This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:In the sentence 'Eager to go home, the bus arrived right on time, ' the modifier 'Eager to go home' correctly describes the bus. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Consider these sentences:1. I almost ate all the cookies. 2. After the storm passed, the sun came out. 3. My friend invited me to the party, I was excited to go. 4. Driving to the store. True or False:Sentence 2 is the only grammatically flawless sentence in the list. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which revision best fixes this dependent-clause fragment? 'Because the wifi was down.' A) Because the wifi was down. I couldn't do my research. B) Because the wifi was down, I couldn't do my research. C) The wifi was down, I couldn't do my research. D) The wifi was down so I couldn't do my research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the wifi was down, I couldn't do my research. 4. Choose the option that correctly divides the run-on sentence: "I love to read books ..... my favorite genre is fantasy." A) Books, my. B) Books; my. C) Books my. D) Books but, my. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Books; my. 5. Which of the following options correctly fixes the run-on sentence below?"The dog barked loudly the mailman was scared." A) The dog barked loudly, the mailman was scared. B) The dog barked loudly the mailman, was scared. C) The dog barked loudly, so the mailman was scared. D) Barking loudly, the mailman was scared of the dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog barked loudly, so the mailman was scared. 6. Choose the best way to revise this sentence to fix the misplaced modifier: "The girl walked the dog in the red jacket." A) In the red jacket, the girl walked the dog. B) The dog was walked by the girl in the red jacket. C) The girl in the red jacket walked the dog. D) The girl walked the dog, which was in a red jacket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The girl in the red jacket walked the dog. 7. Which option creates a comma splice when used to fill in the blank? 'I finished my homework ..... I watched TV.' A) , then. B) ; then. C) , and then. D) . Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , then. 8. True or False:The sentence 'Staring out the window, the birds suddenly flew away' contains both a dangling modifier and a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Dr. Seuss was a very famous author he wrote many best-selling stories for children. A) Add the word "and" between "author" and "he.". B) Add a comma between "author" and "he.". C) Add a semi-colon between "author" and "he.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add a semi-colon between "author" and "he.". 10. Read the sentences below. Which one demonstrates incorrect comma usage, specifically a comma splice? A) We can go to the park, or we can go to the pool. B) The pizza arrived, we were all very hungry. C) After a long, tiring day, I was ready for bed. D) Sarah, my best friend, is moving to another state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pizza arrived, we were all very hungry. 11. Sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 12. To maintain parallel structure, which phrase best completes this sentence? 'My weekend plans include finishing my homework, cleaning my room, and ..... ' A) To watch a movie with my family. B) I will watch a movie with my family. C) Watching a movie with my family. D) A movie with my family. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watching a movie with my family. 13. What is the best way to describe the error in this group of words? 'To finish my science project before the deadline.' A) It's a run-on sentence. B) It's a comma splice. C) It's an infinitive phrase fragment. D) It's a complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's an infinitive phrase fragment. 14. Fill in the blank to correctly fix this sentence fragment: ..... I can go to the game with you. A) If I finish my chores,. B) If I finish my chores. C) If I finish my chores. D) After I finish my chores;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If I finish my chores,. 15. Consider this comma splice:'The new video game is challenging, I haven't beaten the first level yet.' What is a correct way to fix this error? A) Change the comma to a semicolon. B) Remove the comma entirely. C) Add the word 'because' after the comma. D) Change 'challenging, ' to 'challenging and'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change the comma to a semicolon. 16. Read the sentence:'Walking through the woods, the trees looked spooky.' Which part of the sentence is the dangling participial phrase? A) The trees looked spooky. B) Looked spooky. C) Walking through the woods. D) Through the woods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking through the woods. 17. Choose the correctly repaired version of this sentence, which contains a comma splice: "My brother loves to play video games, he can play for hours." A) My brother loves to play video games, and he can play for hours. B) My brother loves to play video games he can play for hours. C) My brother, who loves to play video games, he can play for hours. D) My brother loves to play video games, also he can play for hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother loves to play video games, and he can play for hours. 18. Choose the best way to combine the sentences by filling in the blank:'We went to the library ..... books for our project.' A) To find. B) , to find. C) ; to find. D) . To find. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To find. 19. When two or more independent clauses are joined together without any punctuation or a connecting word, the error is called a ..... sentence. A) Fragment. B) Comma splice. C) Run-on. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on. 20. The sentence 'After finishing my project, the couch felt very comfortable' contains a dangling modifier. Choose the best revision to complete the introductory phrase:After finishing my project, ..... A) I thought the couch felt very comfortable. B) The couch felt very comfortable to me. C) It was nice that the couch felt comfortable. D) My relaxation on the couch felt comfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I thought the couch felt very comfortable. 21. Complete the sentence by choosing the best way to connect the two ideas: ..... the movie was three hours long, I enjoyed every minute of it. A) Since. B) Although. C) And. D) Therefore,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 22. Read the short paragraph below and find the sentence that contains an error. (1) My friends and I decided to build a treehouse. (2) We gathered wood, nails, and all of our tools. (3) Working together for the entire weekend. (4) Finally, we had a finished, if wobbly, new fort. A) Sentence 1. B) Sentence 2. C) Sentence 3. D) Sentence 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence 3. 23. Read the following group of words:'After we finished the big science project.' Which term best describes this group of words? A) A run-on sentence. B) A sentence fragment. C) A complete sentence. D) A compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sentence fragment. 24. Fill in the blank to create a complete sentence: ..... to the store to buy milk. A) Went. B) Going. C) My brother went. D) After going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My brother went. 25. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence to avoid a misplaced modifier:I bought a ..... for my sister. A) Bicycle with a basket on the front. B) Bicycle for my sister with a basket. C) With a basket on the front bicycle. D) Bicycle I bought with a basket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bicycle with a basket on the front. ← 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