This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the best way to fix 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) My alarm didn't go off this morning, so I was late for school. C) My alarm didn't go off this morning and I was late for school. D) My alarm didn't go off this morning I was late for school and it was bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My alarm didn't go off this morning, so I was late for school. 2. Choose the punctuation that best corrects the run-on sentence:'The school bell rang ..... everyone rushed out of the classroom.' A) -. B) ;. C) ,. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ;. 3. In the sentence 'Reading the book quickly made my head hurt, ' the squinting modifier is the word ..... A) Book. B) Quickly. C) Reading. D) Hurt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly. 4. True or False:The best way to fix the fragment "My best friend from summer camp." is to add a verb and complete the thought, like this: "My best friend from summer camp is visiting me next week." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Which revision best corrects this comma splice? We can go to the movies, we can go bowling instead. A) Because we can go to the movies, we can go bowling instead. B) We can go to the movies, also we can go bowling instead. C) We can go to the movies; we can go bowling instead. D) We can go to the movies we can go bowling instead. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We can go to the movies; we can go bowling instead. 6. Fix this run-on: "He enjoys swimming he goes to the pool daily." A) He enjoys swimming, he goes to the pool daily. B) He enjoys swimming, and he goes to the pool daily. C) He enjoys swimming he, goes to the pool daily. D) He enjoys, swimming he goes to the pool daily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He enjoys swimming, and he goes to the pool daily. 7. Which sentence contains a "squinting modifier, " a word or phrase that could be describing what comes before it OR what comes after it? A) The book on the top shelf is the one I need. B) The student who studies often gets good grades. C) She quietly tiptoed past the sleeping baby. D) I promised on my way home to buy some milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I promised on my way home to buy some milk. 8. Which word needs to be fixed in this sentence? She was suppose to meet us at the cafe. A) Suppose. B) Us. C) Cafe. D) Meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suppose. 9. Which sentence has the modifying phrase placed correctly? A) The student turned in the homework with a smile that was a week late. B) Covered in mud, the owner washed his dog. C) The girl in the blue jacket won the race. D) I bought a bicycle for my brother with a flat tire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The girl in the blue jacket won the race. 10. Which sentence best fixes the dangling modifier? 'After finishing my homework, the TV was turned on.' A) Finishing my homework, the TV was turned on. B) After finishing my homework, I turned on the TV. C) The TV, after finishing my homework, was turned on. D) The TV was turned on after finishing my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After finishing my homework, I turned on the TV. 11. True or False:The only way to fix a comma splice is to replace the comma with a period. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. True or False:The following sentence contains a comma splice:'My favorite season is fall, the leaves change beautiful colors.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Read the sentence:'The museum displayed a dinosaur bone in the main hall that was discovered last year.' What is the literal, but humorous, meaning of this sentence due to the misplaced modifier? A) The museum was discovered last year. B) The main hall was discovered last year. C) The dinosaur bone was discovered last year. D) The display was created last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The main hall was discovered last year. 14. Fix this comma splice: "It's raining outside, I need an umbrella." A) It's raining outside I need an umbrella. B) It's raining outside; I need an umbrella. C) It's raining outside, so I need an umbrella. D) Both b and c are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both b and c are correct. 15. Select the option that correctly combines the following two sentences: "The storm was getting worse. We decided to cancel the picnic." A) The storm was getting worse, we decided to cancel the picnic. B) Because the storm was getting worse, we decided to cancel the picnic. C) The storm was getting worse and we decided to cancel the picnic and we went home. D) The storm, getting worse, we canceled the picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the storm was getting worse, we decided to cancel the picnic. 16. True or False:To be considered a complete sentence, a group of words must contain at least one independent clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Which sentence correctly places the modifying phrase 'with a broken wing'? A) I saw a bird on the way to school with a broken wing. B) I saw a bird with my binoculars that had a broken wing. C) With a broken wing, I saw a bird on the way to school. D) On the way to school, I saw a bird with a broken wing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the way to school, I saw a bird with a broken wing. 18. Which sentence below demonstrates incorrect comma usage, creating a comma splice? A) Before the party, we decorated the entire house. B) The dog barked, and the cat ran away. C) Sam is a great artist, he loves to paint landscapes. D) For my birthday, I received a bike, a helmet, and a new book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sam is a great artist, he loves to paint landscapes. 19. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct and free of errors? A) The dog barked loudly the mail carrier was scared. B) Even though the movie had already started. C) The dog barked loudly, the mail carrier was scared. D) I finished my homework, so I could play video games. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I finished my homework, so I could play video games. 20. Which sentence below has the modifier placed correctly for the clearest meaning? A) The owner washed his dog covered in mud. B) Covered in mud, the owner washed his dog. C) The owner washed his dog, which was covered in mud. D) Washing his dog, the mud was everywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The owner washed his dog, which was covered in mud. 21. In the sentence "The teacher said on Monday she would return our tests, " the squinting modifier is ..... A) The teacher said. B) On Monday. C) She would return. D) Our tests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On Monday. 22. Complete the sentence to fix the fragment: "While the audience waited for the show to start, ..... " A) They checked their phones and talked quietly. B) And the lights dimmed slowly. C) Waiting and waiting for something to happen. D) The curtain still down on the stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They checked their phones and talked quietly. 23. To correctly combine two sentences and avoid a run-on, choose the best option to complete the sentence: "Maria is a talented artist, ..... she won the school's art competition." A) For. B) But. C) So. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 24. Which sentence has a comma splice error? A) I like pizza, but my brother prefers tacos. B) We went to the park, it was a sunny day. C) The dog barked loudly. D) After we finished our homework, we watched a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the park, it was a sunny day. 25. True or False:The following revision correctly fixes the run-on sentence 'I got home late I still had to do my homework.' $\rightarrow$ 'I got home late; I still had to do my homework.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. Original comma splice:'The movie starts at 7:00 PM, we should leave soon.' Fill in the blank with the punctuation that best fixes the error:'The movie starts at 7:00 PM ..... we should leave soon.' A) ;. B) , and. C) , but. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 27. Complete the sentence with the option that correctly joins the two clauses:'The storm knocked out the power, ..... we had to use candles to see.' A) So. B) Then. C) And then. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 28. Now, revise the sentence 'The coach said in the morning we would practice' to make it clear that the *practice* will happen in the morning. 'The coach said we would practice ..... ' A) He said in the morning. B) In the morning. C) In the morning, he said. D) And he said it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the morning. 29. The sentence 'Telling secrets quickly can cause problems' is ambiguous. This squinting modifier means 'quickly' could be describing either telling or ..... A) Telling. B) Secrets. C) Can cause. D) Problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can cause. 30. True or False:The following group of words is a sentence fragment:'Because the game went into overtime and everyone was on the edge of their seats.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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