This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To fix the sentence, 'On vacation, my family enjoys swimming, hiking, and to visit museums, ' what is the best change to create parallel structure? A) Change 'swimming' to 'to swim'. B) Change 'hiking' to 'a hike'. C) Change 'to visit' to 'visiting'. D) No change is needed because the list is fine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change 'to visit' to 'visiting'. 2. Which sentence contains a 'squinting' modifier, a phrase that could ambiguously modify either the words before it or the words after it? A) The student who cheats often gets caught. B) He promised on his way home to stop for milk. C) Running quickly, I managed to catch the bus. D) I only ate one piece of cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He promised on his way home to stop for milk. 3. True or False:In the sentence, 'Covered in chocolate sauce, the little girl enjoyed the ice cream sundae, ' the modifier 'Covered in chocolate sauce' is placed correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Which sentence correctly places the modifying phrase 'with a broken zipper'? A) The student with a broken zipper carried the backpack. B) The student carried the backpack with a broken zipper. C) With a broken zipper, the student carried the backpack. D) The student carried with a broken zipper the backpack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The student carried the backpack with a broken zipper. 5. Complete the sentence to fix the fragment:'The dog with the fluffy tail and floppy ears ..... ' A) Wagging excitedly. B) Ran across the park. C) In the backyard. D) A golden retriever. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ran across the park. 6. Identify the problem in this group of words: "Because my alarm didn't go off this morning." A) It's a run-on sentence. B) It's a phrase fragment. C) It's a dependent clause fragment. D) It has a misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's a dependent clause fragment. 7. True or False:The sentence "The principal told the students on Friday they would have a half-day" contains a 'squinting' modifier that creates ambiguity. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Identify the sentence that contains a misplaced modifier. A) The dog with the floppy ears is very friendly. B) I saw a squirrel climbing a tree with a bushy tail. C) Covered in mud, the puppy ran through the house. D) My dad, who loves to cook, made us all dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I saw a squirrel climbing a tree with a bushy tail. 9. Which revision best fixes the dangling modifier in this sentence? 'After scoring the winning goal, the crowd cheered for the team.' A) The crowd cheered for the team after scoring the winning goal. B) After the team scored the winning goal, the crowd cheered. C) After scoring the winning goal, the team was cheered for by the crowd. D) Scoring the winning goal, the crowd cheered for the team. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the team scored the winning goal, the crowd cheered. 10. Which of the following correctly fixes this dependent-clause fragment? 'Because my alarm didn't go off.' A) Because my alarm didn't go off. B) My alarm didn't go off. C) I was late for school because my alarm didn't go off. D) Because my alarm. Didn't go off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was late for school because my alarm didn't go off. 11. Choose the best option to correctly connect the two ideas in this run-on sentence:'Maria loves to read ..... she visits the library every week.' A) Read, she. B) Read, so she. C) Read but she. D) Read she. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read, so she. 12. Which sentence best fixes this comma splice? 'The school play was a success, everyone enjoyed the performances.' A) The school play was a success everyone enjoyed the performances. B) The school play was a success; everyone enjoyed the performances. C) Because the school play was a success, everyone enjoyed the performances. D) Both B and C are correct ways to fix the error. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C are correct ways to fix the error. 13. True or False:In the sentence 'Telling jokes often gets him into trouble, ' the word 'often' is a squinting modifier, creating an ambiguous meaning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Consider the sentence:'I nearly failed every class I took.' What is the literal, and slightly humorous, meaning of this sentence? A) I passed every class, but it was a close call. B) I came very close to failing every class, but I didn't fail any. C) I failed almost all of the classes I took. D) I took every class, but I didn't actually fail them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I came very close to failing every class, but I didn't fail any. 15. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence by fixing the run-on:'I love playing video games ..... my favorite is Minecraft.' A) . M. B) ,. C) And. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . M. 16. True or False:The sentence 'He left the party early, for he was feeling tired' is a grammatically correct compound sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Which sentence correctly repairs the original comma splice:'He forgot to set his alarm, he was late for school.' A) He forgot to set his alarm; consequently, he was late for school. B) He forgot to set his alarm, he was thus late for school. C) He forgot to set his alarm, being late for school. D) Forgetting to set his alarm, and he was late for school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He forgot to set his alarm; consequently, he was late for school. 18. Fill in the blank:I wanted to go to the movies, ..... I had to finish my homework first. A) Or. B) But. C) So. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 19. What is the correction for the sentence below:We was the students of this school last year. A) Are. B) Were. C) Is. D) Student. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 20. Complete the sentence to best fix the comma splice:'I got a low grade on the test, I didn't study.' I got a low grade on the test ..... I didn't study. A) , and. B) ; however,. C) Because. D) , but. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 21. The following sentence contains a dangling modifier:'To win the race, a lot of training is required.' Which of the following is the BEST revision? A) To win the race, an athlete must complete a lot of training. B) A lot of training is required to win the race. C) To win the race, training a lot is what is required. D) Training a lot, the race can be won with what is required. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To win the race, an athlete must complete a lot of training. 22. Why is "Although the test was difficult" an incomplete sentence? A) It is missing a subject. B) It is a run-on sentence. C) It is a dependent clause that needs an independent clause to complete the thought. D) It is missing a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a dependent clause that needs an independent clause to complete the thought. 23. The sentence "The teacher said on Monday she would give the test" is ambiguous. To clarify that the test will be given on Monday, the sentence should be rewritten as: "The teacher said she would ..... " A) Give the test on Monday. B) On Monday give the test. C) Give on Monday the test. D) Give the test, it's on Monday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Give the test on Monday. 24. What is the most effective way to fix this run-on sentence? "Maria aced her science test she studied for three nights in a row." A) Maria aced her science test, she studied for three nights in a row. B) Maria aced her science test, for she studied for three nights in a row. C) Acing her science test, Maria studied for three nights in a row. D) Maria aced her science test she had studied for three nights in a row. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maria aced her science test, for she studied for three nights in a row. 25. True or False:The sentence "Peeking through the window, the cake was cooling on the counter, I wanted a piece" contains both a dangling modifier and a comma splice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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