This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank:The group of friends on the bus ..... laughing loudly at a joke. A) Were. B) And. C) Because. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 2. Pocketknives can be very dangerous, Dad told me to be careful with mine he doesn't want me to cut myself. A) Change the comma to a period and add a semi-colon after "mine.". B) Add the word "and" after the comma. C) Delete the comma after "dangerous.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change the comma to a period and add a semi-colon after "mine.". 3. To fix the fragment 'After the game.', you must combine it with a main clause. Complete the following sentence to demonstrate this: ..... we all went out for ice cream. A) After the game, and. B) After the game then. C) After the game. D) After the game,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the game,. 4. True or False:The following sentence uses correct parallel structure:'The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should eat a good breakfast, and to be on time for the game.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Read the following group of words: "Because the team practiced every day after school." How should this group of words be classified? A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on Sentence. D) Correct Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence Fragment. 6. To fix the dangling modifier in the sentence "Walking to the store, the rain began to fall, " the second part of the sentence should be rewritten to start with a logical subject, such as ..... A) I was caught in the downpour. B) It started to get windy. C) Getting wet became a problem. D) The clouds opened up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was caught in the downpour. 7. Which of the following is a sentence fragment because it's a dependent clause standing alone? A) Was the concert fun last night?. B) Go clean your room right now. C) After we finished the big project. D) The cat napped on the warm windowsill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After we finished the big project. 8. Which option best corrects this run-on sentence? 'The dog barked loudly the mail carrier dropped the letters and ran.' A) The dog barked loudly, the mail carrier dropped the letters and ran. B) The dog barked loudly, so the mail carrier dropped the letters and ran. C) The dog barked loudly the mail carrier dropped, the letters and ran. D) The dog barked loudly and the mail carrier dropped the letters and ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog barked loudly, so the mail carrier dropped the letters and ran. 9. Two or more independent clauses without any punctuation between them is a ..... A) Run-on sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentence. 10. Which of the following sentences has the modifier placed correctly for the clearest meaning? A) The student with a smile turned in the homework assignment to the teacher. B) After grading it, the teacher returned the homework with a smile. C) The student turned in the homework assignment to the teacher with a smile. D) With a smile, the student turned in the homework assignment to the teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With a smile, the student turned in the homework assignment to the teacher. 11. True or False:The sentence 'I love pizza, it's my favorite food' is a run-on sentence, specifically a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Identify the sentence type: "My favorite color is blue, my sister likes red." A) Fragment. B) Comma splice. C) Run-on sentence. D) Correct sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 13. Choose the best way to complete the thought:While the teacher was explaining the project, ..... A) Sarah taking notes quietly. B) Sarah was taking notes quietly. C) And Sarah was taking notes quietly. D) Sarah, who was taking notes quietly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarah was taking notes quietly. 14. True or False:The sentence 'We can go to the beach, or we can go to the pool' correctly uses a comma to join two independent clauses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Fill in the blank to correctly form a compound sentence:My sister loves to draw, ..... I prefer to read books. A) And. B) So. C) But. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 16. The original sentence has a dangling modifier:'Looking up at the sky, the clouds looked like animals.' Complete the sentence with the best revision:Looking up at the sky, ..... A) I thought the clouds looked like animals. B) It seemed the clouds looked like animals. C) The animals were shaped like clouds. D) The clouds looked like animals to me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I thought the clouds looked like animals. 17. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct:I like pizza, my friend prefers tacos. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. True or False:In the sentence "The phone fell out of my pocket, it cracked on the pavement, " the comma splice can be correctly fixed by changing the comma to a period and capitalizing 'it.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. In the sentence 'Covered in sprinkles, the baker handed the child the donut, ' which word is incorrectly being described as 'covered in sprinkles'? A) Baker. B) Child. C) Donut. D) Handed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baker. 20. Which revision is correct? "Because the store was closed." A) We went home the store was closed because. B) The store was closed because. C) Because the store was closed, we went home. D) Because, the store was closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the store was closed, we went home. 21. What is the best way to correct the comma splice in this sentence: "The concert was amazing, we sang along to every song." A) Remove the comma completely. B) Add the word "because" after the comma. C) Replace the comma with a semicolon. D) Change "we sang" to "singing" . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Replace the comma with a semicolon. 22. The sentence 'The teacher said on Monday she would give us the results' is ambiguous. Which option below is NOT a possible clear meaning of the sentence? A) The teacher said that on Monday she would give us the results. B) The teacher spoke on Monday to say she would give us the results. C) On Monday, the teacher said she would give us the results. D) The teacher's results from Monday were what she said she would give us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher's results from Monday were what she said she would give us. 23. Read the paragraph below. Which numbered sentence is a run-on? (1) My family went camping last weekend. (2) We set up our tent near a lake it was a beautiful spot. (3) My dad started a campfire while my mom prepared dinner. (4) Later, we told stories and roasted marshmallows. A) Sentence 2. B) Sentence 1. C) Sentence 4. D) Sentence 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence 2. 24. The following sentence contains a dangling modifier: "After simmering for an hour, my mom took the soup off the stove." Which revision best clarifies the meaning? A) My mom took the soup off the stove that simmered for an hour. B) Simmering for an hour, my mom's soup was taken off the stove. C) My mom, after simmering for an hour, took the soup off the stove. D) After the soup simmered for an hour, my mom took it off the stove. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the soup simmered for an hour, my mom took it off the stove. 25. Identify the error in the sentence:The sudden noise frightened the baby and made it to cry. A) Sudden. B) Frightened. C) And. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 26. To fix the sentence, 'On vacation, my family enjoys swimming, hiking, and to visit museums, ' what is the best change to create parallel structure? A) Change 'swimming' to 'to swim'. B) No change is needed because the list is fine. C) Change 'to visit' to 'visiting'. D) Change 'hiking' to 'a hike'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change 'to visit' to 'visiting'. 27. Which sentence contains a 'squinting' modifier, a phrase that could ambiguously modify either the words before it or the words after it? A) Running quickly, I managed to catch the bus. B) He promised on his way home to stop for milk. C) I only ate one piece of cake. D) The student who cheats often gets caught. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He promised on his way home to stop for milk. 28. True or False:In the sentence, 'Covered in chocolate sauce, the little girl enjoyed the ice cream sundae, ' the modifier 'Covered in chocolate sauce' is placed correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. Which sentence correctly places the modifying phrase 'with a broken zipper'? A) The student with a broken zipper carried the backpack. B) The student carried the backpack with a broken zipper. C) The student carried with a broken zipper the backpack. D) With a broken zipper, the student carried the backpack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The student carried the backpack with a broken zipper. 30. Complete the sentence to fix the fragment:'The dog with the fluffy tail and floppy ears ..... ' A) Wagging excitedly. B) A golden retriever. C) In the backyard. D) Ran across the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ran across the park. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesFixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 1Fixing 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books