This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Read the sentence:'Walking through the woods, the trees looked spooky.' Which part of the sentence is the dangling participial phrase? A) Through the woods. B) Looked spooky. C) Walking through the woods. D) The trees looked spooky. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking through the woods. 2. Choose the correctly repaired version of this sentence, which contains a comma splice: "My brother loves to play video games, he can play for hours." A) My brother loves to play video games, and he can play for hours. B) My brother loves to play video games he can play for hours. C) My brother, who loves to play video games, he can play for hours. D) My brother loves to play video games, also he can play for hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother loves to play video games, and he can play for hours. 3. Choose the best way to combine the sentences by filling in the blank:'We went to the library ..... books for our project.' A) , to find. B) To find. C) ; to find. D) . To find. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To find. 4. When two or more independent clauses are joined together without any punctuation or a connecting word, the error is called a ..... sentence. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) Complex. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 5. The sentence 'After finishing my project, the couch felt very comfortable' contains a dangling modifier. Choose the best revision to complete the introductory phrase:After finishing my project, ..... A) I thought the couch felt very comfortable. B) My relaxation on the couch felt comfortable. C) It was nice that the couch felt comfortable. D) The couch felt very comfortable to me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I thought the couch felt very comfortable. 6. Complete the sentence by choosing the best way to connect the two ideas: ..... the movie was three hours long, I enjoyed every minute of it. A) Since. B) Although. C) And. D) Therefore,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 7. Read the short paragraph below and find the sentence that contains an error. (1) My friends and I decided to build a treehouse. (2) We gathered wood, nails, and all of our tools. (3) Working together for the entire weekend. (4) Finally, we had a finished, if wobbly, new fort. A) Sentence 1. B) Sentence 2. C) Sentence 3. D) Sentence 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence 3. 8. Read the following group of words:'After we finished the big science project.' Which term best describes this group of words? A) A run-on sentence. B) A sentence fragment. C) A compound sentence. D) A complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sentence fragment. 9. Fill in the blank to create a complete sentence: ..... to the store to buy milk. A) My brother went. B) Going. C) Went. D) After going. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother went. 10. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence to avoid a misplaced modifier:I bought a ..... for my sister. A) Bicycle with a basket on the front. B) Bicycle I bought with a basket. C) With a basket on the front bicycle. D) Bicycle for my sister with a basket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bicycle with a basket on the front. 11. Read the sentence:'Having finished all the chores, the video game was finally played.' The dangling modifier 'Having finished all the chores' logically needs to describe ..... A) The video game. B) The time. C) A person. D) The chores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person. 12. In the sentence 'Covered in chocolate sauce, my mom served us the brownies, ' the phrase 'Covered in chocolate sauce' is a misplaced modifier that incorrectly describes ..... A) My mom. B) Us. C) The sauce. D) The brownies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My mom. 13. To make the meaning clear in the sentence 'The veterinarian gently examined the bird, ' the phrase 'with the broken wing' should be inserted ..... A) After 'gently'. B) After 'veterinarian'. C) At the beginning of the sentence. D) After 'bird'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After 'bird'. 14. True or False:In the sentence, 'Covered in chocolate sauce, the little girl enjoyed the ice cream sundae, ' the phrase 'Covered in chocolate sauce' is a misplaced modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. You are given two flawed sentences:1. While waiting for the bus. 2. The dog barked at the cat it ran up a tree. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence to fix the fragment (Sentence 1):While waiting for the bus, ..... A) The cat ran up a tree. B) I saw my friend. C) And the dog barked. D) Running up a tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I saw my friend. 16. True or False:The following group of words is a sentence fragment:After the long and tiring soccer practice in the rain. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Which word correctly begins the sentence to form a complete thought? ..... the storm passed, a bright rainbow appeared in the sky. A) After. B) Running. C) And. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 18. True or False:The sentence "My dad is a great cook, his specialty is lasagna" is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. When identifying correct sentence structure, which of the following sentences is free of fragment or run-on errors? A) I finished my homework then I watched a movie. B) Because the storm was getting worse and the power might go out. C) We went to the beach, but it was too cold to swim. D) My brother got a new video game, he plays it all the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We went to the beach, but it was too cold to swim. 20. What is the most effective way to fix the following sentence? 'We went to the beach it was sunny we built a sandcastle.' A) Add a comma after 'beach' and a comma after 'sunny.'. B) Change the sentence into three separate, short sentences. C) Combine the ideas using conjunctions, like 'We went to the beach because it was sunny, and we built a sandcastle.'. D) Remove all punctuation to make it flow better. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Combine the ideas using conjunctions, like 'We went to the beach because it was sunny, and we built a sandcastle.'. 21. Which option correctly fixes the comma splice in this sentence? 'My best friend is moving to another state, I'm going to miss her a lot.' A) My best friend is moving to another state, so I'm going to miss her a lot. B) Because my best friend is moving to another state, I'm going to miss her. C) My best friend is moving to another state, I will miss her. D) My best friend is moving to another state I'm going to miss her a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My best friend is moving to another state, so I'm going to miss her a lot. 22. Read the short paragraph below. Which numbered sentence is a run-on sentence?(1) My dog, Sparky, is very playful. (2) He loves to chase squirrels they always run up the big oak tree. (3) After he gets tired, he takes a long nap on the couch. (4) I think he dreams about catching them. A) Sentence 2. B) Sentence 3. C) Sentence 4. D) Sentence 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence 2. 23. Original sentence:Walking through the forest, the trees looked spooky. Which sentence corrects the dangling modifier? A) The trees, walking through the forest, looked spooky. B) Walking through the forest, the spooky trees were seen. C) As I was walking through the forest, the trees looked spooky. D) The trees looked spooky, walking through the forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As I was walking through the forest, the trees looked spooky. 24. A sentence fragment is an error that occurs when a subject and verb are missing. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 25. The sentence "Driving through the mountains, the scenery was breathtaking" contains a dangling modifier. Choose the revision that best clarifies the illogical meaning. A) While we were driving through the mountains, the scenery was breathtaking. B) Driving through the mountains, the breathtaking scenery was seen. C) The breathtaking scenery was driving through the mountains. D) The scenery was breathtaking, driving through the mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While we were driving through the mountains, the scenery was breathtaking. 26. Fill in the blank to correctly fix this sentence: "The movie starts at 7:00 p.m ..... we should leave now." A) , so. B) ; because. C) ,. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , so. 27. Start with the complete sentence:'The science fair was a huge success.' Which of the following phrases, when added, creates a run-on sentence? A) Many students won awards. B) , and many students won awards. C) ; many students won awards. D) . Many students won awards. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many students won awards. 28. Which of the following is a sentence fragment because it is missing a subject? A) After the game ended. B) Ran to the store for milk. C) The dog, a golden retriever. D) She forgot her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ran to the store for milk. 29. Read the passage:'Hoping to win the prize. The team practiced every day, they were very dedicated.' True or False:This passage contains a run-on (fused) sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Complete the sentence by correctly attaching the phrase fragment:' ..... , the team celebrated their victory.' A) Sounded the final buzzer. B) The final buzzer sounded. C) After the final buzzer sounded. D) After the final buzzer sounded. 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