when you called. A) Sentence fragment. B) No error. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence fragment. 16. Choose the revision that correctly and most logically places the modifier 'with a loud roar'. A) The lion escaped with a loud roar from its cage. B) With a loud roar, the lion escaped from its cage. C) The lion with a loud roar escaped from its cage. D) The lion escaped from its cage with a loud roar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a loud roar, the lion escaped from its cage. 17. Complete the sentence using the correct punctuation and conjunction:'I wanted to go to the party, ..... I had too much homework.' A) And. B) But. C) ; but. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 18. Which of the following is a sentence fragment because it's missing a subject? A) Jumped over the fence. B) The black cat with green eyes. C) She ran faster than anyone. D) My friends and I are going to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jumped over the fence. 19. I like Chinese food but she does not. A) Wordy sentence. B) Stringy sentence. C) Choppy sentence. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-on sentence. 20. Which of the following is a grammatically complete and correct sentence? A) While we were walking through the park on a sunny afternoon. B) The team won the championship; they celebrated all night. C) The dog barked the cat hissed under the porch. D) She found her keys, they were in her coat pocket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team won the championship; they celebrated all night. 21. Regarding comma splice correction, is the following statement True or False:Adding the word 'because' after the comma is a grammatically correct way to fix the comma splice in "The team won the championship, the city celebrated." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Choose the best option to correctly repair the comma splice:He missed the bus, ..... A) Consequently, he was late for school. B) So he was late for school. C) Then he was late for school. D) He was late for school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So he was late for school. 23. Which revision best fixes this fragment? 'Hoping to win the science fair with her volcano project.' A) Mariah was hoping to win the science fair with her volcano project. B) With her volcano project, hoping to win the science fair. C) To hope to win the science fair with her volcano project. D) Hoping to win the science fair. With her volcano project. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mariah was hoping to win the science fair with her volcano project. 24. A 'squinting' modifier is placed ambiguously between two things it could modify. Which sentence below contains a squinting modifier? A) The student who cheats often gets caught. B) Running quickly, I managed to catch the bus. C) I told him after the game to meet me at the cafe. D) The dog, a golden retriever, wagged its tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I told him after the game to meet me at the cafe. 25. Choose the correct way to fix this comma splice: "The movie was long, it was entertaining." A) The movie was long it was entertaining. B) The movie was long, and it was entertaining. C) The movie was long. It was entertaining. D) Both b and c are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both b and c are correct. 26. What is the error type in this sentence:'She run every morning before breakfast.' A) Sentence fragment. B) Pronoun case. C) Verb tense. D) Subject-verb agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject-verb agreement. 27. Which option correctly revises this run-on sentence? 'My alarm didn't go off this morning I was late for school.' A) My alarm didn't go off this morning, I was late for school. B) Because my alarm didn't go off this morning I was late for school. C) My alarm didn't go off this morning, so I was late for school. D) My alarm didn't go off this morning and I was late for school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My alarm didn't go off this morning, so I was late for school. 28. Select the sentence that is a run-on, meaning it fuses two complete thoughts together with no punctuation. A) I like pizza, but my brother likes tacos. B) The bell rang the students rushed out of the classroom. C) Because it was raining, we stayed inside. D) The movie was long and boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bell rang the students rushed out of the classroom. 29. Original sentence with a dangling modifier:'Walking home from school, the rain began to pour.' Which sentence corrects the error? A) While I was walking home from school, the rain began to pour. B) The rain, walking home from school, began to pour. C) The rain began to pour walking home from school. D) Walking home from school, it started to rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While I was walking home from school, the rain began to pour. 30. Which option best completes the sentence by correctly combining two ideas? "We wanted to get good seats, ..... we left for the theater an hour early." A) So. B) And. C) We. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 31. Which revision best clarifies the ambiguous meaning of the sentence: "The boy found a bird in the park with a broken wing." A) The boy, who had a broken wing, found a bird in the park. B) In the park with a broken wing, the boy found a bird. C) The boy found a bird with a broken wing in the park. D) The boy found a bird in the park, and it had a broken wing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The boy found a bird with a broken wing in the park. 32. In the sentence 'Running to catch the ball, the sun was in my eyes, I missed it, ' which combination of sentence structure errors is present? A) Fragment and Misplaced Modifier. B) Dangling Modifier and Comma Splice. C) Run-on and Comma Splice. D) Fragment and Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling Modifier and Comma Splice. 33. True or False:The revision below correctly fixes the comma splice. Original:He finished his project, he was very proud. Revision:He finished his project and, he was very proud. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 34. Identify the error in this group of words: "Hoping to win the grand prize." A) Misplaced modifier. B) Phrase fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phrase fragment. 35. True or False:The sentence 'She said in the morning she would clean her room' could mean either the promise was made in the morning OR the cleaning would happen in the morning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. What is the specific error in this sentence? 'The movie starts at 7:00 PM, we should leave soon.' A) Run-on sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence fragment. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 37. Original Sentence:'To get better at basketball, practice is essential.' Proposed Fix:'To get better at basketball, you must practice.' True or False:The proposed fix correctly resolves the dangling modifier in the original sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. Fill in the blank to create a parallel structure:My weekend plans include sleeping in, watching movies, and ..... A) I plan to hang out with my friends. B) To hang out with my friends. C) Hanging out with my friends. D) Will hang out with my friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hanging out with my friends. 39. Choose the best revision for the sentence:'I saw a bird building a nest on my way to school with a long, colorful tail.' A) On my way to school, I saw a bird with a long, colorful tail building a nest. B) With a long, colorful tail, I saw a bird building a nest on my way to school. C) The sentence is correct as written. D) I saw a bird building a nest with a long, colorful tail on my way to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On my way to school, I saw a bird with a long, colorful tail building a nest. 40. Combine the two ideas into one clear sentence. Fill in the blank: "I finished my chores early ..... I could play video games." A) , and. B) ; but. C) So that. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So that. 41. To make the meaning clear, choose the sentence that correctly places the phrase "with a fluffy tail." A) The man returned the puppy to the girl with a fluffy tail. B) The man returned the puppy with a fluffy tail to the girl. C) With a fluffy tail, the man returned the puppy to the girl. D) The man with a fluffy tail returned the puppy to the girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The man returned the puppy with a fluffy tail to the girl. 42. Choose the best way to complete the sentence, fixing the phrase fragment: "To get better at basketball, ..... " A) Practicing every single day. B) You need to practice every day. C) And practicing every day. D) Is what I need to do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You need to practice every day. 43. Fill in the blank to create a complete sentence:Because the new ice cream shop was closed, ..... A) We went home disappointed. B) Eating our snacks sadly. C) So we couldn't get any dessert. D) And we were very sad about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We went home disappointed. 44. True or False:The following sentence contains a comma splice error:'The library is a quiet place to study, I often go there after school.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. Choose the best punctuation to complete the sentence and avoid a comma splice:The library is my favorite place to study ..... it is always quiet. A) ;. B) ,. C) , for. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 46. Identify the error in the following sentence:'The number of participants have increased significantly this year.' A) Subject-verb agreement. B) Pronoun-antecedent agreement. C) Tense consistency. D) Parallel structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject-verb agreement. 47. Complete the sentence to fix the comma splice and potential modifier error in the most effective way:' ..... called me in the middle of the night.' A) My friend with a flat tire. B) The phone rang and my friend. C) With a flat tire, my friend. D) It was my friend with a flat tire who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friend with a flat tire. 48. Read the sentence:The team won the game, the crowd went wild. Which of the following is NOT a correct way to fix the comma splice? A) The team won the game, and the crowd went wild. B) The team won the game; the crowd went wild. C) Because the team won the game, the crowd went wild. D) The team won the game, so therefore the crowd went wild. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The team won the game, so therefore the crowd went wild. 49. Complete the sentence to maintain parallel structure:'My weekend plans include finishing my homework, cleaning my room, and ..... ' A) To call my friend. B) I will call my friend. C) Calling my friend. D) A call to my friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calling my friend. 50. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct and contains no errors? A) After the long and tiring hike up the mountain. B) The view from the top was amazing, we could see for miles. C) We took lots of pictures and enjoyed the fresh air. D) Eaten by the hungry hikers, the trail felt shorter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We took lots of pictures and enjoyed the fresh air. 51. True or False:The following proposed fix correctly resolves the dangling modifier in the original sentence. Original:'Hoping to get a good grade, the test was studied for all night.' Proposed fix:'Hoping to get a good grade, I studied for the test all night.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. Choose the option that correctly punctuates the fused sentence:'The project was due tomorrow ..... we stayed up late to finish it.' A) , so. B) ,. C) And. D) ; but. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , so. 53. Fill in the blank to fix the sentence fragment: ..... on the tallest roller coaster in the entire park. A) While we were riding. B) Because we rode. C) We rode. D) To ride bravely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We rode. 54. In the sentence 'Swinging from the highest branch, I saw a monkey, ' the phrase that acts as a misplaced modifier is ..... A) From the highest branch. B) Swinging from the highest branch. C) I saw. D) A monkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swinging from the highest branch. 55. Correct the following sentence:'There is many reasons why she left the job.' A) Were. B) Are. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 56. Identify the error in the following group of words:'Although my team played really well during the championship game.' A) It is a run-on sentence. B) It is a dependent clause fragment. C) There is no error. D) It is a comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a dependent clause fragment. 57. It is a difficult time for many people, but people are strong, and they will survive. A) Run-on sentence. B) No error. C) Comma splice. D) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No error. 58. Read the short paragraph:(1) My family went to the beach last weekend. (2) The weather was perfect, and the sun was shining. (3) I built a huge sandcastle my sister collected seashells. (4) We had a wonderful time together. Sentence (3) is a run-on sentence because it ..... A) Contains a dependent clause. B) Lacks a subject. C) Fuses two independent clauses with no punctuation. D) Uses the wrong conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fuses two independent clauses with no punctuation. 59. The sentence "The teacher said on Monday she would give the test" is ambiguous. To clarify that the teacher spoke on Monday, the sentence should be rewritten as: " ..... " A) On Monday, the teacher said she would give the test. B) The teacher said she would give the test, which was on Monday. C) The teacher said she would give on Monday the test. D) The teacher on Monday said she would give the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Monday, the teacher said she would give the test. 60. Which of the following is a sentence fragment because it's missing a predicate (a verb/action)? A) The new video game on the top shelf. B) She laughed. C) My friends and I are going to the movies. D) Did you finish your homework?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The new video game on the top shelf. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesFixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 2Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 3Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 4Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 5Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 6Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 7Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 8Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books