This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How should the following passage be punctuated to correct the sentence errors? 'The team practiced for hours they were determined to win the final game was the next day.' A) Hours, they were determined to win, the final game. B) Hours. They were determined to win; the final game. C) Hours; they were determined to win. The final game. D) Hours, and they were determined to win, and the final game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hours; they were determined to win. The final game. 2. Which sentence correctly fixes the dangling modifier in this sentence:'Running for the bus, my backpack fell off.'? A) My backpack, running for the bus, fell off. B) As I was running for the bus, my backpack fell off. C) My backpack fell off running for the bus. D) Running for the bus, off fell my backpack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As I was running for the bus, my backpack fell off. 3. Complete the sentence to correctly join the two independent clauses:The concert was sold out ..... every ticket had been purchased weeks in advance. A) ;. B) ,. C) And. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 4. What is the error in this sentence? 'Covered in mud, the towel was not something I wanted to use.' A) Sentence fragment. B) Comma splice. C) Run-on sentence. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misplaced modifier. 5. The following is a run-on sentence:'The library is closed we have to study at home.' Which of the following is the BEST way to correct it? A) The library is closed, we have to study at home. B) The library is closed, so we have to study at home. C) The library is closed; and we have to study at home. D) Because the library is closed. We have to study at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The library is closed, so we have to study at home. 6. True or False:In the sentence 'Eager to go home, the bus arrived right on time, ' the modifier 'Eager to go home' correctly describes the bus. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Consider these sentences:1. I almost ate all the cookies. 2. After the storm passed, the sun came out. 3. My friend invited me to the party, I was excited to go. 4. Driving to the store. True or False:Sentence 2 is the only grammatically flawless sentence in the list. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Which revision best fixes this dependent-clause fragment? 'Because the wifi was down.' A) Because the wifi was down, I couldn't do my research. B) Because the wifi was down. I couldn't do my research. C) The wifi was down, I couldn't do my research. D) The wifi was down so I couldn't do my research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because the wifi was down, I couldn't do my research. 9. Choose the option that correctly divides the run-on sentence: "I love to read books ..... my favorite genre is fantasy." A) Books but, my. B) Books; my. C) Books, my. D) Books my. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Books; my. 10. Which of the following options correctly fixes the run-on sentence below?"The dog barked loudly the mailman was scared." A) Barking loudly, the mailman was scared of the dog. B) The dog barked loudly, the mailman was scared. C) The dog barked loudly the mailman, was scared. D) The dog barked loudly, so the mailman was scared. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dog barked loudly, so the mailman was scared. 11. Choose the best way to revise this sentence to fix the misplaced modifier: "The girl walked the dog in the red jacket." A) The girl walked the dog, which was in a red jacket. B) The girl in the red jacket walked the dog. C) In the red jacket, the girl walked the dog. D) The dog was walked by the girl in the red jacket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The girl in the red jacket walked the dog. 12. Which option creates a comma splice when used to fill in the blank? 'I finished my homework ..... I watched TV.' A) , then. B) ; then. C) , and then. D) . Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , then. 13. True or False:The sentence 'Staring out the window, the birds suddenly flew away' contains both a dangling modifier and a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Dr. Seuss was a very famous author he wrote many best-selling stories for children. A) Add the word "and" between "author" and "he.". B) Add a comma between "author" and "he.". C) Add a semi-colon between "author" and "he.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add a semi-colon between "author" and "he.". 15. Read the sentences below. Which one demonstrates incorrect comma usage, specifically a comma splice? A) We can go to the park, or we can go to the pool. B) The pizza arrived, we were all very hungry. C) After a long, tiring day, I was ready for bed. D) Sarah, my best friend, is moving to another state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pizza arrived, we were all very hungry. 16. Sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 17. To maintain parallel structure, which phrase best completes this sentence? 'My weekend plans include finishing my homework, cleaning my room, and ..... ' A) A movie with my family. B) Watching a movie with my family. C) I will watch a movie with my family. D) To watch a movie with my family. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watching a movie with my family. 18. What is the best way to describe the error in this group of words? 'To finish my science project before the deadline.' A) It's a comma splice. B) It's a run-on sentence. C) It's a complete sentence. D) It's an infinitive phrase fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's an infinitive phrase fragment. 19. Fill in the blank to correctly fix this sentence fragment: ..... I can go to the game with you. A) If I finish my chores. B) If I finish my chores,. C) After I finish my chores;. D) If I finish my chores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If I finish my chores,. 20. Consider this comma splice:'The new video game is challenging, I haven't beaten the first level yet.' What is a correct way to fix this error? A) Change the comma to a semicolon. B) Remove the comma entirely. C) Add the word 'because' after the comma. D) Change 'challenging, ' to 'challenging and'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change the comma to a semicolon. 21. Read the sentence:'Walking through the woods, the trees looked spooky.' Which part of the sentence is the dangling participial phrase? A) The trees looked spooky. B) Through the woods. C) Looked spooky. D) Walking through the woods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walking through the woods. 22. Choose the correctly repaired version of this sentence, which contains a comma splice: "My brother loves to play video games, he can play for hours." A) My brother loves to play video games, and he can play for hours. B) My brother loves to play video games he can play for hours. C) My brother, who loves to play video games, he can play for hours. D) My brother loves to play video games, also he can play for hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother loves to play video games, and he can play for hours. 23. Choose the best way to combine the sentences by filling in the blank:'We went to the library ..... books for our project.' A) ; to find. B) . To find. C) To find. D) , to find. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To find. 24. When two or more independent clauses are joined together without any punctuation or a connecting word, the error is called a ..... sentence. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) Complex. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 25. The sentence 'After finishing my project, the couch felt very comfortable' contains a dangling modifier. Choose the best revision to complete the introductory phrase:After finishing my project, ..... A) I thought the couch felt very comfortable. B) My relaxation on the couch felt comfortable. C) The couch felt very comfortable to me. D) It was nice that the couch felt comfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I thought the couch felt very comfortable. 26. Complete the sentence by choosing the best way to connect the two ideas: ..... the movie was three hours long, I enjoyed every minute of it. A) Since. B) Although. C) And. D) Therefore,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 27. Read the short paragraph below and find the sentence that contains an error. (1) My friends and I decided to build a treehouse. (2) We gathered wood, nails, and all of our tools. (3) Working together for the entire weekend. (4) Finally, we had a finished, if wobbly, new fort. A) Sentence 4. B) Sentence 1. C) Sentence 2. D) Sentence 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence 3. 28. Read the following group of words:'After we finished the big science project.' Which term best describes this group of words? A) A sentence fragment. B) A compound sentence. C) A run-on sentence. D) A complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sentence fragment. 29. Fill in the blank to create a complete sentence: ..... to the store to buy milk. A) Went. B) My brother went. C) Going. D) After going. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother went. 30. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence to avoid a misplaced modifier:I bought a ..... for my sister. A) Bicycle with a basket on the front. B) With a basket on the front bicycle. C) Bicycle for my sister with a basket. D) Bicycle I bought with a basket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bicycle with a basket on the front. 31. Read the sentence:'Having finished all the chores, the video game was finally played.' The dangling modifier 'Having finished all the chores' logically needs to describe ..... A) A person. B) The chores. C) The video game. D) The time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person. 32. In the sentence 'Covered in chocolate sauce, my mom served us the brownies, ' the phrase 'Covered in chocolate sauce' is a misplaced modifier that incorrectly describes ..... A) My mom. B) Us. C) The sauce. D) The brownies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My mom. 33. To make the meaning clear in the sentence 'The veterinarian gently examined the bird, ' the phrase 'with the broken wing' should be inserted ..... A) After 'veterinarian'. B) After 'bird'. C) At the beginning of the sentence. D) After 'gently'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After 'bird'. 34. True or False:In the sentence, 'Covered in chocolate sauce, the little girl enjoyed the ice cream sundae, ' the phrase 'Covered in chocolate sauce' is a misplaced modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. You are given two flawed sentences:1. While waiting for the bus. 2. The dog barked at the cat it ran up a tree. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence to fix the fragment (Sentence 1):While waiting for the bus, ..... A) The cat ran up a tree. B) I saw my friend. C) And the dog barked. D) Running up a tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I saw my friend. 36. True or False:The following group of words is a sentence fragment:After the long and tiring soccer practice in the rain. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. Which word correctly begins the sentence to form a complete thought? ..... the storm passed, a bright rainbow appeared in the sky. A) After. B) Running. C) And. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 38. True or False:The sentence "My dad is a great cook, his specialty is lasagna" is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. When identifying correct sentence structure, which of the following sentences is free of fragment or run-on errors? A) I finished my homework then I watched a movie. B) Because the storm was getting worse and the power might go out. C) We went to the beach, but it was too cold to swim. D) My brother got a new video game, he plays it all the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We went to the beach, but it was too cold to swim. 40. What is the most effective way to fix the following sentence? 'We went to the beach it was sunny we built a sandcastle.' A) Add a comma after 'beach' and a comma after 'sunny.'. B) Change the sentence into three separate, short sentences. C) Combine the ideas using conjunctions, like 'We went to the beach because it was sunny, and we built a sandcastle.'. D) Remove all punctuation to make it flow better. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Combine the ideas using conjunctions, like 'We went to the beach because it was sunny, and we built a sandcastle.'. 41. Which option correctly fixes the comma splice in this sentence? 'My best friend is moving to another state, I'm going to miss her a lot.' A) My best friend is moving to another state, so I'm going to miss her a lot. B) Because my best friend is moving to another state, I'm going to miss her. C) My best friend is moving to another state, I will miss her. D) My best friend is moving to another state I'm going to miss her a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My best friend is moving to another state, so I'm going to miss her a lot. 42. Read the short paragraph below. Which numbered sentence is a run-on sentence?(1) My dog, Sparky, is very playful. (2) He loves to chase squirrels they always run up the big oak tree. (3) After he gets tired, he takes a long nap on the couch. (4) I think he dreams about catching them. A) Sentence 1. B) Sentence 4. C) Sentence 3. D) Sentence 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence 2. 43. Original sentence:Walking through the forest, the trees looked spooky. Which sentence corrects the dangling modifier? A) As I was walking through the forest, the trees looked spooky. B) The trees looked spooky, walking through the forest. C) The trees, walking through the forest, looked spooky. D) Walking through the forest, the spooky trees were seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As I was walking through the forest, the trees looked spooky. 44. A sentence fragment is an error that occurs when a subject and verb are missing. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 45. The sentence "Driving through the mountains, the scenery was breathtaking" contains a dangling modifier. Choose the revision that best clarifies the illogical meaning. A) While we were driving through the mountains, the scenery was breathtaking. B) Driving through the mountains, the breathtaking scenery was seen. C) The breathtaking scenery was driving through the mountains. D) The scenery was breathtaking, driving through the mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While we were driving through the mountains, the scenery was breathtaking. 46. Fill in the blank to correctly fix this sentence: "The movie starts at 7:00 p.m ..... we should leave now." A) ; because. B) But. C) , so. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , so. 47. Start with the complete sentence:'The science fair was a huge success.' Which of the following phrases, when added, creates a run-on sentence? A) Many students won awards. B) , and many students won awards. C) ; many students won awards. D) . Many students won awards. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many students won awards. 48. Read the passage:'Hoping to win the prize. The team practiced every day, they were very dedicated.' True or False:This passage contains a run-on (fused) sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. Complete the sentence by correctly attaching the phrase fragment:' ..... , the team celebrated their victory.' A) After the final buzzer sounded. B) After the final buzzer sounded. C) Sounded the final buzzer. D) The final buzzer sounded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the final buzzer sounded. 50. How should this sentence be revised to make it clear that the act of telling jokes happens frequently?Telling jokes frequently gets you in trouble. A) Telling jokes gets you in trouble frequently. B) Telling jokes gets you frequently in trouble. C) Frequently, telling jokes gets you in trouble. D) Telling frequent jokes gets you in trouble. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frequently, telling jokes gets you in trouble. 51. To fix the misplaced modifier in 'She served pizza to the guests on paper plates, ' the phrase 'on paper plates' should be moved to clearly describe ..... A) How she served. B) The pizza. C) The guests. D) The plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pizza. 52. The word 'often' can be a squinting modifier. Choose the option that places it in a position that creates ambiguity:'Telling jokes ..... gets my friends laughing.' A) Often. B) Before the word 'Telling'. C) At the end of the sentence. D) At the beginning of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Often. 53. Which is the correct revision? "Although he studied hard." A) Studied hard although he did. B) He studied hard although. C) Although he studied hard, he passed the test. D) Although he studied hard, passed the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although he studied hard, he passed the test. 54. The following is a run-on sentence:'Maria is a talented artist she paints beautiful landscapes.' Which of the following is the best way to correct it? A) Maria is a talented artist; she paints beautiful landscapes. B) Maria is a talented artist, she paints beautiful landscapes. C) Maria is a talented artist and she paints, beautiful landscapes. D) Maria is a talented artist she paints, beautiful landscapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maria is a talented artist; she paints beautiful landscapes. 55. Which sentence is a run-on (fused) sentence? A) When the bell rang, we went to lunch. B) The bell rang. We went to lunch. C) The bell rang, so we went to lunch. D) The bell rang we went to lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The bell rang we went to lunch. 56. The following is a run-on sentence:'The movie was hilarious we laughed the whole time.' Choose the option that correctly fills the blank to revise it:'The movie was hilarious ..... we laughed the whole time.' A) ;. B) ,. C) . and we. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 57. True or False:A comma is the correct punctuation to join the two independent clauses in the sentence:The presentation was excellent, everyone learned something new. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 58. To fix the misplaced modifier and clarify the meaning of 'I saw a bird on the way to school with a bright red crest, ' which revision is best? A) I, with a bright red crest, saw a bird on the way to school. B) On the way to school, I saw a bird with a bright red crest. C) I saw a bird with a bright red crest on the way to school. D) With a bright red crest, I saw a bird on the way to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the way to school, I saw a bird with a bright red crest. 59. Read the following group of words:'The little puppy in the window.' How would you classify this group of words? A) A run-on sentence. B) A complete sentence. C) A sentence fragment. D) A comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sentence fragment. 60. My little brother's favorite movie is Kung Fu Panda, I watch it all the time with him. A) Delete the comma after Panda. B) Add the word "so" after the comma. C) Add a comma after "him.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add the word "so" after the comma. ← 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 8Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books