This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Sentence Errors – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Errors Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Identify the following sentence:The athletes trained. A) Complete Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete Sentence. 7. Is this an Independent Clause?Relaxing on the weekends and my days off work. A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 8. Identify the error in the sentence:'The book on the table belong to me.' A) Subject-verb agreement. B) Tense. C) Preposition. D) Punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject-verb agreement. 9. What word or phrase should be deleted?According to our mayor, the root cause of west-side crime is poverty. A) Root. B) Cause. C) West-side. D) To our. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Root. 10. I won the entire game! A) Declarative. B) Interrogative. C) Imperative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclamatory. 11. Sheila left her phone behind she must be panicked. A) Fragment. B) Run on. C) Comma splice. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run on. 12. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF THIS SENTENCE?:She loves to jog, to swim, and biking. A) Fused sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Dangling modifier. D) Faulty parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Faulty parallelism. 13. Select the sentence that is free of errors. A) Each of the students have a book. B) Each of the students has a book. C) Each of the students are having a book. D) Each of the students were having a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Each of the students has a book. 14. A sentence that is missing a subject and/or verb is an example of a sentence fragment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Why is it important to have someone else review your writing during the revising stage? A) To avoid getting feedback. B) To catch errors or inconsistencies that you may have missed. C) To make the writing worse. D) To waste time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To catch errors or inconsistencies that you may have missed. 16. Identify the errors in the following:The penguin on the ice. A) Run-On. B) Fragment. C) Word Use. D) Spelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 17. George jumping and clapping. A) Fragment. B) Run on. C) Comma splice. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 18. The dog wagged it's tail when it saw me approaching. A) Wagged. B) It's. C) Saw. D) Approaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 19. How can you identify a sentence fragment? A) A sentence fragment often starts with a subordinating conjunction (like 'because', 'although') and lacks a complete thought. B) A sentence fragment is always a question that ends with a question mark. C) A sentence fragment is a complete sentence that expresses a full idea. D) A sentence fragment must contain at least one independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sentence fragment often starts with a subordinating conjunction (like 'because', 'although') and lacks a complete thought. 20. Jar Jar Binks doesn't like using glue, he always gets himself stuck to something. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 21. Identify the error in the following:Lilli couldnt believe she was going to Italy this summer. A) Apostrophe Use. B) Word Use. C) Spelling. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe Use. 22. Bob takes pictures wherever he sees a scenic background. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complete Sentence. 23. Identify the error in this sentence: "They was playing soccer in the park." A) No change needed. B) Change park to parks. C) Change playing to played. D) Change was to were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Change was to were. 24. What type of sentence error is this?Hanging out at the mall is really boring I try to avoid doing that whenever I can. A) Run-on. B) Comma splice. C) Fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 25. Identify the errors in the following:It was too cold. A) Fragment. B) Run-On. C) Word Use. D) Spelling. 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