This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Fixing Common Sentence Errors – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:The following proposed fix correctly resolves the dangling modifier in the original sentence. Original:'Hoping to get a good grade, the test was studied for all night.' Proposed fix:'Hoping to get a good grade, I studied for the test all night.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Choose the option that correctly punctuates the fused sentence:'The project was due tomorrow ..... we stayed up late to finish it.' A) , so. B) ,. C) And. D) ; but. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , so. 3. Fill in the blank to fix the sentence fragment: ..... on the tallest roller coaster in the entire park. A) Because we rode. B) While we were riding. C) We rode. D) To ride bravely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We rode. 4. In the sentence 'Swinging from the highest branch, I saw a monkey, ' the phrase that acts as a misplaced modifier is ..... A) I saw. B) A monkey. C) Swinging from the highest branch. D) From the highest branch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swinging from the highest branch. 5. Correct the following sentence:'There is many reasons why she left the job.' A) Are. B) Is. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 6. Identify the error in the following group of words:'Although my team played really well during the championship game.' A) It is a run-on sentence. B) It is a comma splice. C) It is a dependent clause fragment. D) There is no error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a dependent clause fragment. 7. It is a difficult time for many people, but people are strong, and they will survive. A) Run-on sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No error. 8. Read the short paragraph:(1) My family went to the beach last weekend. (2) The weather was perfect, and the sun was shining. (3) I built a huge sandcastle my sister collected seashells. (4) We had a wonderful time together. Sentence (3) is a run-on sentence because it ..... A) Contains a dependent clause. B) Lacks a subject. C) Fuses two independent clauses with no punctuation. D) Uses the wrong conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fuses two independent clauses with no punctuation. 9. The sentence "The teacher said on Monday she would give the test" is ambiguous. To clarify that the teacher spoke on Monday, the sentence should be rewritten as: " ..... " A) On Monday, the teacher said she would give the test. B) The teacher on Monday said she would give the test. C) The teacher said she would give the test, which was on Monday. D) The teacher said she would give on Monday the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Monday, the teacher said she would give the test. 10. Which of the following is a sentence fragment because it's missing a predicate (a verb/action)? A) The new video game on the top shelf. B) She laughed. C) My friends and I are going to the movies. D) Did you finish your homework?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The new video game on the top shelf. 11. Choose the option that correctly punctuates the fused sentence:'The alarm clock buzzed loudly ..... I hit the snooze button immediately.' A) Loudly I. B) Loudly, I. C) Loudly; I. D) Loudly but. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loudly; I. 12. Original run-on:'The dog barked loudly the mail carrier jumped in surprise.' Fill in the blank to correctly fix the sentence using a coordinating conjunction:'The dog barked loudly, ..... the mail carrier jumped in surprise.' A) So. B) Or. C) Yet. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 13. Choose the sentence that correctly fixes the dangling modifier in:'Running for the bus, the rain started to fall.' A) The rain started to fall, running for the bus. B) While I was running for the bus, the rain started to fall. C) Running for the bus, the rain fell on the street. D) The rain, running for the bus, started to fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While I was running for the bus, the rain started to fall. 14. The sentence "Telling jokes often makes my friends laugh" is ambiguous. Which revision best clarifies the meaning that the *act of telling jokes* happens often? A) Telling jokes makes my friends laugh often. B) Often, telling jokes makes my friends laugh. C) My friends, telling jokes, often laugh. D) My friends laugh when telling jokes often. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Often, telling jokes makes my friends laugh. 15. Read the comma splice:'He was tired, he stayed up too late.' Which of the following is an INCORRECT way to fix the error? A) He was tired; he stayed up too late. B) He was tired. He stayed up too late. C) He was tired, and he stayed up too late. D) He was tired, therefore he stayed up too late. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was tired, therefore he stayed up too late. 16. To fix the dangling modifier in the original phrase 'Running for the bus ..... ', which option best completes the new sentence:'As I was running for the bus, ..... ' A) The rain started to pour. B) My backpack felt very heavy. C) The bus pulled away from the curb. D) All of the above are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are correct. 17. Which sentence contains an ambiguous or 'squinting' modifier? A) The student who was cheating was sent to the office. B) The teacher said on Monday she would give the test. C) Quickly, I finished my homework before dinner. D) I almost failed every class I took last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher said on Monday she would give the test. 18. Complete the sentence with the most logical independent clause to avoid a dangling modifier:'Buried deep in the sand, ..... ' A) The waves crashed on the shore. B) We found an old pirate coin. C) A sandcastle was built by the kids. D) It was a very hot day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We found an old pirate coin. 19. Identify the error in the sentence:'Walking to school, the rain started to pour.' A) Run-on sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Dangling modifier. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling modifier. 20. Which sentence best clarifies one meaning of 'I told him when the class was over I would meet him'? A) I told him I would meet him when the class was over. B) I told him about the class and that I would meet him. C) When the class was over, I told him about our meeting. D) I told him and I would meet him when the class was over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I told him I would meet him when the class was over. 21. Complete the sentence so the modifier 'with a broken wing' clearly describes the bird:The boy helped the ..... A) Bird with a broken wing. B) With a broken wing bird. C) Bird in the yard with a broken wing. D) Broken wing's bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bird with a broken wing. 22. Which word needs changed to make this sentence correct? A) I. B) Cause. C) Don't. D) Feel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cause. 23. Which choice best fixes this sentence fragment? 'Running through the park.' A) Running through the park, my dog chased a squirrel. B) Running through the park and my dog chased a squirrel. C) Running through the park. My dog chased a squirrel. D) Running through the park; my dog chased a squirrel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running through the park, my dog chased a squirrel. 24. In terms of sentence structure, how would you classify the following group of words?"After the long and tiring soccer practice in the rain." A) Fragment. B) Run-on sentence. C) Correct sentence. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 25. Because of my F on that test, my grade has dropped to a D, Mom and Dad are upset. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Comma splice. D) OK. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma splice. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesFixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 1Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 2Fixing 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 9Fixing Common Sentence Errors Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books