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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the error in the following sentence:'She don't like apples.' A) Punctuation. B) Preposition. C) Subject-verb agreement. D) Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject-verb agreement. 2. Dad made a salad for lunch, for everyone was hungry. A) Run on. B) Complete sentence. C) Fragment. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete sentence. 3. When is the Valentine's Day party? A) Exclamatory. B) Declarative. C) Interrogative. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interrogative. 4. Elsa and Anna coming soon so don't worry. A) Correct. B) Elsa and Anna is coming soon, so do not worry. C) Elsa and Anna are coming soon, so don't worry. D) Elsa and Anna are coming soon, so doesn't worry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elsa and Anna are coming soon, so don't worry. 5. How ..... do you speak? A) Many language. B) Many languages. C) Much languages. D) Much language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many languages. 6. Which sentence contains a grammatical error? A) He doesn't like apples. B) She don't like apples. C) We don't like apples. D) They don't like apples. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She don't like apples. 7. Go put your name on your paper. A) Declarative. B) Exclamatory. C) Imperative. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperative. 8. Identify the error in the sentence:He has been working here for sometimes. A) Here. B) For. C) Been. D) Sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sometimes. 9. Which word does the phrase 'with a bright red crest' most logically modify in the following sentence? 'On the way to school, I saw a bird with a bright red crest.' A) Way. B) Bird. C) School. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bird. 10. How are you going to correct a sentence with a comma splice where two independent clauses are joined by a comma? A) Replace the comma with a coordinating conjunction. B) Replace the comma with a subordinating conjunction. C) Separate the two independent clauses with a period. D) Separate the two independent clauses with a semi-colon and conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Separate the two independent clauses with a period. 11. What is incorrect in this sentence? "We has a meeting scheduled for tomorrow." A) No change needed. B) Change tomorrow to today. C) Change has to have. D) Change meeting to meetings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change has to have. 12. Patrick joined a band that he saw perform on TV. A) Run-on/Fused. B) Comma Splice. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complete Sentence. 13. Which option correctly completes the sentence without creating a comma splice or run-on? 'I love listening to music, ..... ' A) It always helps me relax. B) And it always helps me relax. C) However, it always helps me relax. D) It's relaxing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And it always helps me relax. 14. Choose the sentence with no errors A) Jayce read a great book last night!. B) Kaitlyn is takeing her time to finish. C) Amya wanted a new puppy for her birfday. D) How many AR points does Dallas have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jayce read a great book last night!. 15. Which word in this sentence is redundant and can be removed?She made a big, life-changing decision. A) She. B) Decision. C) Made. D) Big. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Big. 16. Choose the correct conjunction to complete each compound sentence.I wanted to sing the song, ..... I couldn't remember the words. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 17. Which word or phrase should be deleted?The rally attendance was estimated at about one thousand. A) About. B) Estimated. C) Was. D) Attendance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 18. Find the mistake in the sentence:The teacher asked if any of the students has seen her pen. A) Seen. B) Has. C) If. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has. 19. You should finish your homework before practice, you'll feel better about having it done. A) Unclear pronoun reference. B) Subject / verb agreement. C) Comma splice. D) Runon. E) Passive voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma splice. 20. Which word or phrase should be deleted to avoid being redundant? Carlos gets up at 6:00am in the morning. A) In the morning. B) Carlos. C) Gets up. D) 6:00am. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the morning. 21. Georgie bought seven new posters at the mall he was disappointed when he realized they wouldn't all fit his room. A) Complete Sentence. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Sentence Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on/Fused. 22. The old car don't need to be fixed. A) The car old don't need to be fixed. B) The old car doesn't need to be fixed. C) The old car don't need to be fix. D) The old cars doesn't need fixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The old car doesn't need to be fixed. 23. What type of sentence error is this?The pants fit perfectly, they were way too expensive. A) No error. B) Comma splice. C) Run-on. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 24. Which sentence is free of parallelism errors? A) She likes to swim, to run, and biking. B) She likes swimming, running, and biking. C) She likes to swim, running, and to bike. D) She likes swimming, to run, and biking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She likes swimming, running, and biking. 25. Identify the errors in the following:Tanners dog ate his homework. A) Word Use. B) Apostrophe Use. C) Run-On. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apostrophe Use. 26. When the modifier is too far away from the word(s) it is modifying ..... A) Out-of-context modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) Modifier. D) Misplaced Modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misplaced Modifier. 27. Identify the error in the following:The dog chased a squirrel, it ran up the tree. A) Run-On. B) Apostrophe Use. C) Capitalization. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-On. 28. Oliver doesn't think recess is long enough he hopes the principal adds another fifteen minutes. A) Run-on/Fused. B) Complete Sentence. C) Comma Splice. D) Sentence Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on/Fused. 29. What type of sentence error is this?The friendly giant ape and I became friends, we did everything together. A) No error. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma splice. 30. Which error contains too much information or too many independent clauses and is missing proper punctuation? A) Run on. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) None of the above. 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