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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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) So. C) But. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 3. 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. 4. True or False:The following revision correctly fixes the error? Original:'I was running late, I skipped breakfast.' Revision:'I was running late; and I skipped breakfast.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. True or False:A run-on sentence is created when two or more independent clauses are joined without the correct punctuation or conjunction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. How can you fix this run-on? "The rain started we went inside." A) The rain started we, went inside. B) The rain started; we went inside. C) The rain, started we went inside. D) The rain started, we went inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rain started; we went inside. 7. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct and does not contain a comma splice. 'The concert was amazing, the band played all my favorite songs.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Consider the ambiguous sentence:'My friend promised tomorrow he would help me move.' To clarify that the MOVING will happen tomorrow, how should the sentence be rewritten? A) Tomorrow, my friend promised he would help me move. B) My friend promised he would help tomorrow me move. C) My friend tomorrow promised he would help me move. D) My friend promised he would help me move tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My friend promised he would help me move tomorrow. 9. The sentence 'The pizza was delivered to the house cold' has a misplaced modifier. Choose the best revision to fix it. A) To the house, the pizza was delivered cold. B) The cold pizza was delivered to the house. C) The pizza was delivered cold to the house. D) The pizza was delivered to the cold house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cold pizza was delivered to the house. 10. Select the most effective way to combine these choppy sentences:'The new skatepark opened. It is downtown. It has a large bowl and several ramps.' A) The new skatepark opened, it is downtown, it has a large bowl and several ramps. B) The new skatepark is downtown, and it has a large bowl and several ramps. C) The new skatepark which is downtown has a large bowl and several ramps. D) The new downtown skatepark has a large bowl and several ramps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The new downtown skatepark has a large bowl and several ramps. 11. Identify the problem in this sentence:'Covered in cheese and pepperoni, my dad brought out the pizza.' A) It has a misplaced modifier. B) It's a sentence fragment. C) It's a run-on sentence. D) The verb tense is wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It has a misplaced modifier. 12. Read this sentence:'The movie was really long, I got bored, my friend fell asleep.' Which of these is the BEST way to revise it for clarity and flow? A) The movie was really long. I got bored. My friend fell asleep. B) The movie was really long, and I got bored, and my friend fell asleep. C) Because the movie was so long, I got bored and my friend fell asleep. D) The movie was really long, I got bored, also my friend fell asleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the movie was so long, I got bored and my friend fell asleep. 13. What is the best way to fix the comma splice in this sentence? 'The concert was amazing, the band played all my favorite songs.' A) Remove the comma. B) Change the comma to a period. C) Add the word 'while' after the comma. D) Add another comma after 'band'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change the comma to a period. 14. Choose the best revision to fix the dangling modifier:'After hiking all day, ..... ' A) The tent was set up quickly. B) My feet were very sore. C) A warm meal tasted delicious. D) We were exhausted and ready for bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We were exhausted and ready for bed. 15. True or False:The following sentence contains a dangling modifier: "Walking home from school, the rain started to pour." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Read the run-on sentence:The concert was amazing the band played all my favorite songs. What is the best method to correct this sentence? A) Add a semicolon after 'amazing'. B) Add a comma after 'amazing'. C) Make it two sentences:'The concert was amazing. The band played all my favorite songs.'. D) Add the word 'and' after 'amazing'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add a semicolon after 'amazing'. 17. True or False:The sentence "She put the book on the shelf, which she had just finished reading" contains an ambiguous modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Original sentence with a misplaced modifier:'Covered in chocolate, the baker decorated the cake.' Complete the sentence below to fix the error:'The baker decorated the ..... '. A) Cake that was covered in chocolate. B) Cake, which was covered in chocolate. C) Chocolate-covered cake by the window. D) Cake while covered in chocolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cake, which was covered in chocolate. 19. Which sentence correctly uses a comma to join two complete thoughts? A) The game was exciting, we all cheered loudly. B) My mom is a great cook, and she makes the best lasagna. C) I studied for the test, however, I still found it difficult. D) We can go to the beach, or the pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mom is a great cook, and she makes the best lasagna. 20. Consider the ambiguous sentence:'The teacher said on Monday she would give the test.' To clarify that the teacher SPOKE on Monday, how should the sentence be rewritten? A) The teacher on Monday said she would give the test. B) The teacher said she would give the test on Monday. C) The teacher said she would on Monday give the test. D) On Monday, the teacher said she would give the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On Monday, the teacher said she would give the test. 21. True or False:The sentence 'The wind howled loudly; the trees swayed back and forth' is a correct revision of the comma splice 'The wind howled loudly, the trees swayed back and forth.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. The sentence 'Running for the bus, my backpack fell on the ground' is faulty because the modifier 'Running for the bus' logically should, but does not, describe ..... A) The ground. B) Me (the speaker). C) My backpack. D) The bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me (the speaker). 23. Which sentence best corrects the dangling modifier? 'Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on.' A) Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on. B) The TV was turned on, having finished the assignment. C) Turning on the TV after finishing the assignment. D) After I finished the assignment, I turned on the TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After I finished the assignment, I turned on the TV. 24. To correct the run-on sentence "The concert was amazing the band played all their best songs, " which of the following methods is most effective? A) Add a comma after "amazing". B) Add a semicolon after "amazing". C) Change "the" to "The" and add a period after "amazing". D) Both B and C are correct methods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C are correct methods. 25. Original: "The team captain was proud, she accepted the trophy." Proposed fix: "The team captain was proud and she accepted the trophy." True or False:The proposed fix correctly resolves the error in the original sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Combine the fragment with the main clause by correctly completing the sentence:' ..... the team celebrated.' A) After winning the championship,. B) The team won the championship so. C) Winning the championship, and. D) After winning the championship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After winning the championship,. 27. True or False:The following group of words is a complete sentence:'Because my alarm didn't go off this morning.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. True or False:A run-on sentence happens when two or more complete sentences are joined together with no punctuation at all. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Complete the sentence to correctly fix the comma splice:My phone battery was dead, ..... I couldn't call for a ride. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 30. Which revision corrects the comma splice by adding a coordinating conjunction?The concert was amazing, we sang along to every song. A) Because the concert was amazing, we sang along to every song. B) The concert was amazing; we sang along to every song. C) The concert was amazing, so we sang along to every song. D) The concert was amazing we sang along to every song. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The concert was amazing, so we sang along to every song. ← 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