The Canadian Writer's Handbook, Essentials 2e Student Resources

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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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.

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Grammar Quiz: Parallelism

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).

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Grammar Quiz: Commas

Grammar Quiz: Modifiers

Grammar Quiz: Parallelism

Grammar Quiz: Punctuation

Grammar Quiz: Sentences

Grammar Quiz: Subject–Verb Agreement #1

Grammar Quiz: Subject–Verb Agreement #2

Grammar Quiz: Subject–Verb Agreement #3

Grammar Quiz: Subject–Verb and Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement

Grammar Quiz: Word Choice

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