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Sentence Errors

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is a run-on sentence?

a)

Roxy is a therapy dog and she loves LHS!

b)

Her 4th year at LHS since she first came to school in 2014.

c)

Dogs are great companions, and they enrich our lives.

2.

Which is a sentence fragment?

a)

Every day deserves your best effort.

b)

Strong writing skills will help you succeed, but mastery is hard work!

c)

Every day after graduation but before summer.

3.
Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction. 
a)
Phuong Tran has wit, charm, and she has an extremely pleasant personality.
b)
Phuong Tran has wit, charm, and a pleasing personality.
4.

Which example shows correct parallel structure?

a)

Recommended exercise includes to run, to swim, and cycling.

b)

Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and cycling.

c)

Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and to cycle.

d)

Recommended exercise includes running, to swim, and cycling.

5.

Read this sentence.

The customer service representative was asked to deal with customers kindly, professionally, and in a helpful manner.


In this sentence, how is kindly, professionally, and in a helpful correctly written?

a)

as it is

b)

kindly, professionally, and helpfully.

c)

kindly, to be professional, and helpful.

d)

customers kindly, to be professional, and to be helpful.

6.
Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction. 
a)
The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and to do some warm-up exercises before the game. 
b)
The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game. 
7.
Which sentence is written correctly?
a)
On her way home, Sally found a man's silver watch.
b)
On her way home, Sally found a silver man's watch.
8.
True or False. The sentence contains a misplaced modifier.
 Hannah kept all her medicine in the medicine cabinet that had been prescribed to her.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What is the dangling modifier?
Before waking up, the lights were flickering in the room. 
a)
Before waking up
b)
waking up
c)
the lights were flickering in the room
d)
were flickering
10.
What is the dangling modifier?
Rummaging through her giant handbag, the sunglasses escaped detection.
a)
escaped detection
b)
the sunglasses
c)
her giant handbag
d)
Rummaging through her giant handbag, the sunglasses escaped detection.
11.

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.

12.

Which of the following is an example of a strong, successfully composed sentence?

a)

The end of the second trimester is just around the corner, this will be February 28th.

b)

While I am sad to see the dystopian unit come to an end, I look forward to moving on to a new concept this will involve a formal writing piece.

c)

Students will be able to build their individualized language skills during the second half of the year, and MAP data will be essential to this.

d)

If I can find a way to build on my academic-discourse abilities in the new trimester!

13.
Is the sentence written correctly?
Alek swims across the pool, dove into the deep end, and will play with his friends.
a)
No
b)
Yes
14.

I talked ( to / too / two ) my brother yesterday.

a)

to

b)

too

c)

two

15.

Make sure you do ( your / you’re ) homework right after school.

a)

your

b)

you're

16.

Are you faster (then / than) the rest of the players?

a)

then

b)

than

17.

(Its / It's) not a big deal as long as you don't do it again.

a)

Its

b)

It's

18.

Even when annoying things happens, it's important to not ......your temper.

a)

loose

b)

lose

19.

Frank loves all vegetables, ............. for broccoli.

a)

accept

b)

except

20.
Rain and snow also ________________ traffic flow. 
a)
Affect
b)
Effect
21.
Angela _________ made dinner before her kids came home.
a)
all ready
b)
already
22.
Many years have _______ since his first day as a firefighter.
a)
past
b)
passed
23.
There are ___________ students in Ms. Johnson's class than Ms. Moore's.
a)
less
b)
fewer
24.

Which word in this sentence is redundant and can be removed?

He was the younger of the two twins.

a)

younger

b)

He

c)

two

d)

twins

25.

Which word in this sentence is redundant and can be removed?

She made a big, life-changing decision.

a)

she

b)

made

c)

big

d)

decision