This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence to create proper parallel structure:To be a good friend, you should be loyal, supportive, and ..... A) You need to be honest. B) Honest. C) Honesty is important. D) Being honest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Honest. 2. Three of the following sentences contain the same type of error. Which sentence has a DIFFERENT type of error? A) The dog barked all night my parents couldn't sleep. B) I love pizza it is my favorite food. C) After we finished our homework and cleaned our rooms. D) She finished her project then she went to the movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After we finished our homework and cleaned our rooms. 3. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct and does not contain a comma splice:'My mom is a great cook, her lasagna is the best.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Read the short paragraph below and identify which sentence contains a comma splice. (1) Our school's talent show was a huge success. (2) Many students performed amazing acts. (3) My friend Sarah sang a beautiful song, everyone gave her a standing ovation. (4) I hope we have another one next year. A) Sentence 2. B) Sentence 3. C) Sentence 1. D) Sentence 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence 3. 5. Fill in the blank with the option that keeps the sentence parallel:For my science project, I need to research my topic, write a report, and ..... A) To make a presentation. B) Creating a presentation. C) A presentation will be made. D) Make a presentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make a presentation. 6. True or False:The phrase 'Because the game was cancelled' is a sentence fragment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which sentence best corrects the dangling modifier in 'Singing loudly, the song was my favorite'? A) Singing loudly, I enjoyed my favorite song. B) The song was my favorite, and I was singing loudly. C) My favorite song, singing loudly, was on the radio. D) Because the song was my favorite, I was singing loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Singing loudly, I enjoyed my favorite song. 8. The sentence 'Students who study rarely fail' is ambiguous. To clarify that the students *do not study often*, complete the revision:Students ..... fail. A) Who study, rarely,. B) Who rarely study. C) Rarely, who study,. D) Fail rarely who study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who rarely study. 9. Combine the following sentences to eliminate the fragment:'We had to cancel the picnic. Because of the sudden thunderstorm.' Complete the new sentence:We had to cancel the picnic ..... A) Because of the sudden thunderstorm. B) , because of the sudden thunderstorm. C) And it was because of the sudden thunderstorm. D) So, because of the sudden thunderstorm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of the sudden thunderstorm. 10. Combine the following phrases into the most logical and grammatically sound sentence:(a) the phone rang loudly, (b) startling the cat, (c) while I was doing my homework.While I was doing my homework, ..... A) Startling the cat, the phone rang loudly. B) The cat was startled by the phone ringing loudly. C) The phone, startling the cat, rang loudly. D) The phone rang loudly, startling the cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The phone rang loudly, startling the cat. 11. True or False:The following revision correctly fixes the comma splice. Original: "My dog loves to play fetch, he could do it for hours."Revision: "My dog loves to play fetch and he could do it for hours." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Revise the sentence 'The coach said in the morning we would practice' to make it clear that the *saying* happened in the morning. ' ..... the coach said we would practice.' A) In the morning,. B) We would practice,. C) The coach said,. D) In the morning practice,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the morning,. 13. Select the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:'If I ..... you, I would apologize immediately.' A) Be. B) Am. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 14. To fix the parallel structure, which phrase best completes this sentence? "The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should eat a good breakfast, and ..... " A) To drink plenty of water. B) Drinking plenty of water is important. C) They should drink plenty of water. D) That they should drink plenty of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That they should drink plenty of water. 15. True or False:The group of words 'Jumped over the fence' is a complete sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Complete the sentence to fix the phrase fragment:'To get a good grade on the test, ' A) I need to study every night. B) Studying hard for it. C) Which is my main goal. D) And getting enough sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I need to study every night. 17. In the sentence "Covered in mud, my mom gave the dog a bath, " the modifier "Covered in mud" is intended to describe ..... A) The bath. B) Gave. C) My mom. D) The dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dog. 18. Which sentence correctly fixes this comma splice? 'We went to the beach, it was too cold to swim.' A) We went to the beach, it was, too cold to swim. B) Going to the beach, it was too cold to swim. C) We went to the beach, but it was too cold to swim. D) We went to the beach it was too cold to swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We went to the beach, but it was too cold to swim. 19. Which of the following options best corrects the run-on sentence:'My favorite season is fall the leaves change colors.'? A) My favorite season is fall, the leaves change colors. B) My favorite season is fall the leaves, change colors. C) My favorite season is fall; the leaves change colors. D) My favorite season is fall, and the leaves change colors so. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My favorite season is fall; the leaves change colors. 20. True or False:The following group of words is a complete sentence: "While the students were taking their test." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Choose the option that correctly fills the blank to fix the run-on sentence:My brother loves playing video games ..... he could play all day. A) , because. B) . He. C) He. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . He. 22. The sentence "Walking home from school, the rain started to pour, I got completely soaked" contains which two errors? A) Dangling modifier and comma splice. B) Misplaced modifier and run-on sentence. C) Sentence fragment and comma splice. D) Dangling modifier and sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling modifier and comma splice. 23. Which of the following is a phrase fragment? A) He left. B) To finish his homework before dinner. C) My sister, who is a great artist, painted that picture. D) Since she was late, she missed the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To finish his homework before dinner. 24. Fill in the blank to correctly combine the two sentences:'We can go to the movies. We can go bowling instead.' A) Movies, or we can go. B) Movies or we can go. C) Movies, and we can go. D) Movies we can go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Movies, or we can go. 25. To make the meaning clear, where should the phrase 'with a broken wing' be placed? 'I saw a bird ..... on the fence.' A) With a broken wing. B) , with a broken wing,. C) I saw with a broken wing. D) On the fence with a broken wing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With a broken wing. 26. The sentence 'Looking out the window, the mountains were covered in snow' contains a dangling modifier. Which option correctly rewrites the sentence? A) Covered in snow, the mountains were looking out the window. B) The mountains were covered in snow looking out the window. C) Looking out the window, the snow covered the mountains. D) As I looked out the window, I saw that the mountains were covered in snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As I looked out the window, I saw that the mountains were covered in snow. 27. Which of the following is NOT a standard way to fix a comma splice? A) Replace the comma with a period to create two separate sentences. B) Replace the comma with a semicolon. C) Keep the comma and add a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). D) Remove the comma entirely and leave the two sentences as they are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remove the comma entirely and leave the two sentences as they are. 28. Complete the sentence by correctly attaching the fragment: ..... Maria scrolled through her phone. A) Waiting for her friends. B) While waiting for her friends,. C) While waiting for her friends, she. D) While waiting for her friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While waiting for her friends,. 29. The sentence 'The waiter served a steak to the customer that was medium-rare' contains a misplaced modifier. What is the unintended, literal meaning of the sentence? A) The restaurant was medium-rare. B) The customer was medium-rare. C) The steak was medium-rare. D) The waiter was medium-rare. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The customer was medium-rare. 30. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct and free of structural errors? A) While cooking dinner, the smoke alarm went off, scaring the cat. B) While I was cooking dinner, the smoke alarm went off and scared the cat. C) Scaring the cat, the smoke alarm went off while I was cooking dinner. D) The smoke alarm went off, I was cooking dinner and the cat got scared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While I was cooking dinner, the smoke alarm went off and scared the cat. 31. Read the short passage: "Running for the bus. I almost dropped my books, I managed to catch them. The driver waited for me he was very kind." Which type of sentence error is NOT present in this passage? A) Dangling Modifier. B) Run-on (Fused) Sentence. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 32. True or False:The comma in the following sentence is used correctly:'After a long and difficult practice, the team was exhausted, they all went home to rest.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 33. Read the paragraph below. Which numbered sentence is a run-on?"(1) My family went camping last weekend. (2) We packed our tent and sleeping bags it was going to be cold at night. (3) On Saturday, we went for a long hike in the woods. (4) I can't wait to go again." A) Sentence 1. B) Sentence 3. C) Sentence 4. D) Sentence 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence 2. 34. Complete the sentence to correctly fix the phrase fragment: ..... , the team celebrated their victory. A) The championship game was won. B) To win the championship game. C) Having won the championship game. D) After winning the championship game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having won the championship game. 35. Which sentence uses correct parallel structure? A) For my birthday, I like getting presents, to eat cake, and playing games. B) For my birthday, I like to get presents, eating cake, and to play games. C) For my birthday, I like getting presents, eating cake, and playing games. D) For my birthday, I like to get presents, to eat cake, and playing games. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For my birthday, I like getting presents, eating cake, and playing games. 36. What is the error in this sentence? 'Hoping to win the first-place prize.' A) It's a comma splice. B) It's a phrase fragment. C) It's a run-on sentence. D) There is no error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's a phrase fragment. 37. Since you finished your work early, you can take a break. A) No error. B) Run-on sentence. C) Sentence fragment. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No error. 38. What's the error? "She is a talented musician, she plays three instruments." A) No error. B) Comma splice. C) Run-on sentence. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 39. Choose the best way to fix this fragment:'The dog with the floppy ears and the wagging tail.' A) The dog, with the floppy ears and the wagging tail. B) With the floppy ears and the wagging tail, the dog. C) The dog with the floppy ears and the wagging tail ran to greet me. D) The dog. With the floppy ears and the wagging tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog with the floppy ears and the wagging tail ran to greet me. 40. How should this sentence be revised to make it clear that getting in trouble happens frequently?Telling jokes frequently gets you in trouble. A) Telling jokes gets you in trouble frequently. B) In trouble, telling jokes gets you frequently. C) Telling frequent jokes gets you in trouble. D) Frequently telling jokes gets you in trouble. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telling jokes gets you in trouble frequently. 41. True or False:The following sentence is a run-on because it fuses two complete thoughts without any punctuation:'I got a new puppy he is very playful.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. In the sentence 'Covered in chocolate sauce, the waitress served the boy a sundae, ' the misplaced modifier 'Covered in chocolate sauce' incorrectly describes ..... A) The boy. B) The waitress. C) The sundae. D) The sauce. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The waitress. 43. The squinting modifier in "I told him after the movie we would get ice cream" creates two possible meanings. Choose the option that correctly identifies the two things that are unclear. A) When I told him and what we would get. B) Who I told and where we would go. C) When I told him and when we would get ice cream. D) Why I told him and what flavor of ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When I told him and when we would get ice cream. 44. You are given three phrases:'after finishing his homework, ' 'went to the park, ' and 'Marco.' Which of the following sentences correctly and logically combines these elements? A) After finishing his homework, Marco went to the park. B) Marco went to the park, after finishing his homework. C) After finishing his homework, the park was where Marco went. D) Marco, after finishing his homework, and went to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After finishing his homework, Marco went to the park. 45. Choose the phrase that correctly completes the sentence, avoiding a dangling modifier:' ..... , the rain began to fall.' A) After my walk to school. B) Walking to school. C) Having walked to school. D) While I was walking to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While I was walking to school. 46. To ensure correct modifier placement, where is the best place to insert the phrase "with mustard" in the following sentence? "The boy ate the sandwich ..... that his mom made for lunch." A) The boy with mustard ate the sandwich . B) The boy ate the sandwich with mustard . C) The boy ate the sandwich that his mom made with mustard . D) For lunch with mustard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boy ate the sandwich with mustard . 47. To make the sentence logical, the phrase 'covered in mud' should be placed immediately after which word? "The boy greeted his dog ..... after playing in the rain." A) Rain. B) Greeted. C) Boy. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dog. 48. Read the paragraph below. Which sentence contains a run-on error?(1) My family went camping last weekend. (2) We set up our tent near the lake it was a beautiful spot. (3) The first night, we told stories around the campfire. (4) I can't wait to go again. A) Sentence (4). B) Sentence (2). C) Sentence (3). D) Sentence (1). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence (2). 49. True or False:The revision 'The movie was long; however, it was very exciting' correctly fixes the comma splice 'The movie was long, it was very exciting.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. In the faulty sentence, 'The student was punished by the teacher who was caught cheating, ' who was logically supposed to be the one caught cheating? A) The teacher. B) The student. C) Both the student and the teacher. D) It is impossible to tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The student. 51. The sentence 'The concert was amazing we stayed for the encore' is a run-on. Complete the second sentence to correctly fix this error:'The concert was amazing ..... stayed for the encore.' A) We. B) We. C) And we. D) So we. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We. 52. Which term best describes the following group of words? 'The bell rang the students rushed out of the classroom.' A) Dependent Clause. B) Correct Sentence. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Run-on Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-on Sentence. 53. Three of the following sentences are grammatically correct. Which sentence contains a modifier error? A) The book that I borrowed from the library is on the table. B) I found a wallet walking my dog this morning. C) Hungry and tired, the hikers finally reached the campsite. D) The mechanic fixed the car with the broken engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I found a wallet walking my dog this morning. 54. What is the main error in this sentence? "To finish her art project on time." A) It has incorrect subject-verb agreement. B) It's a phrase fragment. C) It's a run-on sentence. D) It has a comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's a phrase fragment. 55. True or False:The phrases "while waiting for the bus, " "a stray dog, " and "walked up to me" can be correctly combined as "A stray dog walked up to me while waiting for the bus." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 56. Fill in the blank to fix the fragment: ..... so they could get good seats for the show. A) To arrive at the theater early. B) Because they arrived at the theater early. C) Arriving at the theater early. D) They arrived at the theater early. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They arrived at the theater early. 57. True or False:The following sentence contains a comma splice: "Sarah loves to bake cakes, her specialty is chocolate." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. Choose the best conjunction to show a clear cause-and-effect relationship and correctly combine the two ideas:The team practiced hard, ..... they won the championship. A) Or. B) Because. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 59. Among the following options, identify the one that is a correctly formed sentence. A) The dog barking all night at the full moon. B) I love pizza it's my favorite food. C) Although he was tired, he finished his project. D) My sister, a talented artist, and her best friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although he was tired, he finished his project. 60. True or False:The following revision correctly fixes the error? 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