ENGL 103: Quiz 1

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Rewrite each sentence correctly with proper punctuation and grammar in the space provided.

1. Driving the car is fast and comfortable, riding the bicycle is better for one's health.

a.) Parallelism b.) Comma Splice c.) Sub-Verb Agr. d.) Run-on

2. The costumes and the DJ for the party was expensive.

a.) Sub-Verb Agr. b.) Pro-Ant Agr. c.) Comma Splice d.) Fragment

3. My computer is expensive I have to be careful with it.

a.) Run-on b.) Comma Splice c.) Pro-Ant Agr. d.) Parallelism

4. If I wasn’t so hungry.

a.) Run-on b.) Fragment c.) Parallelism d.) Sub-Verb Agr.

5. They needs to calm down; it was only a joke.

a.) Comma Splice b.) Fragment c.) Sub-Verb Agr. d.) Pro-Ant Agr.
6. If the board controls the company, they may vote for a raise.

a.) Comma Splice b.) Sub-Verb Agr. c.) Run-on d.) Pro-Ant Agr.

7. Neither the pilot nor the attendant gave their opinion about the mishap.

a.) Sub-Verb Agr. b.) Comma Splice c.) Pro-Ant Agr. d.) Run-on

8. We spent the evening eating cookies, watching TV and we sat on the couch.

a.) Parallelism b.) Comma Splice c.) Fragment d.) Run-on

9. Leaving during the most important part of the procedure.

a.) Parallelism b.) Comma Splice c.) Fragment d.) Run-on

10. My sister helped us make cake, setting up games, and to drive some kids home.

a.) Comma Splice b.) Parallelism c.) Run-on d.) Sub-Verb Agr.