This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:The revision below correctly fixes the comma splice.Original:'My dad is a great cook, he makes the best spaghetti.'Revision:'My dad is a great cook and he makes the best spaghetti.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Identify the error: "Because I was tired." A) Run-on sentence. B) Sentence fragment. C) No error. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence fragment. 3. True or False:The comma in the following sentence is used correctly and does not create a comma splice.He didn't study for the test, therefore, he was not confident. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Complete the sentence to create proper parallel structure:To be a good friend, you should be loyal, supportive, and ..... A) Being honest. B) You need to be honest. C) Honesty is important. D) Honest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Honest. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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 3. B) Sentence 4. C) Sentence 1. D) Sentence 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence 3. 8. 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) Make a presentation. C) Creating a presentation. D) A presentation will be made. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make a presentation. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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) Fail rarely who study. C) Who rarely study. D) Rarely, who study,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who rarely study. 12. 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. 13. 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) The phone rang loudly, startling the cat. B) The phone, startling the cat, rang loudly. C) The cat was startled by the phone ringing loudly. D) Startling the cat, the phone rang loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The phone rang loudly, startling the cat. 14. 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. 15. 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) We would practice,. B) In the morning practice,. C) The coach said,. D) In the morning,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the morning,. 16. Select the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:'If I ..... you, I would apologize immediately.' A) Be. B) Was. C) Am. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 17. 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) Drinking plenty of water is important. B) To drink plenty of water. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. In the sentence "Covered in mud, my mom gave the dog a bath, " the modifier "Covered in mud" is intended to describe ..... A) Gave. B) The bath. C) The dog. D) My mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog. 21. Which sentence correctly fixes this comma splice? 'We went to the beach, it was too cold to swim.' A) We went to the beach, but it was too cold to swim. B) We went to the beach it was too cold to swim. C) We went to the beach, it was, too cold to swim. D) Going to the beach, it was too cold to swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We went to the beach, but it was too cold to swim. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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: C) . He. 25. 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. 26. Which of the following is a phrase fragment? A) My sister, who is a great artist, painted that picture. B) To finish his homework before dinner. C) He left. D) Since she was late, she missed the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To finish his homework before dinner. 27. 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. 28. To make the meaning clear, where should the phrase 'with a broken wing' be placed? 'I saw a bird ..... on the fence.' A) I saw with a broken wing. B) With a broken wing. C) On the fence with a broken wing. D) , with a broken wing,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a broken wing. 29. The sentence 'Looking out the window, the mountains were covered in snow' contains a dangling modifier. Which option correctly rewrites the sentence? A) Looking out the window, the snow covered the mountains. B) The mountains were covered in snow looking out the window. C) Covered in snow, the mountains were looking out the window. 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. 30. 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. 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