Grammar Quiz: Commas
Instructions: Find the comma error (it could be a missing comma or a comma where there shouldn’t be one) in each of the sentences; if there is no error, choose the "no error" option.
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Instructions: Find the comma error (it could be a missing comma or a comma where there shouldn’t be one) in each of the sentences; if there is no error, choose the "no error" option.
Some of the sentences contain a misplaced or dangling modifier. A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that, because of its incorrect position within a sentence, modifies the wrong thing. A dangling modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that modifies an element that is missing from a sentence. After identifying the error (if there is one), fix the sentence.
Parallel structures are required for series and for most kinds of compounds. Within a sentence, a series is a sequence that consists of three or more words, phrases, or clauses. Compounds are formed when two parts of speech (or other grammatical units) are joined by a conjunctive word or words (and, or, either . . . or, etc.). In the following exercises, identify the sentence in which all the elements are parallel. If two options contain parallel structures, select the one that is most efficient (i.e., less repetitive).
This quiz tests your knowledge of commas, semicolons, colons, and dashes. For each sentence, select the option in which the sentence is correctly punctuated. If there are no errors, select “The sentence(s) is (are) punctuated correctly.”
Identify sentence fragments, run-on sentences, and comma splices in the following sentences. After identifying the error (if there is one), fix the sentence. If there is no error, choose "no error."
Choose the form of the verb(s) that agrees with the subject.
Choose the form of the verb(s) that agrees with the subject.
Choose the form of the verb(s) that agrees with the subject.
Choose the form of the verb and/or pronoun that agrees with the subject and/or antecedent (noun or indefinite pronoun).
Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct (or best) word.
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