Free Faulty Sentence Structure MCQs with Answers
44 Faulty Sentence Structure MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Faulty sentence structure includes fragments, run-on sentences, comma splices, faulty parallelism, misplaced modifiers and unclear coordination or subordination. It is distinct from a single spelling or punctuation mistake because the problem lies in how the sentence's parts are arranged and related.
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- A. (A) He said that he loves with Alia.
- B. He said that he loved Alia.
- C. (C) He said that he love Alia.
- D. (D) He said that he love with Alia.
Explanation: Option (b) correctly uses the past tense "loved" to match the past tense of "said" and convey that the action of loving Alia occurred in…
Correct answer: He said that he loved Alia.- A. (A) he tells he is going away.
- B. (B) he tells that he was going
- C. (C) he says that he is going away
- D. D)he tells that he will be going away.
Explanation: Option (c) is the correct choice because it uses the appropriate verb tense and structure to convey the present action of telling or…
Correct answer: (C) he says that he is going away- A. (A) climate of Multan is hottest han Lahore.
- B. (B) the climate of Multan is hotter than lahore.
- C. The climate of Multan is hotte thân the climate of Lahore.
- D. the climate of Mulatn is hot than Lahore.
Explanation: Option (B) provides the correct comparison structure by using "the climate of Multan" and "Lahore" as the subjects of comparison.
Correct answer: The climate of Multan is hotte thân the climate of Lahore.- A. A) health is preferable to wealth.
- B. (B) health is preferable than wealth.
- C. (C) health is more preferable than wealth.
- D. (D) health is more preferable to wealth.
Explanation: Option (A) provides the correct comparison structure. "Preferable to" is the appropriate phrase to indicate a choice or preference between…
Correct answer: A) health is preferable to wealth.- A. Christopher could not taste the drink until he had boiled it.
- B. Until he had boiled It, Christopher could not taste the drink
- C. Christopher could not taste the drink until he had not boiled it.
- D. Christopher could not taste the drink till he had not boil it.
Explanation: Christopher could not taste the drink until he had boiled it This is the correct option because it uses the correct tense and word order.
Correct answer: Christopher could not taste the drink until he had boiled it.- A. The parent who I have offended often come around after a term of years and tell me that his son was right.
- B. The parent who I have offended often comes around after a term of years and tell me that his son was right.
- C. The parents whom I have offended often comes around after a term of years and tells that his son was right.
- D. The parent whom I have offended often comes around after a term of years and tells me that his son was right.
Explanation: The parent whom I have offended often comes around after a term of years and tells me that his son was right This is the correct option…
Correct answer: The parent whom I have offended often comes around after a term of years and tells me that his son was right.- A. I found the
- B. Two first chapters
- C. Of the book
- D. Particularly interesting
Explanation: Option A: "I found the": This part of the sentence is correct. It indicates that the speaker found something.Option B: "Two first…
Correct answer: Two first chapters- A. Declarative
- B. Imperative
- C. Interrogative
- D. Exclamatory
Explanation: Option A; A declarative sentence is a sentence that makes a statement-any statement, from vitally important information to a minor…
Correct answer: Declarative- A. To walk, biking, and driving
- B. Walking, biking, and driving
- C. To walk, biking, and to drive
- D. Walking, biking, and to drive
Explanation: All verbs must be in the same forms. This format is known as " parallelism ".
Correct answer: Walking, biking, and driving- A. job. One that
- B. job. The kind that
- C. job, one that
- D. job, so that it
Explanation: The following sentence is not complete. Instead, it is a dependent clause.
Correct answer: job, one that- A. Knocked sideways, the statue looked
- B. The statue was knocked sideways, looked
- C. The statue looked knocked sideways
- D. The statue looked knocked sideways,
Explanation: Main and subordinate clause has been correctly used in this option.
Correct answer: Knocked sideways, the statue looked- A. Declarative
- B. Imperative
- C. Interrogative
- D. Exclamatory
Explanation: C is interrogative which means a statement generally used to ask a question in order to gather information about something.
Correct answer: Interrogative- A. Declarative
- B. Imperative
- C. Interrogative
- D. Exclamatory
Explanation: A request or instruction is being made, hence the sentence is "imperative".
Correct answer: Imperative- A. Declarative
- B. Imperative
- C. Interrogative
- D. Exclamatory
Explanation: The sentence "She is a successful writer" is a declarative sentence. Declarative sentences make statements or provide information.
Correct answer: Declarative- A. I like cats: I hate dogs
- B. I like cats I hate dogs
- C. I like cats' I hate dogs
- D. I like cats but I hate dogs
Explanation: The sentence need a conjunction to connect the two contrasting clauses "I like cats" and "I hate dogs".
Correct answer: I like cats but I hate dogs- A. Both are correct
- B. Speak up! I can't hear you because your dog is making too much noise.
- C. Both are wrong
- D. Speak up! I can't hear you because your dog is making much too noise.
Explanation: Too much is used as a determiner with singular (uncountable) nouns while much too is used with comparatives and adjectives.
Correct answer: Speak up! I can't hear you because your dog is making too much noise.- A. Nimra picked the package up, unlock the door, and went into the apartment.
- B. Nimra picked the package up, unlocked the door, and went into the apartment.
- C. Both are correct.
- D. Both are wrong.
Explanation: The sentence should have a parallel structure. Since the main verb is in past tense i.e picked, all other verbs should be in past tense as…
Correct answer: Nimra picked the package up, unlocked the door, and went into the apartment.- A. No sooner had she said it than she burst into tears.
- B. Both are wrong
- C. Both are correct
- D. No sooner had she said it than she burst in tears.
Explanation: The sentence "No sooner had she said it than she burst in tears" is almost correct, but it should use "into tears" instead of "in tears"…
Correct answer: No sooner had she said it than she burst into tears.- A. E-mail is a relatively new mean of communication.
- B. E-mail is a relatively new means of communication.
- C. E-mail is a relatively new mean to communication.
- D. E-mail is a relatively new means to communication.
Explanation: Explanation:The sentence is correct because "means" is the plural form of "mean," and the preposition "of" is used correctly to indicate…
Correct answer: E-mail is a relatively new means of communication.- A. As she said the computer was programmed by Mona.
- B. Just like she said the computer was programmed by Mona.
- C. As like she said the computer was programmed by Mona.
- D. Just like she had she said the computer was programmed by Mona.
Explanation: Explanation:"As she said" is the expression used to refer to someone's words.This sentence is incorrect because "just like" is an informal…
Correct answer: As she said the computer was programmed by Mona.