This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Sentence Errors – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Errors Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence that is correctly structured. A) Walking to the store, the rain began to fall. B) Walking to the store, she felt the rain begin to fall. C) Walking to the store, the rain fell on her. D) Walking to the store, it began to rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking to the store, she felt the rain begin to fall. 2. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:She hoped to completely avoid any mistakes during her presentation. A) Faulty separation. B) Faulty parallelism. C) Split construction. D) Fused sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Split construction. 3. Identify the following sentence:At the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. A) Complete Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 4. Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?Because higher education requires academic skills, students should practice writing. A) Correct sentence. B) A fragment. C) A run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct sentence. 5. Identify the sentence with no grammatical errors. A) She don't like to play soccer on weekends. B) She doesn't likes to play soccer on weekends. C) She doesn't like to play soccer on weekends. D) She don't likes to play soccer on weekends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She doesn't like to play soccer on weekends. 6. A local university funded the study, and the research team was led by Dr. Alicia Flynn. A) A local university funded the study, and Dr. Alicia Flynn led the research team. B) A local university funded the study, and the research team was led by Dr. Alicia Flynn. C) The study was funded by a local university, and the research team was led by Dr. Alicia Flynn. D) The study was funded by a local university, and Dr. Alicia Flynn led the research team. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A local university funded the study, and Dr. Alicia Flynn led the research team. 7. Joyce keeps running to check her mailbox she is waiting for a letter from our cousin. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on/Fused. 8. Identify the error in the following:Their going to grandma's house this weekend. A) Word Use. B) Apostrophe Use. C) Spelling. D) Capitalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Word Use. 9. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:We went to the park, and we played soccer, and then we had a picnic, and later we went for a walk, and finally, we went home. A) Fused sentence. B) Stringy sentence. C) Dangling modifier. D) Faulty parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stringy sentence. 10. Which sentence uses the correct form of the word 'affect'? A) The weather will effect our plans. B) The weather will affect our plans. C) The weather will affects our plans. D) The weather will effected our plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather will affect our plans. 11. Identify the sentence with the correct pronoun usage. A) Me and him went to the store. B) Him and I went to the store. C) He and I went to the store. D) I and him went to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He and I went to the store. 12. Example of a run-on sentence. A) I love cats I wish I had one. B) I love cats, and I wish I had one. C) I love cats; I wish I had one. D) I love cats. I wish I had one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I love cats I wish I had one. 13. Choose the correct conjunction to complete each compound sentence. It's raining, ..... we can't go for a picnic outside. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 14. Identify the error in the sentence:He was quite amusing when he heard what had happened. A) Was. B) Amusing. C) Heard. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amusing. 15. What type of sentence error is this?Like the ancient Egyptians used to do. A) Run-on. B) Comma spice. C) Fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 16. Correct the errors in the following sentence:Competitors were taken by boat to the middle of the lake, the swimmers swam to the shore. A) Competitors were taken by boat to the middle of the lake the swimmers swam to the shore. B) Competitors were taken by boat to the middle of the lake, for the swimmers swam to the shore. C) Competitors were taken by boat to the middle of the lake. The swimmers swam to the shore. D) No corrections needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Competitors were taken by boat to the middle of the lake. The swimmers swam to the shore. 17. Identify the error in the following sentence:'Despite the rain we went for a walk.' A) Missing comma after 'rain'. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Missing comma after 'rain'. 18. Identify the error in the sentence:She ..... has ..... went to the store ..... to ..... buy ..... some ..... groceries ..... for ..... dinner. A) Has. B) Went. C) Some. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 19. Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?Because higher education requires academic skills. A) Correct sentence. B) A fragment. C) A run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fragment. 20. Last week I received a letter from Joyce, ..... a good friend of mine. A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 21. Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?If a student practises writing and proofreads their work carefully. A) Correct sentence. B) A fragment. C) A run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fragment. 22. Identify the shift:Everyone was asked to bring their favorite dish to the pot luck dinner. A) Number. B) Tense. C) Person. D) Voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Number. 23. Which is the error in this sentence?Students lack knowledge about the host country they may get confused in many situations. A) Run-on sentence. B) Sentence fragment. C) Comma splices. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentence. 24. Came from the bushs and circled the campfire. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence Fragment. 25. Is the following sentence correct?:The book was read by the student in the library. A) A) yes. B) B) no. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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