This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Sentence Errors – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Errors Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A local university funded the study, and the research team was led by Dr. Alicia Flynn. A) A local university funded the study, and Dr. Alicia Flynn led the research team. B) A local university funded the study, and the research team was led by Dr. Alicia Flynn. C) The study was funded by a local university, and the research team was led by Dr. Alicia Flynn. D) The study was funded by a local university, and Dr. Alicia Flynn led the research team. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A local university funded the study, and Dr. Alicia Flynn led the research team. 2. Joyce keeps running to check her mailbox she is waiting for a letter from our cousin. A) Run-on/Fused. B) Comma Splice. C) Complete Sentence. D) Sentence Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on/Fused. 3. Identify the error in the following:Their going to grandma's house this weekend. A) Capitalization. B) Word Use. C) Apostrophe Use. D) Spelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Word Use. 4. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:We went to the park, and we played soccer, and then we had a picnic, and later we went for a walk, and finally, we went home. A) Fused sentence. B) Stringy sentence. C) Dangling modifier. D) Faulty parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stringy sentence. 5. Which sentence uses the correct form of the word 'affect'? A) The weather will effected our plans. B) The weather will effect our plans. C) The weather will affects our plans. D) The weather will affect our plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The weather will affect our plans. 6. Identify the sentence with the correct pronoun usage. A) Me and him went to the store. B) Him and I went to the store. C) He and I went to the store. D) I and him went to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He and I went to the store. 7. Example of a run-on sentence. A) I love cats I wish I had one. B) I love cats, and I wish I had one. C) I love cats; I wish I had one. D) I love cats. I wish I had one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I love cats I wish I had one. 8. Choose the correct conjunction to complete each compound sentence. It's raining, ..... we can't go for a picnic outside. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 9. Identify the error in the sentence:He was quite amusing when he heard what had happened. A) Amusing. B) Was. C) Had. D) Heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amusing. 10. What type of sentence error is this?Like the ancient Egyptians used to do. A) Comma spice. B) No error. C) Fragment. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 11. Correct the errors in the following sentence:Competitors were taken by boat to the middle of the lake, the swimmers swam to the shore. A) Competitors were taken by boat to the middle of the lake. The swimmers swam to the shore. B) Competitors were taken by boat to the middle of the lake the swimmers swam to the shore. C) No corrections needed. D) Competitors were taken by boat to the middle of the lake, for the swimmers swam to the shore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Competitors were taken by boat to the middle of the lake. The swimmers swam to the shore. 12. Identify the error in the following sentence:'Despite the rain we went for a walk.' A) Sentence fragment. B) Missing comma after 'rain'. C) No error. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Missing comma after 'rain'. 13. Identify the error in the sentence:She ..... has ..... went to the store ..... to ..... buy ..... some ..... groceries ..... for ..... dinner. A) Went. B) Has. C) Some. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 14. Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?Because higher education requires academic skills. A) Correct sentence. B) A fragment. C) A run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fragment. 15. Last week I received a letter from Joyce, ..... a good friend of mine. A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 16. Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?If a student practises writing and proofreads their work carefully. A) Correct sentence. B) A fragment. C) A run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fragment. 17. Identify the shift:Everyone was asked to bring their favorite dish to the pot luck dinner. A) Number. B) Person. C) Tense. D) Voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Number. 18. Which is the error in this sentence?Students lack knowledge about the host country they may get confused in many situations. A) Run-on sentence. B) Sentence fragment. C) Comma splices. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentence. 19. Came from the bushs and circled the campfire. A) Comma Splice. B) Run-on/Fused. C) Complete Sentence. D) Sentence Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence Fragment. 20. Is the following sentence correct?:The book was read by the student in the library. A) A) yes. B) B) no. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) yes. 21. When I get home, I will play video games. A) When I get home, I gonna play video games. B) When I go home, I gonna play video games. C) Correct. D) When I going home, I will play video games . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 22. Read the run-on sentence:The concert was amazing the band played all my favorite songs. Which option correctly fills the blank to fix the error? 'The concert was amazing, ..... the band played all my favorite songs.' A) Which. B) While. C) Then. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 23. Which sentence uses the correct form of the word 'their'? A) Their going to the park. B) There're going to the park. C) They're going to the park. D) There going to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're going to the park. 24. When he toured the campus. A) Comma Splice. B) Run-on/Fused. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence Fragment. 25. Which error contains only part of a sentence? A) Run on. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 26. How are you going to correct a fragment? A) Add the missing element to complete the sentence. B) Add an independent clause to complete the sentence. C) Add a dependent clause to complete the sentence. D) Add another fragment to complete the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add the missing element to complete the sentence. 27. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:She wore a bicycle helmet on her head that was too large. A) Confusing interruption. B) Faulty parallelism. C) Dangling modifier. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misplaced modifier. 28. Correct the errors in the following sentence:The worldwide sports event. A) The worldwide sports event such as the Olympics. B) The worldwide sports event takes place every four years. C) No corrections needed. D) The worldwide sports event, takes place every four years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The worldwide sports event takes place every four years. 29. My dog always ..... at night. A) Barks. B) Bark. C) Barking. D) Barked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barks. 30. Our eyes grew large as the bear stood up and revealed its teeth. A) Complete Sentence. B) Run-on/Fused. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence Fragment. 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