Question 1

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. 
​ A shift in voice occurs when active and passive voice are mixed in a sentence.

Accepted Answer

A shift in voice occurs when a sentence unnecessarily switches between active and passive voice, which can confuse the reader.

Question 2

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. ​ "I woke up that morning and saw I was running late. Now I have to rush to the car and get to school in the worst traffic of the day"

Accepted Answer

The sentence shifts from past tense ("I woke up," "I was running late") to present tense ("Now I have to rush").

Question 3

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. ​ "Social media are becoming a distraction to some people they're almost an addiction"

Accepted Answer

The sentence is a run-on because it improperly connects two independent clauses ("Social media are becoming a distraction to some people" and "they're almost an addiction") without proper punctuation or a conjunction.

Question 4

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. ​ "My sister spends hours on social media sites every day; some nights she stays home alone in her room to be with her Facebook friends

Accepted Answer

The sentence is complete with a subject, verb, and object, making it a grammatically correct sentence. It does not exhibit the errors described in the other options.

Question 5

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. ​ "Because he was covered in fleas, Karl took his dog to the vet"

Accepted Answer

The sentence contains a misplaced modifier. The phrase "covered in fleas" incorrectly modifies Karl instead of his dog.

Question 6

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. ​ "I have a habit of playing video games late at night. Some nights the hours slip by before you know it"

Accepted Answer

The sentence starts in the first person ("I have a habit") and shifts to the second person ("before you know it"), indicating a shift in person.

Question 7

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. ​ "Technology has given us a lot of gifts it has also created some real drains on our time"

Accepted Answer

The sentence is a run-on because it improperly connects two independent clauses without appropriate punctuation or a conjunction.

Question 8

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. 
​ A comma splice can only be corrected with a period.

Accepted Answer

A comma splice can be corrected by using a period, a semicolon, a coordinating conjunction, or by restructuring the sentence.

Question 9

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. ​ "After being around for over a century, people still find television very entertaining"

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. 
​ Misplaced modifiers can be corrected with a semicolon or a period.

Accepted Answer

Misplaced modifiers are corrected by moving the modifier closer to the word it is supposed to modify, not by using a semicolon or a period.

Question 11

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. ​ "Even though technology has made it easier to communicate, it has also flooded our attention with information"

Accepted Answer

The sentence correctly connects two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction ("but"), avoiding a comma splice or run-on sentence, and there are no misplaced or dangling modifiers.

Question 12

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. ​ "The teacher gave me the assignment, so I do it as soon as I get home"

Accepted Answer

The sentence shifts from past tense ("gave") to present tense ("do"), which is inconsistent.

Question 13

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. ​ "To stop her dog from chasing cars, Carrie started walking it on a short leash"

Accepted Answer

The sentence is structured correctly, with no misplaced or dangling modifiers. It clearly states that Carrie started walking her dog on a short leash to stop it from chasing cars.

Question 14

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. 
​ A run-on is a sentence that goes on for more than twenty words.

Accepted Answer

A run-on sentence is not defined by its length but by the lack of proper punctuation or conjunctions to separate independent clauses.

Question 15

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. ​ "Television can be a great distraction, some people watch six or more hours a day"

Accepted Answer

The sentence is a comma splice because it incorrectly joins two independent clauses with just a comma.

Question 16

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. 
​ Some fragments have both a subject and a verb.

Accepted Answer

Some fragments can have both a subject and a verb but still be incomplete sentences because they do not express a complete thought.

Question 17

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. ​ "On her sixth birthday, Allison rode a pony wearing a dress like a fairy-tale princess."

Accepted Answer

The sentence contains a misplaced modifier, suggesting incorrectly that the pony was wearing a dress like a fairy-tale princess, instead of Allison.

Question 18

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. ​ "After a marathon gaming session, I greet my teachers with bloodshot eyes and sore thumbs"

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. ​ "With nothing good on, I don't care too much about television"

Accepted Answer

The phrase "With nothing good on" is a dangling modifier because it does not clearly and logically modify any specific word in the main clause.

Question 20

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. ​ "Playing video games is another popular past-time it is certainly popular with all my friends"

Accepted Answer

The sentence is a run-on because it improperly connects two independent clauses ("Playing video games is another popular past-time" and "it is certainly popular with all my friends") without proper punctuation or a conjunction.

Quiz 17: Sentence Problems

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. A shift in voice occurs when active and passive voice are mixed in a sentence.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. "I woke up that morning and saw I was running late. Now I have to rush to the car and get to school in the worst traffic of the day"

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. "Social media are becoming a distraction to some people they're almost an addiction"

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. "My sister spends hours on social media sites every day; some nights she stays home alone in her room to be with her Facebook friends

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. "Because he was covered in fleas, Karl took his dog to the vet"

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. "I have a habit of playing video games late at night. Some nights the hours slip by before you know it"

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. "Technology has given us a lot of gifts it has also created some real drains on our time"

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. A comma splice can only be corrected with a period.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. "After being around for over a century, people still find television very entertaining"

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. Misplaced modifiers can be corrected with a semicolon or a period.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. "Even though technology has made it easier to communicate, it has also flooded our attention with information"

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. "The teacher gave me the assignment, so I do it as soon as I get home"

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. "To stop her dog from chasing cars, Carrie started walking it on a short leash"

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. A run-on is a sentence that goes on for more than twenty words.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. "Television can be a great distraction, some people watch six or more hours a day"

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. Some fragments have both a subject and a verb.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. "On her sixth birthday, Allison rode a pony wearing a dress like a fairy-tale princess."

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. "After a marathon gaming session, I greet my teachers with bloodshot eyes and sore thumbs"

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. "With nothing good on, I don't care too much about television"

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Seventeen. "Playing video games is another popular past-time it is certainly popular with all my friends"