Writer's Choice Grade 10

Unit 9: Troubleshooter

Multiple Choice Quiz


1.	A sentence fragment lacks a ___________________.
		A)	subject or a complete verb
		B)	subject and a complete verb
		C)	coordinating conjunction
		D)	none of the above


2.	A __________ is two main clauses separated only by a comma.
		A)	sentence fragment
		B)	complex sentence
		C)	comma splice
		D)	complete sentence


3.	A verb must agree in number with ___________.
		A)	the object
		B)	the subject
		C)	the intervening prepositional phrase
		D)	the predicate nominative


4.	The statement the committee have different ideas is _______.
		A)	incorrect grammar
		B)	a run-on sentence
		C)	correct grammar
		D)	a sentence fragment


5.	Trouble spots with subject-verb agreement include _________.
		A)	when a predicate nominative differs in number from the subject
		B)	when a subject follows the verb
		C)	when a collective noun is the subject
		D)	all of the above


6.	Pronoun problems do not include _________________.
		A)	a pronoun that shifts
		B)	a pronoun that has a clear reference
		C)	a pronoun that does not agree with its antecedent
		D)	all of the above


7.	Place only ____________ the word or group of words it modifies.
		A)	after
		B)	immediately after
		C)	immediately before
		D)	with


8.	Dangling modifiers __________ seem to modify any word in a sentence.
		A)	do not logically
		B)	logically
		C)	always
		D)	sometimes


9.	Which of the following is punctuated correctly?
		A)	The childrens toys were neatly put away on the shelf.
		B)	The children's toys were neatly put away on the shelf.
		C)	The childrens' toys were neatly put away on the shelf.
		D)	The childrens's toys were neatly put away on the shelf.


10.	Commas are required _________________________.
		A)	in a series of words, phrases, or clauses
		B)	with essential adjective clauses or appositives
		C)	before prepositional phrases
		D)	all of the above