This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Sentence Errors – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Errors Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the error in the sentence:'The book on the table belong to me.' A) Tense. B) Preposition. C) Punctuation. D) Subject-verb agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject-verb agreement. 2. What word or phrase should be deleted?According to our mayor, the root cause of west-side crime is poverty. A) To our. B) West-side. C) Cause. D) Root. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Root. 3. I won the entire game! A) Exclamatory. B) Imperative. C) Declarative. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclamatory. 4. Sheila left her phone behind she must be panicked. A) Run on. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run on. 5. 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. 6. Select the sentence that is free of errors. A) Each of the students has a book. B) Each of the students are having a book. C) Each of the students were having a book. D) Each of the students have a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Each of the students has a book. 7. 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. 8. Why is it important to have someone else review your writing during the revising stage? A) To catch errors or inconsistencies that you may have missed. B) To waste time. C) To avoid getting feedback. D) To make the writing worse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To catch errors or inconsistencies that you may have missed. 9. Identify the errors in the following:The penguin on the ice. A) Word Use. B) Spelling. C) Fragment. D) Run-On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 10. George jumping and clapping. A) Comma splice. B) Run on. C) Fragment. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 11. The dog wagged it's tail when it saw me approaching. A) Wagged. B) Approaching. C) Saw. D) It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's. 12. 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. 13. Jar Jar Binks doesn't like using glue, he always gets himself stuck to something. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 14. Identify the error in the following:Lilli couldnt believe she was going to Italy this summer. A) Fragment. B) Spelling. C) Apostrophe Use. D) Word Use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apostrophe Use. 15. Bob takes pictures wherever he sees a scenic background. A) Run-on/Fused. B) Complete Sentence. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete Sentence. 16. Identify the error in this sentence: "They was playing soccer in the park." A) Change park to parks. B) No change needed. C) Change playing to played. D) Change was to were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Change was to were. 17. 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) Comma splice. B) No error. C) Fragment. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-on. 18. Identify the errors in the following:It was too cold. A) Spelling. B) Fragment. C) Word Use. D) Run-On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 19. Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence.International imports of equipment supplied under this contract is exempt from Laotian taxes and duties. A) From. B) Is. C) Supplied. D) Imports. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 20. Skiing makes me tired I'm also hungry. A) Complete sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) Run on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run on. 21. 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. 22. Professor Moody is not afraid of snakes; furthermore, he wants to adopt one as a pet. A) Run-on/Fused. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Comma Splice. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complete Sentence. 23. Which sentence contains a 'squinting' modifier, a phrase that could ambiguously modify either what comes before it or what comes after it? A) Students who study often succeed. B) The man wearing the blue hat walked away. C) Exhausted from the hike, I fell asleep immediately. D) After the game ended, we went for pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Students who study often succeed. 24. 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. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. Peter told the travel agents he wanted to go to Mexico, they said they could arrange the trip. A) Run-on/Fused. B) Comma Splice. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 28. From her seat, Nessie could see everyone in class she would watch people who didn't do their work. A) Complete Sentence. B) Comma Splice. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Run-on/Fused. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-on/Fused. 29. 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. 30. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSentence Errors Quiz 1Sentence Errors Quiz 2Sentence Errors Quiz 3Sentence Errors Quiz 4Sentence Errors Quiz 5Sentence Errors Quiz 6Sentence Errors Quiz 8Sentence Errors Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books