This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Mechanics > Sentence Errors – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Errors Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence.International imports of equipment supplied under this contract is exempt from Laotian taxes and duties. A) Imports. B) Supplied. C) Is. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 2. Skiing makes me tired I'm also hungry. A) Fragment. B) Run on. C) Comma splice. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run on. 3. Look at the sentence and decide if it is correct or not.Last night, after a long shower, I went to bed early. 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. 4. Professor Moody is not afraid of snakes; furthermore, he wants to adopt one as a pet. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complete Sentence. 5. Which sentence contains a 'squinting' modifier, a phrase that could ambiguously modify either what comes before it or what comes after it? A) Students who study often succeed. B) The man wearing the blue hat walked away. C) After the game ended, we went for pizza. D) Exhausted from the hike, I fell asleep immediately. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Students who study often succeed. 6. Which is the error in this sentence?Students who learn about the host country, its culture, and its people. A) Comma splices. B) Sentence fragment. C) Run-on sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence fragment. 7. Add the correct linking word on this sentence:They got a lot of prizes they won the world competition. A) So. B) Because. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 8. Decide whether or not this sentence is grammatically true.We hope that our products can help the environment, creating jobs for people around, and we can make it bigger. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Peter told the travel agents he wanted to go to Mexico, they said they could arrange the trip. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma Splice. 10. From her seat, Nessie could see everyone in class she would watch people who didn't do their work. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Comma Splice. C) Run-on/Fused. D) Complete Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on/Fused. 11. Identify the errors in the following:The penguin ate it's food. A) Run-On. B) Spelling. C) Apostrophe Use. D) Word Use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apostrophe Use. 12. What role does grammar and punctuation play in the revising and editing process? A) They have no impact on the quality of writing. B) Grammar and punctuation are only important for spoken language, not written. C) They help to improve the overall quality and effectiveness of the writing. D) Revising and editing can be done effectively without considering grammar and punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They help to improve the overall quality and effectiveness of the writing. 13. What is the error:While we ate our lunch. A) Comma splice. B) Run on. C) Fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 14. What is the error type in the sentence:'I has a book.' A) Subject-verb agreement. B) Tense. C) Preposition. D) Spelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject-verb agreement. 15. Select the CORRECT sentence in regards to punctuation. A) Can you believe this is five dollar's off?. B) Can you believe this is five dollars off?. C) Can you believe this is five dollar's off!. D) Can you believe this is five dollars off!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can you believe this is five dollars off?. 16. Is the sentence below a fragment? Drive! A) No. It is an imperative sentence where the subject is hidden or implied. B) No. It starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark. C) Yes. A sentence must have a subject and a verb. The sentence has no subject. D) Yes. A sentence must start with a capital letter and ends with a period. The sentence ends with an exclamation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. It is an imperative sentence where the subject is hidden or implied. 17. Identify the error in the sentence:I decided to climbed to the top of the hill to get a better view. A) Decided. B) Climbed. C) Get. D) View. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climbed. 18. Identify the sentence error: "The dog barked loudly, it woke up the neighbors." A) Run-on sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Sentence fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 19. Choose the correct conjunction to complete each compound sentence.My boss is an excellent manager, ..... she is a good listener. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 20. Identify the error in the sentence:'The cat chased it's tail.' A) Possessive pronoun. B) Verb tense. C) Preposition. D) Subject-verb agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possessive pronoun. 21. Identify the shift:I was driving last night when I see an animal dash out in front of my car. A) Tense. B) Number. C) Person. D) Voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tense. 22. Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?Proof-reading is important, this helps improves students' grades. A) Correct sentence. B) A fragment. C) A run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A run-on. 23. I go to school on bike.What is the error type of that sentence? A) Wrong word (WW). B) Wrong order (WO). C) Noun form-singular/plural (N). D) Word category (WC). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrong word (WW). 24. Read the comma splice:'The team won the championship, the city celebrated all night.' Which of the following is NOT a correct way to fix this error? A) The team won the championship; the city celebrated all night. B) The team won the championship. The city celebrated all night. C) Because the team won the championship, the city celebrated all night. D) The team won the championship, however, the city celebrated all night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The team won the championship, however, the city celebrated all night. 25. What is the mistake in this sentence? "She don't have any siblings." A) Change have to has. B) Change siblings to sibling. C) No change needed. D) Change don't to doesn't. 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