This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Sentence Errors – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Errors Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Be sure to reread your composition for errors before you ..... it in to the teacher tomorrow A) Are handed. B) Hand. C) Having handed. D) Handed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hand. 2. Jane is a great camp counselor; she made up silly nicknames for all the campers. A) Comma Splice. B) Run-on/Fused. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complete Sentence. 3. Choose the sentence that is free from any grammatical errors. A) Neither of the answers are correct. B) Neither of the answers is correct. C) Neither of the answer are correct. D) Neither of the answer is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither of the answers is correct. 4. Look at the sentence and decide if it is correct or not.Take a deep breath; learn to relax. 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: B) A correct compound sentence. 5. Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?Academic writing requires students to use correct sentence structure. A) Correct sentence. B) A fragment. C) A run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct sentence. 6. After it started raining. A) Comma Splice. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence Fragment. 7. Correct the error in the sentence: "She were happy to see her friend." A) Change friend to friends. B) Change were to was. C) Change see to saw. D) Change happy to happily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change were to was. 8. Correct the following sentence:'Neither of the answers are correct.' A) Neither of the answers were correct. B) Neither of the answer is correct. C) Neither of the answer are correct. D) Neither of the answers is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither of the answers is correct. 9. Yesterday, we learned about natural disasters in the classroom. A) Subject / verb disagreement. B) Misplaced or dangling modifier. C) Runon. D) Fragment. E) Unclear pronoun reference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced or dangling modifier. 10. Have you ever lived ..... Jogjakarta? A) In. B) To. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 11. Combing all of my hair. A) Comma splice. B) Run on. C) Fragment. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 12. Select the answer choice that does NOT correctly place a comma between the coordinate adjectives. A) Spicy, delicious cuisine. B) Sweet, lemony dessert. C) Sparkly, pink dress. D) Three, large boxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Three, large boxes. 13. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:Even though it was raining heavily. The soccer game continued as scheduled. A) Faulty separation. B) Faulty parallelism. C) Split construction. D) Fused sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Faulty separation. 14. Felt tired because we did not get much sleep. A) Run-on/Fused. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Complete Sentence. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence Fragment. 15. To prepare for publication by correcting errors and changing word choice for clarity. A writer does this a lot. A) Edit/revise/proofread. B) Final draft. C) Prewrite. D) Final draft. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edit/revise/proofread. 16. Which is NOT a way to fix a comma splice? A) Add a semicolon. B) Add a conjunction. C) Add a comma. D) Make it two sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add a comma. 17. Which best describes a fragment? A) A fragment is a group of words that serves as the main clause of the sentence. B) A fragment is a group of words that serves as the dependent clause of the sentence. C) A fragment is a group of words that starts with a capital letter and ends with an end mark. D) A fragment is a group of words that is written like a sentence but does not have a complete meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fragment is a group of words that is written like a sentence but does not have a complete meaning. 18. Identify the error in the sentence: "He go to school every day." A) Change go to goes. B) Change school to School. C) Change every to Every. D) Change day to Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change go to goes. 19. Choose the correct conjunction to complete each compound sentence.My mother did not answer the phone, ..... I left her a message. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 20. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the word 'their'. A) Their going to the movies tonight. B) Their going to the movies tonight. C) There going to the movies tonight. D) They're going to the movies tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They're going to the movies tonight. 21. Gale Hawthorne forgot to clean his jersey before the game, and he is worried that it smells bad. A) Complete Sentence. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete Sentence. 22. He likes dogs, but he don't like cats. A) He like the dogs, but he don't like cat. B) He like dogs, but he don't likes cats. C) Correct. D) He likes dogs, but he doesn't like cats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He likes dogs, but he doesn't like cats. 23. Identify the error: "I wanted to go for a walk, it was raining outside." A) This is a fragment; it can be corrected by adding a subject. B) This is a misplaced modifier; it can be corrected by rearranging the sentence. C) This is a comma splice; it can be corrected by replacing the comma with a period or a semicolon. D) This is a run-on sentence; it can be corrected by adding a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This is a comma splice; it can be corrected by replacing the comma with a period or a semicolon. 24. A group of race cars are speeding down the interstate. A) Fragment. B) Subject / verb agreement. C) Unclear pronoun reference. D) Passive voice. E) Misplaced / dangling modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject / verb agreement. 25. Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence.What is the higher mountain in the world? A) Is. B) What. C) Higher. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higher. 26. What type of sentence error is this?Most giant hundred-foot apes are man-eaters but I met a friendly giant ape who doesn't eat humans. A) Fragment. B) No error. C) Run-on. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on. 27. Kiky isn't very smart, ..... she is very creative in art. A) So. B) But. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 28. Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?Students who have never written an academic assignment. A) Correct sentence. B) A fragment. C) A run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fragment. 29. Complete the sentence with the correct punctuation to join the two independent clauses:My brother is great at basketball ..... I am better at soccer. A) ; (a semicolon). B) , (a comma). C) , and. D) :(a colon). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ; (a semicolon). 30. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:The job requires you to be punctual, to be hardworking, and having a good attitude. A) Faulty separation. B) Faulty parallelism. C) Split construction. D) Fused sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faulty parallelism. 31. Karen was ecstatic to go to Disneyland the first thing she wanted to do was meet Mickey Mouse. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Complete Sentence. D) Run-on/Fused. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-on/Fused. 32. What is the error in this sentence:'Walking through the park, the flowers were beautiful.' A) Misplaced modifier. B) Sentence fragment. C) No error. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 33. Chairperson of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights A) Sentence Fragment. B) Run-on/Fused. C) Complete Sentence. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence Fragment. 34. While he was on vacation. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Complete Sentence. C) Comma Splice. D) Run-on/Fused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence Fragment. 35. Read the sentence:The dog barked all night long everyone in the neighborhood was tired. How would you classify this sentence? A) Comma splice. B) Fragment. C) Run-on sentence. D) Correctly formed sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on sentence. 36. Identify the error in the sentence:He jumped down after shouted a warning to those standing below. A) Jumped. B) Shouted. C) To. D) Standing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouted. 37. Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence. One day a lady saw a mouse to run across her kitchen floor. A) Kitchen. B) To run. C) One. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To run. 38. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:After reading the book, the movie seemed disappointing. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) Comma splice. D) Confusing interruption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifier. 39. Identify the error in this sentence: "He were late to the meeting." A) Change meeting to meetings. B) Change were to was. C) Change late to later. D) No change needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change were to was. 40. Eleanor Roosevelt traveled all over the world. A) Run-on/Fused. B) Comma Splice. C) Complete Sentence. D) Sentence Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete Sentence. 41. Choose the correct answer.Is possible to get almost any kind of Chinese product or service in Chinatown. A) Run-on sentence. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Correct sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 42. A color-coded system of marking different types of information A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Sentence. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fragment. 43. Sam is an excellent water skier, I hope she will teach me the next time we are at the lake. A) Run-on/Fused. B) Complete Sentence. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma Splice. 44. Identify the error in the following sentence:'The book on the table, it is mine.' A) Comma splice. B) Sentence fragment. C) No error. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma splice. 45. Choose the correct conjunction to complete each compound sentence.College students can live in a dormitory on campus, ..... they can rent an apartment off campus. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 46. Identify the errors in the following:Sadie was so exited to be going on a field trip at school today. A) Apostrophe Use. B) Run-On. C) Word Use. D) Spelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spelling. 47. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:John, whenever he travels for business, always makes sure to pack light. A) Confusing interruption. B) Dangling modifier. C) Comma splice. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confusing interruption. 48. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:The outdoor concert, because the weather forecast predicted heavy rain, was postponed. A) Confusing interruption. B) Faulty parallelism. C) Dangling modifier. D) Fused sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confusing interruption. 49. Look at the sentence and decide if it is correct or not.We wanted to relax last weekend, so we made plans to go for a hike on Saturday. 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: B) A correct compound sentence. 50. Look at the sentence and decide if it is correct or not.Exercise and fresh air is always important, for I do not enjoy the cold weather in winter. 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. 51. What is the correct antecedent for they in the sentence? These pollutants must be controlled because they will cause serious problems if Earth gets too hot. A) Earth. B) Pollutants. C) Control. D) The problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollutants. 52. Identify the following sentence:The athletes trained. A) Complete Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete Sentence. 53. Is this an Independent Clause?Relaxing on the weekends and my days off work. A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 54. What word or phrase should be deleted?According to our mayor, the root cause of west-side crime is poverty. A) Cause. B) To our. C) West-side. D) Root. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Root. 55. I won the entire game! A) Imperative. B) Interrogative. C) Exclamatory. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exclamatory. 56. Sheila left her phone behind she must be panicked. A) Run on. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run on. 57. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:She loves to jog, to swim, and biking. A) Fused sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Dangling modifier. D) Faulty parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Faulty parallelism. 58. Select the sentence that is free of errors. A) Each of the students has a book. B) Each of the students have a book. C) Each of the students were having a book. D) Each of the students are having a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Each of the students has a book. 59. A sentence that is missing a subject and/or verb is an example of a sentence fragment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 60. Why is it important to have someone else review your writing during the revising stage? A) To avoid getting feedback. B) To waste time. C) To catch errors or inconsistencies that you may have missed. D) To make the writing worse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To catch errors or inconsistencies that you may have missed. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSentence Errors Quiz 1Sentence Errors Quiz 2Sentence Errors Quiz 4Sentence Errors Quiz 5Sentence Errors Quiz 6Sentence Errors Quiz 7Avoiding Run On Sentences QuizComma Splices And Fused Sentences Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books