This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Sentence Errors – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Errors Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Commanded the Continental army in the Revolutionary War A) Sentence Fragment. B) Complete Sentence. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence Fragment. 2. Which sentence does not contain a dangling modifier? A) Sleeping in the field, the bee stung me. B) Having watched the movie, the book won't be as good. C) After losing his job, the house had to be sold. D) While walking to school, the boy stepped on the crunchy leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While walking to school, the boy stepped on the crunchy leaves. 3. Correct the errors in the following sentence:The Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower in 2024. A) The Olympic rings hung on the Eiffel Tower in 2024. B) He Olympic rings, on the Eiffel Tower, in 2024. C) The Olympic rings and lights on the Eiffel Tower in 2024. D) No corrections needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Olympic rings hung on the Eiffel Tower in 2024. 4. Decide whether or not this sentence is grammatically correct:This product will make people beauty. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:Sarah decided to read a book her brother watched TV. A) Fused sentence. B) Stringy sentence. C) Dangling modifier. D) Faulty parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fused sentence. 6. Decide wether or not the sentence is grammatically correct.If you would like to know more about our company, you could contact us at microbamboo.co.id. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Is this an Independent Clause?We left late. A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 8. Even though the Continental army captured a British outpost at Trenton in 1776. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Run-on/Fused. C) Complete Sentence. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence Fragment. 9. I am sorry to say that your son has been absence from school for a week. A) For. B) Sorry. C) Absence. D) Say. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absence. 10. What is a correct way to fix this sentence:I know the answer, I studied. A) I know the answer but I didn't study. B) I know the answer I studied. C) I know the answer because I studied. D) I know the answer, because I studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I know the answer because I studied. 11. After a long life of public service. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Complete Sentence. D) Run-on/Fused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence Fragment. 12. Neil never throws away his old assignments, he has so many papers in his locker. A) Complete Sentence. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Comma Splice. D) Run-on/Fused. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma Splice. 13. What is the error in this sentence? "She were happy to see her friend." A) Change happy to happiness. B) Change were to was. C) No change needed. D) Change friend to friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change were to was. 14. Identify the error in the following:Russell couldn't wait. A) Spelling. B) Run-On. C) Fragment. D) Word Use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 15. Which word or phrase should be deleted?The little people in her diorama are made out of clay A) Of. B) Are made. C) Out. D) Little. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Out. 16. Identify the errors in the following:There was a whole in the water bucket. A) Spelling. B) Capitalization. C) Word Use. D) Apostrophe Use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Word Use. 17. Her friends house is big blue and expensive A) Her friends house are big, blue and expensive. B) Her friends house is big and blue and expensive. C) Her friend's house are big, blue and expensive. D) Her friend's house is big, blue and expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her friend's house is big, blue and expensive. 18. The sentence 'The movie starts at 7:00 PM, we should leave soon' is a comma splice. Select the correctly repaired version. A) The movie starts at 7:00 PM, so we should leave soon. B) The movie starts at 7:00 PM we should leave soon. C) The movie starts at 7:00 PM; and we should leave soon. D) Because the movie starts at 7:00 PM, so we should leave soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie starts at 7:00 PM, so we should leave soon. 19. Jonah loves ice cream sundaes, he especially enjoys the rainbow sprinkles. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Complete Sentence. D) Run-on/Fused. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 20. Correct the following sentence:'There is many reasons to visit the museum.' A) There are many reasons to visit the museum. B) There is much reasons to visit the museum. C) There is many reason to visit the museum. D) There are much reasons to visit the museum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are many reasons to visit the museum. 21. When you go to the store, try to buy organic produce, but if it's really expensive, just stick to the basics so that we can save some money, and then we can try a different grocery store tomorrow to see if they might have more affordable prices. A) Stringy sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Conjunctive adverb punctuation. D) Choppy sentence. E) Subject / verb disagreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stringy sentence. 22. What is the correct spelling for the sentence: "He recieved a gift." A) He receved a gift. B) He received a gift. C) He recived a gift. D) He recieve a gift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He received a gift. 23. Identify the error on the following:It was two cold out today too go to the beach. A) Word Usage. B) Capitalization. C) Run-On. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Word Usage. 24. Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?Students who have never written an academic assignment may not know how to structure one. A) Correct sentence. B) A fragment. C) A run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct sentence. 25. Identify the error in the following sentence:'He wanted to go to the party, he was too tired.' A) No error. B) Comma splice. C) Run-on sentence. D) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 26. Add the correct linking word on this sentence:Would you prefer coffee tea? A) And. B) So. C) But. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Or. 27. Important information is not always easy to understand I mark this type of passage. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 28. Max Mayfield received a standing ovation from all her classmates. A) Run-on/Fused. B) Comma Splice. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complete Sentence. 29. Which sentence uses the pronoun incorrectly? A) Because global warming acts to "put Earth in a greenhouse, " it is also called the greenhouse effect. B) Sunlight enters the atmosphere and then she warms Earth's surface. C) Pollutants in the air prevent the heat from leaving, trapping the heat in Earth's atmosphere. D) These pollutants must be controlled because they will cause serious problems if Earth gets too hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunlight enters the atmosphere and then she warms Earth's surface. 30. Is this an Independent Clause?When our church group went to the beach. A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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