This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Read the paragraph below. Which numbered sentence is a run-on sentence? (1) Our group is doing a project on ancient Egypt. (2) We have to build a model of a pyramid it has to be painted gold. (3) Sam is bringing the cardboard, and I am bringing the paint. (4) It's due next Friday. A) Sentence (1). B) Sentence (2). C) Sentence (3). D) Sentence (4). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence (2). 2. True or False:The following statement correctly defines a sentence fragment:'A sentence fragment is a mistake that occurs when you join two complete sentences together with only a comma.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Complete the sentence to correctly fix the fragment 'After finishing his homework.': ..... A) Leo decided to play video games. B) Was tired and went to bed. C) A snack before watching TV. D) Because he was finally done. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leo decided to play video games. 4. In the sentence 'Walking to school, the birds were singing loudly, ' the dangling modifier is the phrase ' ..... '. A) The birds were singing. B) Singing loudly. C) Walking to school. D) To school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking to school. 5. What kind of error is in this sentence? 'My phone battery died, I couldn't call my mom.' A) Run-on sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 6. "Angry Birds" is the stupidest game ever invented, but I spend a ton of time playing it. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Comma-splice. D) OK. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) OK. 7. Identify the sentence that has an error in parallel structure. A) He likes to swim, to bike, and to run. B) The teacher was patient, kind, and helpful. C) She spent the afternoon writing a paper and to study for her test. D) For dinner, I will either make spaghetti or order a pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She spent the afternoon writing a paper and to study for her test. 8. Read the sentence: "The alarm clock buzzed loudly I hit the snooze button." What is the BEST way to revise this sentence? A) The alarm clock buzzed loudly, so I hit the snooze button. B) The alarm clock buzzed loudly, I hit the snooze button. C) The alarm clock buzzed loudly; I hit the snooze button. D) The alarm clock buzzed loudly:I hit the snooze button. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The alarm clock buzzed loudly, so I hit the snooze button. 9. True or False:The revision below correctly fixes the comma splice. Original:I'm tired, I'm going to bed. Revision:I'm tired; I'm going to bed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. True or False:A comma splice is an error where two complete sentences are joined together with only a comma. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Complete the sentence to maintain parallel structure:The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should eat a good breakfast, and ..... A) To drink plenty of water. B) Drinking plenty of water is important. C) That they should drink plenty of water. D) They should drink plenty of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That they should drink plenty of water. 12. Which is a fragment? A) After the game ended. B) The game ended late. C) After the game ended, we went home. D) The game ended. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the game ended. 13. The sentence 'I saw a bird on the way to the store with a bright red crest' is poorly constructed. This sentence literally, and humorously, suggests that ..... A) The store has a bright red crest. B) I have a bright red crest. C) The way to the store has a crest. D) The bird was inside the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The store has a bright red crest. 14. Choose the punctuation that correctly joins the two independent clauses: "Maria is an excellent student ..... she always completes her homework on time." A) ,. B) ;. C) :. D) , and. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ;. 15. Because it was too late when you called. A) Run-on sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence fragment. 16. Choose the revision that correctly and most logically places the modifier 'with a loud roar'. A) The lion with a loud roar escaped from its cage. B) The lion escaped with a loud roar from its cage. C) The lion escaped from its cage with a loud roar. D) With a loud roar, the lion escaped from its cage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With a loud roar, the lion escaped from its cage. 17. Complete the sentence using the correct punctuation and conjunction:'I wanted to go to the party, ..... I had too much homework.' A) And. B) But. C) ; but. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 18. Which of the following is a sentence fragment because it's missing a subject? A) Jumped over the fence. B) The black cat with green eyes. C) She ran faster than anyone. D) My friends and I are going to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jumped over the fence. 19. I like Chinese food but she does not. A) Stringy sentence. B) Run-on sentence. C) Wordy sentence. D) Choppy sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on sentence. 20. Which of the following is a grammatically complete and correct sentence? A) While we were walking through the park on a sunny afternoon. B) The team won the championship; they celebrated all night. C) The dog barked the cat hissed under the porch. D) She found her keys, they were in her coat pocket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team won the championship; they celebrated all night. 21. Regarding comma splice correction, is the following statement True or False:Adding the word 'because' after the comma is a grammatically correct way to fix the comma splice in "The team won the championship, the city celebrated." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Choose the best option to correctly repair the comma splice:He missed the bus, ..... A) So he was late for school. B) He was late for school. C) Then he was late for school. D) Consequently, he was late for school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So he was late for school. 23. Which revision best fixes this fragment? 'Hoping to win the science fair with her volcano project.' A) Hoping to win the science fair. With her volcano project. B) Mariah was hoping to win the science fair with her volcano project. C) To hope to win the science fair with her volcano project. D) With her volcano project, hoping to win the science fair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mariah was hoping to win the science fair with her volcano project. 24. A 'squinting' modifier is placed ambiguously between two things it could modify. Which sentence below contains a squinting modifier? A) The student who cheats often gets caught. B) Running quickly, I managed to catch the bus. C) I told him after the game to meet me at the cafe. D) The dog, a golden retriever, wagged its tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I told him after the game to meet me at the cafe. 25. Choose the correct way to fix this comma splice: "The movie was long, it was entertaining." A) The movie was long it was entertaining. B) The movie was long, and it was entertaining. C) The movie was long. It was entertaining. D) Both b and c are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both b and c are correct. 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