This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Sentence Errors – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Errors Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the error: "I wanted to go for a walk, it was raining outside." A) This is a comma splice; it can be corrected by replacing the comma with a period or a semicolon. B) This is a run-on sentence; it can be corrected by adding a conjunction. C) This is a fragment; it can be corrected by adding a subject. D) This is a misplaced modifier; it can be corrected by rearranging the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is a comma splice; it can be corrected by replacing the comma with a period or a semicolon. 2. A group of race cars are speeding down the interstate. A) Misplaced / dangling modifier. B) Unclear pronoun reference. C) Subject / verb agreement. D) Passive voice. E) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject / verb agreement. 3. Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence.What is the higher mountain in the world? A) What. B) Is. C) Higher. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higher. 4. What type of sentence error is this?Most giant hundred-foot apes are man-eaters but I met a friendly giant ape who doesn't eat humans. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 5. Kiky isn't very smart, ..... she is very creative in art. A) So. B) But. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 6. Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?Students who have never written an academic assignment. A) Correct sentence. B) A fragment. C) A run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fragment. 7. Complete the sentence with the correct punctuation to join the two independent clauses:My brother is great at basketball ..... I am better at soccer. A) ; (a semicolon). B) , (a comma). C) , and. D) :(a colon). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ; (a semicolon). 8. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:The job requires you to be punctual, to be hardworking, and having a good attitude. A) Faulty separation. B) Faulty parallelism. C) Split construction. D) Fused sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faulty parallelism. 9. Karen was ecstatic to go to Disneyland the first thing she wanted to do was meet Mickey Mouse. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on/Fused. 10. What is the error in this sentence:'Walking through the park, the flowers were beautiful.' A) Misplaced modifier. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 11. Chairperson of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence Fragment. 12. That was ..... A) Him. B) She. C) Her. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She. 13. While he was on vacation. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence Fragment. 14. Read the sentence:The dog barked all night long everyone in the neighborhood was tired. How would you classify this sentence? A) Fragment. B) Run-on sentence. C) Correctly formed sentence. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on sentence. 15. Identify the error in the sentence:He jumped down after shouted a warning to those standing below. A) Jumped. B) Shouted. C) To. D) Standing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouted. 16. Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence. One day a lady saw a mouse to run across her kitchen floor. A) One. B) Saw. C) To run. D) Kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To run. 17. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:After reading the book, the movie seemed disappointing. A) Confusing interruption. B) Comma splice. C) Dangling modifier. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling modifier. 18. Identify the error in this sentence: "He were late to the meeting." A) Change meeting to meetings. B) Change were to was. C) No change needed. D) Change late to later. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change were to was. 19. Eleanor Roosevelt traveled all over the world. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complete Sentence. 20. Choose the correct answer.Is possible to get almost any kind of Chinese product or service in Chinatown. A) Correct sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 21. A color-coded system of marking different types of information A) Run-on. B) Comma Splice. C) Fragment. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 22. Sam is an excellent water skier, I hope she will teach me the next time we are at the lake. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 23. Identify the error in the following sentence:'The book on the table, it is mine.' A) Comma splice. B) Run-on sentence. C) Sentence fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma splice. 24. Choose the correct conjunction to complete each compound sentence.College students can live in a dormitory on campus, ..... they can rent an apartment off campus. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 25. Identify the errors in the following:Sadie was so exited to be going on a field trip at school today. A) Word Use. B) Apostrophe Use. C) Run-On. D) Spelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spelling. 26. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:John, whenever he travels for business, always makes sure to pack light. A) Confusing interruption. B) Comma splice. C) Dangling modifier. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confusing interruption. 27. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:The outdoor concert, because the weather forecast predicted heavy rain, was postponed. A) Confusing interruption. B) Faulty parallelism. C) Dangling modifier. D) Fused sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confusing interruption. 28. Look at the sentence and decide if it is correct or not.We wanted to relax last weekend, so we made plans to go for a hike on Saturday. A) A correct simple sentence. B) A correct compound sentence. C) NO-there is a mistake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A correct compound sentence. 29. Look at the sentence and decide if it is correct or not.Exercise and fresh air is always important, for I do not enjoy the cold weather in winter. A) A correct simple sentence. B) A correct compound sentence. C) NO-there is a mistake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO-there is a mistake. 30. What is the correct antecedent for they in the sentence? These pollutants must be controlled because they will cause serious problems if Earth gets too hot. A) Earth. B) Pollutants. C) Control. D) The problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollutants. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSentence Errors Quiz 1Sentence Errors Quiz 2Sentence Errors Quiz 3Sentence Errors Quiz 4Sentence Errors Quiz 5Sentence Errors Quiz 7Sentence Errors Quiz 8Sentence Errors Quiz 9Sentence Errors Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books