This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Sentence Errors – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Errors Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When I get home, I will play video games. A) When I go home, I gonna play video games. B) When I get home, I gonna play video games. C) When I going home, I will play video games . D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Correct. 2. Read the run-on sentence:The concert was amazing the band played all my favorite songs. Which option correctly fills the blank to fix the error? 'The concert was amazing, ..... the band played all my favorite songs.' A) So. B) Then. C) While. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 3. Which sentence uses the correct form of the word 'their'? A) Their going to the park. B) There going to the park. C) They're going to the park. D) There're going to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're going to the park. 4. When he toured the campus. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence Fragment. 5. Which error contains only part of a sentence? A) Run on. B) Fragment. C) Comma splice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 6. How are you going to correct a fragment? A) Add a dependent clause to complete the sentence. B) Add an independent clause to complete the sentence. C) Add another fragment to complete the sentence. D) Add the missing element to complete the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Add the missing element to complete the sentence. 7. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:She wore a bicycle helmet on her head that was too large. A) Confusing interruption. B) Faulty parallelism. C) Dangling modifier. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misplaced modifier. 8. Correct the errors in the following sentence:The worldwide sports event. A) The worldwide sports event, takes place every four years. B) The worldwide sports event such as the Olympics. C) The worldwide sports event takes place every four years. D) No corrections needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The worldwide sports event takes place every four years. 9. My dog always ..... at night. A) Barking. B) Bark. C) Barked. D) Barks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Barks. 10. Our eyes grew large as the bear stood up and revealed its teeth. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complete Sentence. 11. Which word or phrase should be deleted?Everyone who attends the grand opening celebration will receive a free gift A) Attends. B) Free. C) Gift. D) Grand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free. 12. What is the error:We went to the beach, and it was fun, but I got sunburned. A) Comma splice. B) Run on. C) Fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run on. 13. Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?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: C) A run-on. 14. Add the correct conjunction on the following sentence:"They like basketball they join the sport club. A) Because. B) And. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 15. What is the error:She went to the store, she was hungry. A) Comma splice. B) Run on. C) Fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma splice. 16. My dog fell asleep on the couch he was cute. A) Fragment. B) Run on. C) Comma splice. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run on. 17. The firemen put off the fire quickly but the house was burnt down. A) Put off. B) But. C) Burnt. D) Down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Put off. 18. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:The trip to Montreal was not very well planned, we had a great time. A) Confusing interruption. B) Comma splice. C) Dangling modifier. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 19. Identify the error in the sentence:Although he jumped aside, but the stone hit him. A) Jumped. B) But. C) The. D) Hit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 20. What are some common mistakes to look out for when revising and editing a piece of writing? A) Grammar and punctuation errors, unclear or awkward phrasing, repetition, and lack of coherence. B) Including too much dialogue. C) Using too many descriptive words. D) Spelling mistakes and typos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grammar and punctuation errors, unclear or awkward phrasing, repetition, and lack of coherence. 21. Because she can also use it as a boat. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence Fragment. 22. In the house. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence Fragment. 23. Look at the sentence and decide if it is correct or not.Going for long walks is my favourite way to relax I go every evening. 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. 24. Look at the sentence and decide if it is correct or not.Madi listened to music every night to fall asleep more easily. 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: A) A correct simple sentence. 25. When the subject is missing, or another subject takes its place ..... A) Incorrect subject/verb agreement. B) Dangling modifier. C) Modifier. D) Comma splice. 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