This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank to make this fragment a complete sentence: ..... a huge spider in the corner of the room. A) I saw. B) Was seeing. C) And saw. D) After seeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I saw. 2. Fill in the blank to give the sentence parallel structure:My weekend plans include sleeping in, watching movies, and ..... video games. A) I play. B) Playing. C) To play. D) Will play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing. 3. Select the group of words that is a sentence fragment. A) My best friend gave me a new video game. B) Went to the skate park after school. C) Are you going to the party on Friday?. D) I finished all of my chores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went to the skate park after school. 4. Complete the sentence to fix the comma splice:The movie was getting late, ..... we decided to go home. A) ;. B) Then. C) However. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 5. In the faulty sentence, 'The student returned the library book to the librarian that was overdue, ' what word should the modifier 'that was overdue' logically describe? A) The student. B) The librarian. C) The library book. D) The library. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The library book. 6. True or False:This sentence is grammatically correct:'I wanted to go to the party, but I was too tired, so I stayed home instead.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. She always sings ..... in the concert. A) Beautiful. B) Beautifully. C) Beauty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beautifully. 8. True or False:This sentence contains a comma splice:'The new superhero movie is out, I can't wait to see it.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which option correctly completes the thought started by this dependent clause? 'Although I was really tired ..... ' A) I stayed up to finish the book. B) And I stayed up to finish the book. C) Staying up to finish the book. D) Because I finished the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I stayed up to finish the book. 10. Which of the following describes a valid way to fix a comma splice? A) Add a coordinating conjunction (like 'and', 'but', 'so') after the comma. B) Remove the comma entirely. C) Add a subordinating conjunction (like 'while') after the comma. D) Replace the comma with a colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add a coordinating conjunction (like 'and', 'but', 'so') after the comma. 11. True or False:In the sentence 'Eagerly awaiting the new video game, the controller was gripped tightly, ' the phrase 'Eagerly awaiting the new video game' correctly describes 'the controller.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Two independent clauses joined only by a comma is a ..... A) Run-on sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 13. Which of the following should be placed in the blank to correctly fix the fused sentence? "The team won the championship ..... the city celebrated all night." A) , and. B) ;. C) ,. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ;. 14. The sentence 'Students who study rarely fail' is ambiguous. To clarify that it is the *act of failing* that happens rarely, complete the best revision: ..... students who study fail. A) It is rare that. B) Rarely do. C) Students who study rarely. D) Rarely students do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rarely do. 15. True or False:The following is a grammatically correct and complete sentence:'Although my friend and I studied for hours and felt prepared for the test.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. True or False:The following group of words is a complete sentence:'Because my friend invited me to her party.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Which sentence contains a "squinting modifier, " making its meaning ambiguous? A) Happily, the team celebrated their victory. B) I told him after the game we would get ice cream. C) I only want one piece of cake. D) The dog that was barking loudly ran away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I told him after the game we would get ice cream. 18. Fill in the blank to maintain parallel structure:For my chores, I have to walk the dog, take out the trash, and ..... A) Cleaning my room. B) Clean my room. C) My room needs to be cleaned. D) I have to clean my room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clean my room. 19. The sentence 'She asked him quietly to close the door' is ambiguous due to a squinting modifier. What are the two possible meanings of the sentence? A) The request was quiet, OR the door was quiet. B) She was quiet, OR the door was quiet. C) She was quiet, OR he was quiet. D) The request was quiet, OR the door was to be closed quietly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The request was quiet, OR the door was to be closed quietly. 20. True or False:In the sentence 'Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on, ' the phrase 'the TV was turned on' is a dangling modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Which option correctly revises the following run-on sentence? 'We went to the beach it was too cold to swim.' A) We went to the beach, it was too cold to swim. B) We went 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 and it was too cold to swim so. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We went to the beach, but it was too cold to swim. 22. Select the ONE response that corrects the error in sentence 6. As everyone knows, the best way to become proficient at throwing a football or playing the piano is (a) is no different. A) To practice, public speaking. B) To practice:public speakingTagsE1.W.9.Dv. C) A. to practice; public speaking. D) To practice public, speaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. to practice; public speaking. 23. Complete the sentence to correctly fix the run-on 'My brother loves to read he goes to the library every week':My brother loves to read, ..... A) And he goes to the library every week. B) He goes to the library every week. C) So he goes to the library every week is what he does. D) Goes to the library every week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And he goes to the library every week. 24. Fill in the blank to correctly join the two sentences:'Maria aced her science test ..... she studied for hours.' A) So. B) For. C) , for. D) , but. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , for. 25. Complete the sentence by correctly attaching the dependent clause to form a complete thought: ..... we decided to have a picnic. A) The weather was beautiful,. B) Because the weather was beautiful,. C) Because of the weather being beautiful,. D) Since the weather was beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the weather was beautiful,. 26. The sentence 'She said in the morning she would call' is ambiguous. What are the two possible meanings? A) She spoke in the morning OR she will call in the morning. B) She spoke about the morning OR she will call from the morning. C) She said she would call OR she will call in the morning. D) She spoke in the morning OR she was called in the morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She spoke in the morning OR she will call in the morning. 27. Which group of words is a sentence fragment because it can't stand on its own? A) The video game is challenging. B) I finally beat the last level. C) Because I practiced for weeks. D) My friends cheered for me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because I practiced for weeks. 28. The sentence 'The concert was amazing the band played all my favorite songs' is a run-on. Choose the option that correctly divides it:The concert was amazing; ..... A) The band played all my favorite songs. B) And the band played all my favorite songs. C) The band, played all my favorite songs. D) Because the band played all my favorite songs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The band played all my favorite songs. 29. Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence to fix the fragment:Because the bus was running late this morning, ..... A) I missed the first five minutes of my history class. B) Missing the first five minutes of class. C) Late for school again. D) And I was worried about being tardy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I missed the first five minutes of my history class. 30. Choose the best revision for the following sentence with a comma splice:'I'm really tired, I think I'll go to bed early.' A) I'm really tired and I think I'll go to bed early. B) I'm really tired, so I think I'll go to bed early. C) I'm really tired I think I'll go to bed early. D) Because I'm really tired and going to bed early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm really tired, so I think I'll go to bed early. 31. Read the short paragraph. Which numbered sentence is a sentence fragment? '(1) My friends and I decided to go to the movies. (2) Because we wanted to see the new superhero film. (3) We bought our tickets online to avoid the long lines. (4) It turned out to be a great decision.' A) Sentence 1. B) Sentence 4. C) Sentence 3. D) Sentence 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence 2. 32. In the sentence 'The teacher told the student who was talking quickly to sit down, ' which word is the squinting modifier that creates confusion? A) Quickly. B) Talking. C) Down. D) Told. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly. 33. What's wrong with this sentence? "She went to the store she bought milk." A) Comma splice. B) Sentence fragment. C) Run-on sentence. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on sentence. 34. Which sentence correctly fixes the dangling modifier in the sentence: "Walking to school, the rain began to fall." A) The rain, walking to school, began to fall. B) While I was walking to school, the rain began to fall. C) Walking to school, it started to rain. D) The rain began to fall, walking to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While I was walking to school, the rain began to fall. 35. True or False:The sentence 'Ran to the store for milk.' is a fragment because it is missing a subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. True or False:The following revision correctly fixes the run-on sentence 'I have a test tomorrow I need to study' by turning it into one complete sentence:'Because I have a test tomorrow, I need to study.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. Select the sentence that is a run-on (fused sentence). A) I like pizza, but my brother likes tacos. B) We went to the park it was fun. C) Since it was raining, we stayed inside. D) The movie was long and boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the park it was fun. 38. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct: "The artist sketched the portrait, her subject sat perfectly still." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. Complete the sentence to maintain parallel structure:'The best parts of the camping trip were hiking in the woods, telling stories by the fire, and ..... ' A) We also roasted marshmallows. B) The marshmallows we roasted. C) Roasting marshmallows. D) To roast marshmallows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roasting marshmallows. 40. True or False:The following is a run-on sentence:'I love pizza my brother prefers tacos.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. Identify the error in the following sentence:'The cat sat on the mat it was very comfortable.' A) Sentence fragment. B) Run-on sentence. C) Comma splice. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on sentence. 42. Read the sentence: "My favorite hobby is reading I can spend hours in the library." What type of error is this? A) Misplaced modifier. B) Comma splice. C) Run-on sentence. D) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on sentence. 43. What is the best way to revise this sentence to fix the comma splice? 'My dog knows several tricks, he can shake hands.' A) My dog knows several tricks he can shake hands. B) My dog knows several tricks, for example, he can shake hands. C) My dog knows several tricks, and he can shake hands. D) My dog knows several tricks, shaking hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My dog knows several tricks, and he can shake hands. 44. Select the sentence that contains a comma splice. A) My friend loves to draw, and she is very talented. B) I have a basketball game tonight, I'm a little nervous. C) Even though it was cold, we still went for a walk. D) Let's get pizza after the movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have a basketball game tonight, I'm a little nervous. 45. True or False:This revised sentence is now grammatically correct and clear: "The dog belongs to my neighbor, which has a fluffy tail and brown spots." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 46. Read the following sentence:'My brother loves video games he plays them every day after school.' How would you classify this sentence? A) Comma splice. B) Fragment. C) Run-on sentence. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on sentence. 47. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence to fix the comma splice:The library is my favorite place to study, ..... always quiet there. A) For it's. B) It's. C) It is. D) And it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For it's. 48. True or False:The sentence 'He loves to read, his favorite genre is fantasy' is a comma splice, and it can be corrected by changing the comma to a period. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. Correct the comma splice by adding a logical coordinating conjunction:'The cake smelled delicious, ..... we had to wait until after dinner to eat it.' A) But. B) For. C) So. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 50. In the sentence 'After finishing my chores, the video games were played for an hour, ' the opening phrase is a dangling modifier because the person who ..... is not named in the sentence. A) Lasted for an hour. B) Finished the chores. C) Played the games. D) Owned the chores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finished the chores. 51. Which of the following is a run-on sentence, where two sentences are fused together without any punctuation? A) We went to the park it was a sunny day. B) Did you see the new superhero movie?. C) I like video games, but my sister prefers to read. D) After we finished our homework, we watched a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We went to the park it was a sunny day. 52. Fill in the blank to best combine these two ideas into one sentence:'The concert was amazing ..... the sound system was a little too loud.' A) , the. B) ; although the. C) , and the. D) . The. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ; although the. 53. What is the error type in this sentence:'The book, along with its author, were praised by the critics.' A) Misplaced modifier. B) Subject-verb agreement. C) Pronoun-antecedent agreement. D) Dangling participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject-verb agreement. 54. Complete the sentence with the best punctuation and word:The concert was sold out, ..... we watched it online instead. A) Yet. B) But. C) For. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 55. Identify the two sentence structure errors present in the following sentence:Driving to the store, the rain started to pour, I forgot my umbrella. A) Fragment and Comma Splice. B) Run-on and Misplaced Modifier. C) Dangling Modifier and Comma Splice. D) Fragment and Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling Modifier and Comma Splice. 56. Fill in the blank to fix the fragment:'The three squirrels in my backyard ..... all morning.' A) Chattering and chasing each other. B) Have been chattering and chasing each other. C) With the fluffy tails. D) Up the big oak tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been chattering and chasing each other. 57. A group of words that is missing a subject, a verb, or a complete thought is called a ..... A) Comma splice. B) Dependent clause. C) Run-on sentence. D) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence fragment. 58. In the sentence "Covered in whipped cream, the girl enjoyed the delicious waffle, " which word is the modifier "Covered in whipped cream" incorrectly describing? A) Delicious. B) Waffle. C) Girl. D) Enjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Girl. 59. To correctly combine the fragment with a main clause, complete the following sentence: "After the long and tiring rehearsal, ..... " A) The cast was exhausted. B) And was exhausted. C) Being exhausted by the work. D) The cast, they were exhausted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cast was exhausted. 60. Choose the best way to fix this sentence:'I found a wallet on the sidewalk walking home from school.' A) A wallet was found by me on the sidewalk walking home from school. B) Walking home from school, I found a wallet on the sidewalk. C) On the sidewalk, I found a wallet walking home from school. D) I found a wallet on the sidewalk, I was walking home from school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking home from school, I found a wallet on the sidewalk. ← 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 7Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 8Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books