This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 9 (50 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence correctly repairs the original comma splice:'He forgot to set his alarm, he was late for school.' A) He forgot to set his alarm; consequently, he was late for school. B) He forgot to set his alarm, he was thus late for school. C) He forgot to set his alarm, being late for school. D) Forgetting to set his alarm, and he was late for school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He forgot to set his alarm; consequently, he was late for school. 2. Fill in the blank:I wanted to go to the movies, ..... I had to finish my homework first. A) For. B) But. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 3. What is the correction for the sentence below:We was the students of this school last year. A) Were. B) Is. C) Student. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 4. Complete the sentence to best fix the comma splice:'I got a low grade on the test, I didn't study.' I got a low grade on the test ..... I didn't study. A) , and. B) ; however,. C) Because. D) , but. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 5. The following sentence contains a dangling modifier:'To win the race, a lot of training is required.' Which of the following is the BEST revision? A) A lot of training is required to win the race. B) To win the race, an athlete must complete a lot of training. C) Training a lot, the race can be won with what is required. D) To win the race, training a lot is what is required. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To win the race, an athlete must complete a lot of training. 6. Why is "Although the test was difficult" an incomplete sentence? A) It is a run-on sentence. B) It is missing a verb. C) It is missing a subject. D) It is a dependent clause that needs an independent clause to complete the thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is a dependent clause that needs an independent clause to complete the thought. 7. What is the most effective way to fix this run-on sentence? "Maria aced her science test she studied for three nights in a row." A) Maria aced her science test, for she studied for three nights in a row. B) Acing her science test, Maria studied for three nights in a row. C) Maria aced her science test she had studied for three nights in a row. D) Maria aced her science test, she studied for three nights in a row. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maria aced her science test, for she studied for three nights in a row. 8. True or False:The sentence "Peeking through the window, the cake was cooling on the counter, I wanted a piece" 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: A) True. 9. Read the following group of words and identify the error type:'Because the game was delayed by rain.' A) Fragment. B) Run-on Sentence. C) Comma Splice. D) Correct Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 10. Complete the sentence by choosing the option that logically connects the subject to the modifier:'Wagging its tail excitedly, ..... ' A) The puppy greeted the boy. B) A happy greeting was made by the puppy. C) The boy's leg was happily nudged. D) The boy was greeted by the puppy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The puppy greeted the boy. 11. Complete the sentence to fix the dangling modifier:Hopping from branch to branch, ..... A) The bananas were seen by the monkey. B) A monkey searched for food. C) The tree was full of life. D) My attention was caught by a monkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A monkey searched for food. 12. To fix the comma splice 'The park was crowded, we found a quiet spot, ' you can replace the comma with a ..... A) Question mark. B) Period. C) Colon. D) Second comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Period. 13. Fill in the blank to correctly form a compound sentence:We wanted to go to the beach, ..... it started to rain. A) For. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 14. In the sentence, 'Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on, ' which part is the dangling modifier? A) The assignment. B) Was turned on. C) Having finished the assignment. D) The TV was turned on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having finished the assignment. 15. Complete the sentence with the correct conjunction:I wanted to watch the new superhero movie, ..... my brother insisted on a comedy. A) So. B) For. C) But. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 16. To avoid a misplaced modifier, where is the best place to insert the phrase 'with a broken wing'? The veterinarian (A) helped the bird (B) that was found (C) in the garden (D). A) Position (B). B) Position (C). C) Position (D). D) Position (A). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Position (B). 17. Choose the best way to complete the sentence to fix the dangling modifier:After volunteering at the animal shelter, ..... A) The dogs seemed much happier. B) I felt proud of my contribution. C) It was a rewarding experience. D) The cages were all clean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I felt proud of my contribution. 18. Complete the sentence by correctly joining the fragment:'While waiting for the bus to arrive.' A) While waiting for the bus to arrive, I listened to music on my phone. B) While waiting for the bus to arrive and listening to music. C) While waiting for the bus to arrive, and I listened to music. D) Listening to music on my phone. While waiting for the bus to arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While waiting for the bus to arrive, I listened to music on my phone. 19. Choose the option that creates a complete, logical sentence by fixing the fragment: "Because the storm was getting worse, ..... " A) We decided to head indoors. B) The power went out, we lit candles. C) With strong gusts of wind. D) Since it was getting dark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We decided to head indoors. 20. When checking for punctuation errors, which of the following sentences contains a comma splice? A) The movie was long, but it was very entertaining. B) I have a big test tomorrow, I need to study all night. C) After we finished dinner, we washed the dishes. D) My favorite colors are blue, green, and purple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have a big test tomorrow, I need to study all night. 21. Identify the sentence that has a problem with parallel structure. A) For my birthday, I want a new bike, some video games, and to get a new puppy. B) My Saturday chores are to wash the dishes, clean my room, and take out the trash. C) I enjoy swimming, hiking, and camping in the summer. D) He is smart, kind, and funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For my birthday, I want a new bike, some video games, and to get a new puppy. 22. Which word or phrase best completes the sentence to create a logical connection? "The library is a great place to study ..... it is always quiet." A) Because. B) , it is. C) ; it is. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 23. Which is guilty of a comma splice? A) Roxy is a therapy dog and she loves LHS!. B) Roxy will be nine, in March. C) Dogs are great companions, and they enrich our lives. D) Dogs can decrease stress, they are great companions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dogs can decrease stress, they are great companions. 24. Choose the best way to rewrite this sentence to fix the dangling modifier: "Walking through the park, the trees looked beautiful." A) The trees looked beautiful walking through the park. B) Walking through the park, the beautiful trees were seen. C) The beautiful trees, walking through the park, looked good. D) As I was walking through the park, the trees looked beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As I was walking through the park, the trees looked beautiful. 25. True or False:The following paragraph contains a run-on sentence. 'Our school's bake sale was a huge success. We sold cookies, brownies, and pies. Everyone working hard to raise money. The final total was over five hundred dollars.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. What is the error type of that sentence? A) Word category (WC). B) Noun form-singular/plural (N). C) Wrong order (WO). D) Wrong word (WW). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrong word (WW). 27. Read the short paragraph below. Which numbered sentence contains a sentence fragment? "(1) My friends and I planned a trip to the mountains. (2) We packed our warmest jackets, boots, and gloves. (3) Hoping to see snow for the first time. (4) The forecast, however, predicted clear skies." A) Sentence 4. B) Sentence 2. C) Sentence 3. D) Sentence 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence 3. 28. The sentence 'I have a lot of homework, I can't go to the party' contains a ..... because two independent clauses are joined only by a comma. A) Fused sentence. B) Sentence fragment. C) Dangling modifier. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma splice. 29. The sentence 'I told him when the game was over I would call' is ambiguous. Which revision best clarifies that the call would happen *after* the game? A) I told him I would call when the game was over. B) When the game was over, I told him I would call. C) I told him, when the game was over, that I would call. D) I told him to call me when the game was over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I told him I would call when the game was over. 30. Complete the sentence to fix the fragment 'To get better at basketball.': ..... he practiced his free throws every day. A) To get better at basketball,. B) To get better at basketball. C) To get better at basketball;. D) Getting better at basketball,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get better at basketball,. 31. Which sentence correctly uses a comma and a coordinating conjunction to join two complete sentences? A) I like to draw, and my sister likes to paint. B) I like to draw and, my sister likes to paint. C) I like to draw and my sister likes to paint. D) I like to draw, my sister likes to paint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I like to draw, and my sister likes to paint. 32. Read the following group of words:'The basketball team celebrated their victory the crowd cheered wildly.' Which label best describes this? A) Run-on sentence. B) Correctly structured sentence. C) Sentence fragment. D) Complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentence. 33. The following sentence is a run-on:'The basketball game was exciting the crowd cheered loudly.' Which of the following options correctly fixes the run-on sentence? A) The basketball game was exciting, the crowd cheered loudly. B) The basketball game was exciting; and the crowd cheered loudly. C) The basketball game was exciting. The crowd cheered loudly. D) The basketball game was exciting the crowd, cheered loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The basketball game was exciting. The crowd cheered loudly. 34. Choose the most effective way to revise this run-on sentence:'The game was canceled the field was too wet.' A) The game was canceled, the field was too wet. B) The game was canceled; and the field was too wet. C) The game was canceled because the field was too wet. D) The game was canceled. And the field was too wet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The game was canceled because the field was too wet. 35. True or False:The literal (and funny) meaning of the sentence "The student saw a squirrel pedaling his bike to school" is that the squirrel was riding the bike. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. Fix the dangling modifier by completing the sentence:'Walking to school, ..... ' A) The journey seemed to take forever. B) A car splashed water all over me. C) My backpack felt very heavy. D) I saw a squirrel run up a tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I saw a squirrel run up a tree. 37. Choose the best transition to correct the comma splice and preserve the logical connection:'The project is due Friday; ..... , we don't have much time left.' A) Therefore. B) However. C) Additionally. D) For example. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Therefore. 38. Complete the sentence with the correct punctuation and word:My mom went to the store, ..... she forgot to buy milk. A) So. B) But. C) For. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 39. True or False:The following group of words is a complete sentence:'Because the storm was getting worse.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 40. Read the following passage:'Because I was late for school. I ran as fast as I could, I missed the bus. Walking home, the day seemed ruined.' Which sentence error is NOT present in this passage? A) Sentence Fragment. B) Fused Sentence (Run-on). C) Dangling Modifier. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fused Sentence (Run-on). 41. The sentence 'I promised on my way home to buy some bread' is ambiguous. What are the two possible meanings? A) I promised to buy bread for my home, OR I promised to buy bread on the way to someone else's home. B) I bought bread on my way home, OR I forgot to buy bread. C) I promised to buy bread, or I promised to go home. D) I made the promise while on my way home, OR I will buy the bread while on my way home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I made the promise while on my way home, OR I will buy the bread while on my way home. 42. True or False:The sentence 'The dog barked, the cat hissed.' is an example of a sentence fragment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. Which sentence best defines a run-on sentence? A) A sentence that is missing a subject or a verb. B) A sentence that uses too many commas. C) Two or more complete sentences joined without any punctuation or connecting word. D) A sentence that is too long or descriptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two or more complete sentences joined without any punctuation or connecting word. 44. Fill in the blank to fix the comma splice with the best conjunction:'I wanted to go to the party, ..... I had too much homework.' A) So. B) But. C) Or. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 45. Complete the sentence with the option that correctly joins the two ideas:'I wanted to go to the pool, ..... it started to rain.' A) And. B) So. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 46. Complete the sentence by adding a coordinating conjunction to fix the comma splice: "He studied hard for the test, ..... he got a good grade." A) So. B) Or. C) But. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 47. Read the paragraph. Which numbered sentence is a run-on? (1) My family decided to go camping last weekend. (2) We packed the tent and sleeping bags. (3) The drive to the mountains it was very long. (4) We finally arrived just as the sun was setting. A) Sentence 4. B) Sentence 3. C) Sentence 1. D) Sentence 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence 3. 48. Text messaging is a good way to keep in touch it is also a good way to practice English. A) Run-on sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentence. 49. To place the modifier correctly, complete the sentence: "The man returned the book ..... to the library." A) Which had borrowed him. B) To the library that he had borrowed. C) That he had borrowed. D) That he had borrowed it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That he had borrowed. 50. True or False:This is a grammatically correct sentence:'Even though the game was close, our team won in the final seconds.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousRelated 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 7Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books