This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Sentence Errors – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Errors Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the errors in the following:The penguin on the ice. A) Word Use. B) Spelling. C) Run-On. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fragment. 2. George jumping and clapping. A) Fragment. B) Run on. C) Comma splice. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 3. The dog wagged it's tail when it saw me approaching. A) Saw. B) It's. C) Wagged. D) Approaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 4. How can you identify a sentence fragment? A) A sentence fragment often starts with a subordinating conjunction (like 'because', 'although') and lacks a complete thought. B) A sentence fragment is always a question that ends with a question mark. C) A sentence fragment is a complete sentence that expresses a full idea. D) A sentence fragment must contain at least one independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sentence fragment often starts with a subordinating conjunction (like 'because', 'although') and lacks a complete thought. 5. Jar Jar Binks doesn't like using glue, he always gets himself stuck to something. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Complete Sentence. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma Splice. 6. Identify the error in the following:Lilli couldnt believe she was going to Italy this summer. A) Fragment. B) Spelling. C) Word Use. D) Apostrophe Use. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apostrophe Use. 7. Bob takes pictures wherever he sees a scenic background. A) Complete Sentence. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Sentence Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete Sentence. 8. Identify the error in this sentence: "They was playing soccer in the park." A) Change was to were. B) No change needed. C) Change playing to played. D) Change park to parks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change was to were. 9. What type of sentence error is this?Hanging out at the mall is really boring I try to avoid doing that whenever I can. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) No error. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 10. Identify the errors in the following:It was too cold. A) Run-On. B) Fragment. C) Word Use. D) Spelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 11. Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence.International imports of equipment supplied under this contract is exempt from Laotian taxes and duties. A) Supplied. B) From. C) Imports. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 12. Skiing makes me tired I'm also hungry. A) Complete sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Run on. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run on. 13. Look at the sentence and decide if it is correct or not.Last night, after a long shower, I went to bed early. 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: A) A correct simple sentence. 14. Professor Moody is not afraid of snakes; furthermore, he wants to adopt one as a pet. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Complete Sentence. C) Comma Splice. D) Run-on/Fused. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete Sentence. 15. Which sentence contains a 'squinting' modifier, a phrase that could ambiguously modify either what comes before it or what comes after it? A) The man wearing the blue hat walked away. B) After the game ended, we went for pizza. C) Students who study often succeed. D) Exhausted from the hike, I fell asleep immediately. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Students who study often succeed. 16. Which is the error in this sentence?Students who learn about the host country, its culture, and its people. A) Comma splices. B) Sentence fragment. C) Run-on sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence fragment. 17. Add the correct linking word on this sentence:They got a lot of prizes they won the world competition. A) So. B) Because. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 18. Decide whether or not this sentence is grammatically true.We hope that our products can help the environment, creating jobs for people around, and we can make it bigger. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Peter told the travel agents he wanted to go to Mexico, they said they could arrange the trip. A) Comma Splice. B) Complete Sentence. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Run-on/Fused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma Splice. 20. From her seat, Nessie could see everyone in class she would watch people who didn't do their work. A) Comma Splice. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on/Fused. 21. Identify the errors in the following:The penguin ate it's food. A) Word Use. B) Run-On. C) Spelling. D) Apostrophe Use. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apostrophe Use. 22. What role does grammar and punctuation play in the revising and editing process? A) They have no impact on the quality of writing. B) Grammar and punctuation are only important for spoken language, not written. C) They help to improve the overall quality and effectiveness of the writing. D) Revising and editing can be done effectively without considering grammar and punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They help to improve the overall quality and effectiveness of the writing. 23. What is the error:While we ate our lunch. A) Run on. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 24. What is the error type in the sentence:'I has a book.' A) Spelling. B) Subject-verb agreement. C) Preposition. D) Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject-verb agreement. 25. Select the CORRECT sentence in regards to punctuation. A) Can you believe this is five dollar's off!. B) Can you believe this is five dollar's off?. C) Can you believe this is five dollars off?. D) Can you believe this is five dollars off!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can you believe this is five dollars off?. 26. Is the sentence below a fragment? Drive! A) No. It is an imperative sentence where the subject is hidden or implied. B) No. It starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark. C) Yes. A sentence must have a subject and a verb. The sentence has no subject. D) Yes. A sentence must start with a capital letter and ends with a period. The sentence ends with an exclamation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. It is an imperative sentence where the subject is hidden or implied. 27. Identify the error in the sentence:I decided to climbed to the top of the hill to get a better view. A) View. B) Decided. C) Get. D) Climbed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climbed. 28. Identify the sentence error: "The dog barked loudly, it woke up the neighbors." A) Run-on sentence. B) No error. C) Comma splice. D) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma splice. 29. Choose the correct conjunction to complete each compound sentence.My boss is an excellent manager, ..... she is a good listener. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 30. Identify the error in the sentence:'The cat chased it's tail.' A) Subject-verb agreement. B) Possessive pronoun. C) Preposition. D) Verb tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possessive pronoun. 31. Identify the shift:I was driving last night when I see an animal dash out in front of my car. A) Number. B) Voice. C) Person. D) Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tense. 32. Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?Proof-reading is important, this helps improves students' grades. A) Correct sentence. B) A fragment. C) A run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A run-on. 33. I go to school on bike.What is the error type of that sentence? A) Wrong word (WW). B) Noun form-singular/plural (N). C) Wrong order (WO). D) Word category (WC). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrong word (WW). 34. Read the comma splice:'The team won the championship, the city celebrated all night.' Which of the following is NOT a correct way to fix this error? A) The team won the championship; the city celebrated all night. B) The team won the championship. The city celebrated all night. C) Because the team won the championship, the city celebrated all night. D) The team won the championship, however, the city celebrated all night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The team won the championship, however, the city celebrated all night. 35. What is the mistake in this sentence? "She don't have any siblings." A) Change don't to doesn't. B) No change needed. C) Change siblings to sibling. D) Change have to has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change don't to doesn't. 36. She ..... to Jogjakarta next Friday. A) Went. B) Go. C) Goes. D) Will go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will go. 37. Read the modifier phrase:'made of solid oak'. Which sentence correctly inserts this modifier to describe the desk? A) The teacher put the book on the desk made of solid oak. B) The teacher put the book made of solid oak on the desk. C) Made of solid oak, the teacher put the book on the desk. D) The teacher made of solid oak put the book on the desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher put the book on the desk made of solid oak. 38. Tracy has been playing the guitar for six years, she thinks it might be time to start a band. A) Comma Splice. B) Complete Sentence. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Sentence Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma Splice. 39. A dependent clause on its own 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. 40. Two complete sentences separated by a comma is called a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. I has not seen them yet. A) I have not seen them yet. B) Correct. C) I not have seen them yet. D) I haved not seen them yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have not seen them yet. 42. The doll's shoe was broken, it no longer fit the foot. A) Fragment. B) Comma splice. C) Complete sentence. D) Run on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 43. Identify the following sentence:40 years later in 1976, women's basketball made its debut at the 1974 games. A) Complete Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete Sentence. 44. Look at the sentence and decide if it is correct or not.Ms. Douglas made a hot cup of tea, for her afternoon break. 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. 45. Select the sentence that uses the correct form of the word 'affect'. A) The weather will effect our plans. B) The weather will affect our plans. C) The weather will affects our plans. D) The weather will effected our plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather will affect our plans. 46. Look at the sentence and decide if it is correct or not. The cat sat on the mat, and the dog lay beside it. A) A) a correct simple sentence. B) B) a correct compound sentence. C) C) NO-there is a mistake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) a correct compound sentence. 47. What punctuation can be used to separate independent clauses? A) A comma (, ). B) A colon (:). C) A period (.). D) A semicolon (;). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A semicolon (;). 48. As I read a passage about birds. A) Comma Splice. B) Sentence. C) Fragment. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 49. Which word should be deleted? It is a true fact that the U.S. has more divorces per capital than any country in the world. A) Fact. B) Country. C) More. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True. 50. What word or phrase should be deleted? "George, you had better make advance reservations at that hotel before we get on the plane!" A) Advance. B) Had better. C) You had. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advance. 51. Identify the sentence with a punctuation error. A) I went to the store, and I bought some milk. B) I went to the store and bought some milk. C) I went to the store; I bought some milk. D) I went to the store I bought some milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I went to the store I bought some milk. 52. The toddler loves her finger food. A) Comma splice. B) Complete sentence. C) Run on. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete sentence. 53. What is the error type in the sentence:'She were happy with the results.' A) Preposition. B) Spelling. C) Subject-verb agreement. D) Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject-verb agreement. 54. You can come over to play, however, we won't be able to use the trampoline. A) Repetition / redundancy. B) Misplaced / dangling modifier. C) Faulty parallelism. D) Unclear pronoun reference. E) Conjunctive adverb punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Conjunctive adverb punctuation. 55. Writing about an important event. A) Comma splice. B) Run on. C) Fragment. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 56. I talked ( to / too / two ) my brother yesterday. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 57. Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence.I wish my mother gives me presents more often. A) Me. B) Wish. C) Gives. D) More often. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gives. 58. Read the sentence:'Peeking through the blinds, the car sped down the street, it was going way too fast.' Which two errors does this sentence contain? A) Dangling modifier and comma splice. B) Sentence fragment and run-on sentence. C) Misplaced modifier and sentence fragment. D) Comma splice and run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling modifier and comma splice. 59. What do you need to change to make this parallel:Sarah spends her time reading, drawing, and she bakes. A) She bakes. B) Spends her. C) Reading. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She bakes. 60. To avoid a run-on or comma splice, which word best completes the sentence? ' ..... the storm was getting worse, we decided to head home early.' A) However. B) Therefore. C) Because. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSentence Errors Quiz 1Sentence Errors Quiz 2Sentence Errors Quiz 3Sentence 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