This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Sentence Errors – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Errors Quiz 13 (26 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Look at the sentence and decide if it is correct or not.She does not find swimming relaxing, and she doesn't like getting wet. A) A correct simple sentence. B) A correct compound sentence. C) NO-there is a mistake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO-there is a mistake. 2. Izuku would only drink chocolate milk he is extremely picky. A) Run-on/Fused. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Complete Sentence. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on/Fused. 3. What is the correct antecedent for it in the sentence? Because global warming acts to "put Earth in a greenhouse, " it is also called the greenhouse effect. A) Effect. B) Greenhouse. C) Global warming. D) Global. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Global warming. 4. Colton, my neighbor, sent me a text. A) Complete sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) Run on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete sentence. 5. Blake runs marathons; he has many medals. A) Run on. B) Fragment. C) Complete sentence. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete sentence. 6. What is editing? A) Writing the thesis statement. B) Putting the essay into MLA formatting. C) Changing the formatting of the essay. D) Fixing grammatical errors (spelling, punctuation, capitalization, etc.). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fixing grammatical errors (spelling, punctuation, capitalization, etc.). 7. Which is the error in this sentence?They do not feel comfortable. because of an unfamiliar environment. A) Run-on sentence. B) Sentence fragment. C) Comma splices. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence fragment. 8. Rosalie got barbecue sauce all over her face the waiter noticed and brought her some extra napkins. A) Run-on/Fused. B) Comma Splice. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on/Fused. 9. What type of sentence is this?The police finally arrived, and they tried to capture the giant ape. A) Correct. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 10. Which word needs correction in this sentence? "He go to the market every Saturday." A) Change market to markets. B) Change go to goes. C) No change needed. D) Change Saturday to Sundays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change go to goes. 11. I unquestionably, emphatically, decidedly, firmly say no. A) Choppy sentence. B) Wordy sentence. C) Run-on sentence. D) Stringy sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wordy sentence. 12. Becky's friend wants to go to the beach this weekend, she already rented a car, so they just need to get some sunscreen. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Run-on/Fused. C) Comma Splice. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma Splice. 13. The three-inch square, yellow self-stick notes. A) Sentence. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 14. How would you correct this sentence to make the sentence concise? The empty house on the side of the street was vacant. A) The house on the street was vacantly empty. B) The house on the street was empty before it became vacant. C) The house on the street was vacant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The house on the street was vacant. 15. I just bot my sisters old car for too thousand dollars. A) I just buy my sister's old car for two thousand dollars. B) Correct. C) I just bought my sister's old car for two thousand dollars. D) I just bought my sister's old car for too thousand dollars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I just bought my sister's old car for two thousand dollars. 16. Identify the errors in the following:Russell tryed helping Carl accross the street. A) Apostrophe Use. B) Spelling. C) Run-On. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spelling. 17. Mrs. Williams is the best teacher in the universe. A) Imperative. B) Declarative. C) Interrogative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declarative. 18. Identify the error in the sentence:I saw the blind man crossed the busy road without any help. A) Saw. B) Crossed. C) Any. D) Without. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crossed. 19. What type of error can you find in the following sentence? The Filipinos' strong desire for change led to the awakening of their nationalism. This desire was proven not only in the bloody demonstrations and during the sidewalk expressions but also in literature. A) Fragment. B) Fused Sentence. C) Non-Parallel Phrases. D) Run-on Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-Parallel Phrases. 20. Identify the error in the sentence: "The childrens are playing outside." A) Change childrens to children. B) Change are to is. C) Change outside to Outside. D) Change playing to played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change childrens to children. 21. Which word in this sentence is redundant and can be removed?He was the younger of the two twins. A) Twins. B) Younger. C) Two. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 22. Identify the mistake in this sentence: "They doesn't know the answer." A) No change needed. B) Change answer to answers. C) Change know to knows. D) Change doesn't to don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Change doesn't to don't. 23. Which sentence is free of any common sentence errors? A) Each of the students has a book. B) Each of the student has a book. C) Each of the student have a book. D) Each of the students have a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Each of the students has a book. 24. Choose the correct sentences for the following:1. I don't can swim so much.2. I'm really enjoyed my first summer.3. I had to reapt the english course. A) I don't can swim so much.I really enjoyed my first summer.I had to repeat the english course. B) I can't swim well.I really enjoyed my first summer.I had to repeat the english course. C) I can't swim well.I really enjoyed my first summer.I had to repeat the English course. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I can't swim well.I really enjoyed my first summer.I had to repeat the English course. 25. Read the paragraph:(1) My friends and I planned a trip to the skate park. (2) Because we wanted to try out our new boards. (3) We packed snacks and water for the afternoon. (4) The weather was perfect for skating. Which numbered sentence is a sentence fragment? A) Sentence 4. B) Sentence 2. C) Sentence 1. D) Sentence 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence 2. 26. Frodo's map led to a treasure chest that he expected to be full of teddy bears. A) Complete Sentence. B) Run-on/Fused. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Comma Splice. 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