This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 22 (19 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The following sentence is a run-on:'The basketball game was exciting the crowd cheered loudly.' Which of the following options correctly fixes the run-on sentence? A) The basketball game was exciting, the crowd cheered loudly. B) The basketball game was exciting; and the crowd cheered loudly. C) The basketball game was exciting. The crowd cheered loudly. D) The basketball game was exciting the crowd, cheered loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The basketball game was exciting. The crowd cheered loudly. 2. Which of the following sentences contains a 'squinting' modifier, creating an ambiguous meaning? A) He promised on his way home to stop at the store. B) The student who studied diligently passed the exam. C) She almost failed every class she took. D) I only want one piece of cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He promised on his way home to stop at the store. 3. Choose the most effective way to revise this run-on sentence:'The game was canceled the field was too wet.' A) The game was canceled, the field was too wet. B) The game was canceled; and the field was too wet. C) The game was canceled because the field was too wet. D) The game was canceled. And the field was too wet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The game was canceled because the field was too wet. 4. True or False:The literal (and funny) meaning of the sentence "The student saw a squirrel pedaling his bike to school" is that the squirrel was riding the bike. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Fix the dangling modifier by completing the sentence:'Walking to school, ..... ' A) The journey seemed to take forever. B) A car splashed water all over me. C) My backpack felt very heavy. D) I saw a squirrel run up a tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I saw a squirrel run up a tree. 6. Choose the best transition to correct the comma splice and preserve the logical connection:'The project is due Friday; ..... , we don't have much time left.' A) Therefore. B) However. C) Additionally. D) For example. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Therefore. 7. Complete the sentence with the correct punctuation and word:My mom went to the store, ..... she forgot to buy milk. A) So. B) But. C) For. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 8. True or False:The following group of words is a complete sentence:'Because the storm was getting worse.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Read the following passage:'Because I was late for school. I ran as fast as I could, I missed the bus. Walking home, the day seemed ruined.' Which sentence error is NOT present in this passage? A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Dangling Modifier. D) Fused Sentence (Run-on). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fused Sentence (Run-on). 10. The sentence 'I promised on my way home to buy some bread' is ambiguous. What are the two possible meanings? A) I promised to buy bread, or I promised to go home. B) I made the promise while on my way home, OR I will buy the bread while on my way home. C) I bought bread on my way home, OR I forgot to buy bread. D) I promised to buy bread for my home, OR I promised to buy bread on the way to someone else's home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I made the promise while on my way home, OR I will buy the bread while on my way home. 11. True or False:The sentence 'The dog barked, the cat hissed.' is an example of a sentence fragment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Which sentence best defines a run-on sentence? A) A sentence that is too long or descriptive. B) A sentence that is missing a subject or a verb. C) Two or more complete sentences joined without any punctuation or connecting word. D) A sentence that uses too many commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two or more complete sentences joined without any punctuation or connecting word. 13. Fill in the blank to fix the comma splice with the best conjunction:'I wanted to go to the party, ..... I had too much homework.' A) So. B) Or. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 14. Complete the sentence with the option that correctly joins the two ideas:'I wanted to go to the pool, ..... it started to rain.' A) And. B) So. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 15. Complete the sentence by adding a coordinating conjunction to fix the comma splice: "He studied hard for the test, ..... he got a good grade." A) But. B) Or. C) So. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 16. Read the paragraph. Which numbered sentence is a run-on? (1) My family decided to go camping last weekend. (2) We packed the tent and sleeping bags. (3) The drive to the mountains it was very long. (4) We finally arrived just as the sun was setting. A) Sentence 1. B) Sentence 2. C) Sentence 3. D) Sentence 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence 3. 17. Text messaging is a good way to keep in touch it is also a good way to practice English. A) Run-on sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentence. 18. To place the modifier correctly, complete the sentence: "The man returned the book ..... to the library." A) That he had borrowed. B) Which had borrowed him. C) That he had borrowed it. D) To the library that he had borrowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That he had borrowed. 19. True or False:This is a grammatically correct sentence:'Even though the game was close, our team won in the final seconds.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousRelated 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