This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence to correctly fix the run-on 'My brother loves to read he goes to the library every week':My brother loves to read, ..... A) And he goes to the library every week. B) He goes to the library every week. C) So he goes to the library every week is what he does. D) Goes to the library every week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And he goes to the library every week. 2. Fill in the blank to correctly join the two sentences:'Maria aced her science test ..... she studied for hours.' A) , but. B) For. C) , for. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , for. 3. Complete the sentence by correctly attaching the dependent clause to form a complete thought: ..... we decided to have a picnic. A) The weather was beautiful,. B) Because of the weather being beautiful,. C) Since the weather was beautiful. D) Because the weather was beautiful,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because the weather was beautiful,. 4. The sentence 'She said in the morning she would call' is ambiguous. What are the two possible meanings? A) She spoke in the morning OR she will call in the morning. B) She spoke about the morning OR she will call from the morning. C) She said she would call OR she will call in the morning. D) She spoke in the morning OR she was called in the morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She spoke in the morning OR she will call in the morning. 5. Which group of words is a sentence fragment because it can't stand on its own? A) The video game is challenging. B) I finally beat the last level. C) Because I practiced for weeks. D) My friends cheered for me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because I practiced for weeks. 6. The sentence 'The concert was amazing the band played all my favorite songs' is a run-on. Choose the option that correctly divides it:The concert was amazing; ..... A) The band played all my favorite songs. B) And the band played all my favorite songs. C) The band, played all my favorite songs. D) Because the band played all my favorite songs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The band played all my favorite songs. 7. Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence to fix the fragment:Because the bus was running late this morning, ..... A) I missed the first five minutes of my history class. B) Missing the first five minutes of class. C) Late for school again. D) And I was worried about being tardy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I missed the first five minutes of my history class. 8. Choose the best revision for the following sentence with a comma splice:'I'm really tired, I think I'll go to bed early.' A) I'm really tired and I think I'll go to bed early. B) I'm really tired, so I think I'll go to bed early. C) I'm really tired I think I'll go to bed early. D) Because I'm really tired and going to bed early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm really tired, so I think I'll go to bed early. 9. Read the short paragraph. Which numbered sentence is a sentence fragment? '(1) My friends and I decided to go to the movies. (2) Because we wanted to see the new superhero film. (3) We bought our tickets online to avoid the long lines. (4) It turned out to be a great decision.' A) Sentence 3. B) Sentence 1. C) Sentence 2. D) Sentence 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence 2. 10. "Angry Birds" is the stupidest game ever invented I spend a ton of time playing it. A) Fragment. B) Run-On. C) Comma-splice. D) OK. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 11. In the sentence 'The teacher told the student who was talking quickly to sit down, ' which word is the squinting modifier that creates confusion? A) Down. B) Quickly. C) Talking. D) Told. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly. 12. Which of the following sentences is a sentence fragment? A) Running through the park on a sunny day. B) Although she was tired, she finished her homework. C) He went to the store to buy some milk. D) The dog barked loudly at the stranger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running through the park on a sunny day. 13. What's wrong with this sentence? "She went to the store she bought milk." A) No error. B) Run-on sentence. C) Sentence fragment. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on sentence. 14. Which sentence correctly fixes the dangling modifier in the sentence: "Walking to school, the rain began to fall." A) The rain, walking to school, began to fall. B) While I was walking to school, the rain began to fall. C) Walking to school, it started to rain. D) The rain began to fall, walking to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While I was walking to school, the rain began to fall. 15. True or False:The sentence 'Ran to the store for milk.' is a fragment because it is missing a subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. True or False:The following revision correctly fixes the run-on sentence 'I have a test tomorrow I need to study' by turning it into one complete sentence:'Because I have a test tomorrow, I need to study.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Select the sentence that is a run-on (fused sentence). A) I like pizza, but my brother likes tacos. B) We went to the park it was fun. C) Since it was raining, we stayed inside. D) The movie was long and boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the park it was fun. 18. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct: "The artist sketched the portrait, her subject sat perfectly still." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Complete the sentence to maintain parallel structure:'The best parts of the camping trip were hiking in the woods, telling stories by the fire, and ..... ' A) We also roasted marshmallows. B) The marshmallows we roasted. C) Roasting marshmallows. D) To roast marshmallows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roasting marshmallows. 20. True or False:The following is a run-on sentence:'I love pizza my brother prefers tacos.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Identify the error in the following sentence:'The cat sat on the mat it was very comfortable.' A) Run-on sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentence. 22. Read the sentence: "My favorite hobby is reading I can spend hours in the library." What type of error is this? A) Run-on sentence. B) Sentence fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentence. 23. What is the best way to revise this sentence to fix the comma splice? 'My dog knows several tricks, he can shake hands.' A) My dog knows several tricks he can shake hands. B) My dog knows several tricks, for example, he can shake hands. C) My dog knows several tricks, and he can shake hands. D) My dog knows several tricks, shaking hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My dog knows several tricks, and he can shake hands. 24. Select the sentence that contains a comma splice. A) My friend loves to draw, and she is very talented. B) I have a basketball game tonight, I'm a little nervous. C) Even though it was cold, we still went for a walk. D) Let's get pizza after the movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have a basketball game tonight, I'm a little nervous. 25. True or False:This revised sentence is now grammatically correct and clear: "The dog belongs to my neighbor, which has a fluffy tail and brown spots." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Read the following sentence:'My brother loves video games he plays them every day after school.' How would you classify this sentence? A) Run-on sentence. B) Fragment. C) Correct as is. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentence. 27. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence to fix the comma splice:The library is my favorite place to study, ..... always quiet there. A) For it's. B) It's. C) It is. D) And it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For it's. 28. True or False:The sentence 'He loves to read, his favorite genre is fantasy' is a comma splice, and it can be corrected by changing the comma to a period. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Correct the comma splice by adding a logical coordinating conjunction:'The cake smelled delicious, ..... we had to wait until after dinner to eat it.' A) So. B) But. C) Nor. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 30. In the sentence 'After finishing my chores, the video games were played for an hour, ' the opening phrase is a dangling modifier because the person who ..... is not named in the sentence. A) Lasted for an hour. B) Owned the chores. C) Played the games. D) Finished the chores. 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