This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank to maintain parallel structure:For my chores, I have to walk the dog, take out the trash, and ..... A) My room needs to be cleaned. B) Cleaning my room. C) Clean my room. D) I have to clean my room. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clean my room. 2. The sentence 'She asked him quietly to close the door' is ambiguous due to a squinting modifier. What are the two possible meanings of the sentence? A) The request was quiet, OR the door was quiet. B) She was quiet, OR the door was quiet. C) The request was quiet, OR the door was to be closed quietly. D) She was quiet, OR he was quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The request was quiet, OR the door was to be closed quietly. 3. True or False:In the sentence 'Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on, ' the phrase 'the TV was turned on' is a dangling modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Which option correctly revises the following run-on sentence? 'We went to the beach it was too cold to swim.' A) We went to the beach, it was too cold to swim. B) We went to the beach it was, too cold to swim. C) We went to the beach, but it was too cold to swim. D) We went to the beach and it was too cold to swim so. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We went to the beach, but it was too cold to swim. 5. Select the ONE response that corrects the error in sentence 6. As everyone knows, the best way to become proficient at throwing a football or playing the piano is (a) is no different. A) A. to practice; public speaking. B) To practice, public speaking. C) To practice public, speaking. D) To practice:public speakingTagsE1.W.9.Dv. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. to practice; public speaking. 6. Complete the sentence to correctly fix the run-on 'My brother loves to read he goes to the library every week':My brother loves to read, ..... A) And he goes to the library every week. B) He goes to the library every week. C) So he goes to the library every week is what he does. D) Goes to the library every week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And he goes to the library every week. 7. Fill in the blank to correctly join the two sentences:'Maria aced her science test ..... she studied for hours.' A) , for. B) For. C) , but. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , for. 8. Complete the sentence by correctly attaching the dependent clause to form a complete thought: ..... we decided to have a picnic. A) Since the weather was beautiful. B) The weather was beautiful,. C) Because the weather was beautiful,. D) Because of the weather being beautiful,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the weather was beautiful,. 9. The sentence 'She said in the morning she would call' is ambiguous. What are the two possible meanings? A) She spoke in the morning OR she will call in the morning. B) She spoke about the morning OR she will call from the morning. C) She said she would call OR she will call in the morning. D) She spoke in the morning OR she was called in the morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She spoke in the morning OR she will call in the morning. 10. Which group of words is a sentence fragment because it can't stand on its own? A) The video game is challenging. B) I finally beat the last level. C) Because I practiced for weeks. D) My friends cheered for me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because I practiced for weeks. 11. The sentence 'The concert was amazing the band played all my favorite songs' is a run-on. Choose the option that correctly divides it:The concert was amazing; ..... A) The band played all my favorite songs. B) And the band played all my favorite songs. C) The band, played all my favorite songs. D) Because the band played all my favorite songs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The band played all my favorite songs. 12. Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence to fix the fragment:Because the bus was running late this morning, ..... A) I missed the first five minutes of my history class. B) Missing the first five minutes of class. C) Late for school again. D) And I was worried about being tardy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I missed the first five minutes of my history class. 13. Choose the best revision for the following sentence with a comma splice:'I'm really tired, I think I'll go to bed early.' A) I'm really tired and I think I'll go to bed early. B) I'm really tired, so I think I'll go to bed early. C) I'm really tired I think I'll go to bed early. D) Because I'm really tired and going to bed early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm really tired, so I think I'll go to bed early. 14. Read the short paragraph. Which numbered sentence is a sentence fragment? '(1) My friends and I decided to go to the movies. (2) Because we wanted to see the new superhero film. (3) We bought our tickets online to avoid the long lines. (4) It turned out to be a great decision.' A) Sentence 1. B) Sentence 2. C) Sentence 3. D) Sentence 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence 2. 15. "Angry Birds" is the stupidest game ever invented I spend a ton of time playing it. A) Fragment. B) Run-On. C) Comma-splice. D) OK. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On. 16. In the sentence 'The teacher told the student who was talking quickly to sit down, ' which word is the squinting modifier that creates confusion? A) Told. B) Talking. C) Quickly. D) Down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quickly. 17. Which of the following sentences is a sentence fragment? A) Although she was tired, she finished her homework. B) Running through the park on a sunny day. C) He went to the store to buy some milk. D) The dog barked loudly at the stranger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running through the park on a sunny day. 18. What's wrong with this sentence? "She went to the store she bought milk." A) Run-on sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentence. 19. Which sentence correctly fixes the dangling modifier in the sentence: "Walking to school, the rain began to fall." A) The rain, walking to school, began to fall. B) While I was walking to school, the rain began to fall. C) Walking to school, it started to rain. D) The rain began to fall, walking to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While I was walking to school, the rain began to fall. 20. True or False:The sentence 'Ran to the store for milk.' is a fragment because it is missing a subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. True or False:The following revision correctly fixes the run-on sentence 'I have a test tomorrow I need to study' by turning it into one complete sentence:'Because I have a test tomorrow, I need to study.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Select the sentence that is a run-on (fused sentence). A) I like pizza, but my brother likes tacos. B) We went to the park it was fun. C) Since it was raining, we stayed inside. D) The movie was long and boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the park it was fun. 23. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct: "The artist sketched the portrait, her subject sat perfectly still." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Complete the sentence to maintain parallel structure:'The best parts of the camping trip were hiking in the woods, telling stories by the fire, and ..... ' A) We also roasted marshmallows. B) The marshmallows we roasted. C) Roasting marshmallows. D) To roast marshmallows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roasting marshmallows. 25. True or False:The following is a run-on sentence:'I love pizza my brother prefers tacos.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesFixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 1Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 2Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 3Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 4Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 5Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 6Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 7Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 8Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books