Sentence Fragments Quiz 38 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
Click “Show Answer” to reveal the correct option.
🧠 Sentence Fragments – Quiz 38
1. What is the key difference between a dependent an an independent clause?.
A) An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence; a dependent clause cannot .
B) An independent clause contains a subjeect and predicate; a dependent clause contains neither.
C) An independent clause contains a verb; a dependent clause does not.
D) None of above.
2. Live off the coast of Japan.
A) Sentence.
B) Sentence Fragment.
3. Standing on the edge of the pool, she gathered the courage to jump.
A) Correct As Is.
B) Dana standing on the edge of the pool, she gathered the courage to jump.
C) Gathering the courage to jump standing on the edge of the pool.
D) None of above.
4. Choose the sentence that is properly punctuated and contains no run-on errors.
A) She didn't know which blouse she wanted, and she was too confused to decide.
B) They weren't good friends they were partners in crime.
C) He enjoys walking through the city, he often buys different types of sweets.
D) None of above.
5. The dog ran down the street.
A) Fragment.
B) Sentence.
6. Complete sentence, fragment, or run-on? All through the halls and in all of the classrooms.
A) Fragment.
B) Complete sentence.
C) Run-on.
D) None of above.
7. Why did you leave? This is an example of a _____ .
A) Complete sentence.
B) Sentence fragment.
8. What is the best way to write this group of words so that is makes sense?And it fell over the plant the kitten climbed up.
A) The kitten climbed up the plant and it fell over.
B) The plant and it fell over the kitten climbed up.
C) The kitten climbed up the plant and it fell over the plant.
D) The plant and it fell over the kitten climbed up.
9. Late for the plane to Chicago.
A) Complete sentence.
B) Sentence fragment.
10. My mom helped me with my homework.
A) Sentence Fragment.
B) Sentence.
11. The airport is about to shut down because of the snow and if the plane doesn't land soon it will have to go on to Boston.
A) Snow, and.
B) No Change.
C) Snow; and.
D) Snow. And.
12. Those cookies were yummy I ate three of them!.
A) Run-on sentence.
B) Sentence fragment.
C) Complete sentence.
D) None of above.
13. What types of run-on sentence are there?.
A) Comma Splices.
B) Complex Sentences.
C) Imperative Sentences.
14. The dog belonging to the old lady on the corner of the street barks constantly.
A) Fragment.
B) Complete Sentence.
15. Identify the adjective in this sentence:"The red balloon floated away.".
A) Red.
B) Balloon.
C) Floated.
D) Away.
16. "The small red bird in the tree.".
A) Sentence fragment.
B) Complete sentence.
17. Underneath the house a hidden tunnel that goes across the entire town.
A) Underneath the house is a hidden tunnel that goes across the entire town.
B) Correct As Is.
C) A hidden tunnel that goes across the entire town underneath the house.
D) None of above.
18. Which of the following is a complete sentence?.
A) Bonnabel Bruins RULE!!!.
B) EJ Warriors!!!.
C) Age Rules Bonnabel Rules!!.
D) None of above.
19. I had to nail the boards together to make a box.
A) Declarative.
B) Imperative.
C) Interrogative.
D) Exclamatory.
20. When I have an opportunity to speak with Mr. Popiel. I will ask him about your project.
A) Fragment = Don't begin a sentence with "Which, Such as _____ ".
B) Fragment = dependent clause left alone.
C) Fragment = phrase left alone.
D) CORRECT.
21. What is the sentence missing?Billy has 15 goats and 10 cows.
A) Nothing.
B) Verb.
C) Subject.
D) Noun.
22. Is there a sentence fragment? The Chicago Tribune mistakenly declared Thomas Dewey the winner of the 1948 presidential race over incumbent Harry S. Truman. With the headline "Dewey Defeats Truman".
A) No.
B) Yes.
23. Everyone left the concert as soon as it was over, trying to get home before the storm.
A) Correct As Is .
B) As soon as it was over.
C) Leaving the concert as soon as it was over, trying to get home before the storm.
D) None of above.
24. To know everything is quite impossible.
A) Sentence.
B) Run-ons.
C) Fragment.
D) None of above.
25. Is there a sentence fragment? Due to warmer winters, the population of brown tawny owls in Finland has increased dramatically. With less snow on the ground, brown owls can better blend in with the environment, evading predators.
A) Yes.
B) No.