Question 1

A comma splice can only be corrected with a period.

Accepted Answer

A comma splice can be corrected with a period, a semicolon, or a conjunction with a comma.

Question 2

A shift in voice occurs when active and passive voice are mixed in a sentence.

Accepted Answer

A shift in voice happens when a sentence starts in active voice and switches to passive voice, or vice versa, causing inconsistency.

Question 3

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"
A) is a fragment.
B) is a run-on sentence.
C) contains a misplaced or dangling modifier.
D) is correct.

Accepted Answer

C

Question 4

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"
A) contains a shift in person.
B) contains a shift in tense.
C) contains a shift in voice.
D) is correct.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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"
A) is a fragment.
B) is a run-on sentence.
C) is a rambling sentence.
D) is correct.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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"
A) is a comma splice.
B) is a run-on sentence.
C) contains a misplaced or dangling modifier.
D) is correct.

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct as it uses parallel construction to present both the positive and negative effects of technology. It also uses appropriate punctuation to separate the two clauses.

Question 7

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"
A) is a comma splice.
B) is a run-on sentence.
C) contains a misplaced or dangling modifier.
D) is correct.

Accepted Answer

The sentence contains two independent clauses separated by only a comma, making it a run-on sentence.

Question 8

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"
A) is a comma splice.
B) is a run-on sentence.
C) is a rambling sentence.
D) is correct.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Directions: Choose the best answer based on...

Question 9

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."
A) contains a misplaced modifier.
B) contains a dangling modifier.
C) is correct.

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 10

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"
A) contains a shift in person.
B) contains a shift in tense.
C) contains a shift in voice.
D) is correct.

Accepted Answer

The sentence contains a shift in tense from past tense ("woke up") to present tense ("have to rush").

Question 11

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"
A) contains a misplaced modifier.
B) contains a dangling modifier.
C) is correct.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Directions: Choose the best answer based on...

Question 12

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"
A) contains a shift in person.
B) contains a dangling or misplaced modifier.
C) contains a run-on.
D) is correct.

Accepted Answer

The modifier "After a marathon gaming session" is misplaced because it is unclear if it modifies the speaker or the teachers. Additionally, the rest of the sentence implies that the speaker is addressing their appearance and not their teachers, making this a misplaced modifier.

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"
A) contains a misplaced modifier.
B) contains a dangling modifier.
C) is correct.

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct and there are no misplaced or dangling modifiers.

Question 14

Some fragments have both a subject and a verb.

Accepted Answer

A fragment can have a subject and a verb but still be incomplete if it doesn't express a complete thought.

Question 15

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"
A) contains a shift in person.
B) contains a shift in tense.
C) contains a shift in voice.
D) is correct.

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 16

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"
A) is a fragment.
B) is a run-on sentence.
C) is a rambling sentence.
D) is correct.

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.

Question 17

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"
A) is a fragment.
B) is a rambling sentence.
C) contains a misplaced or dangling modifier.
D) is correct.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Directions: Choose the best answer based on...

Question 18

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 in words but by the lack of proper punctuation or conjunctions to separate independent clauses.

Question 19

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
A) is a fragment.
B) is a comma splice.
C) is a rambling sentence.
D) is correct.

Accepted Answer

The sentence is a complete, grammatically correct sentence. It has a subject ("my sister"), a main verb ("spends"), and a subordinate clause that provides more information about her behavior ("some nights she stays home alone in her room to be with her Facebook friends").

Question 20

Misplaced modifiers can be corrected with a semicolon or a period.

Accepted Answer

Misplaced modifiers are corrected by rearranging the sentence so that the modifier is next to the word it modifies, not by using punctuation like semicolons or periods.

Quiz 17: Sentence Problems Part Vi: Word Workshops

A comma splice can only be corrected with a period.

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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "To stop her dog from chasing cars, Carrie started walking it on a short leash"

Some fragments have both a subject and a verb.

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. "Playing video games is another popular past-time it is certainly popular with all my friends"

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"

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. "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

Misplaced modifiers can be corrected with a semicolon or a period.