Which one of the following contains a sentence fragment?

• A) All of the above
• B) I will help you with the homework, if you ask me.
• C) I will help you with the homework. If you ask me.
• D) I will help you with the homework if you ask me.

In essay writing, it is suggested to develop the notes _______.

• A) hastily
• B) casually
• C) flexibly
• D) indefinitely

The words 'first, next, then, also, another, and finally' are known as _______.

• A) transition signals
• B) personal pronouns
• C) conjunction words
• D) prepositions

The professor discussed the sleeping habits of elephants. _______, she did not explain the topic in detail.

• A) However
• B) Also
• C) Therefore
• D) In contrast

Choose the closest meaning of “run down”:

• A) to leave secretly
• B) to be faced with
• C) to speak ill of
• D) to continue talking

An introduction has four purposes: introduction, background, plan and _____.

• A) main theme
• B) interest
• C) attention
• D) thesis statement

Choose the statement that best defines an ‘essay outline’.

• A) An outline is a summary of the main points.
• B) An outline is a restatement of the thesis statement in different words.
• C) None of the above
• D) An outline is an organization of related ideas.

_______ means to organize/write events in the order of their occurrence in time.

• A) Compare and contrast
• B) Cause and effect
• C) Chronological order
• D) All of the above

Choose the correct option.

Hira forgot that the pizza was in oven; __________, it burned.

• A) as a result
• B) furthermore
• C) moreover
• D) whereas

Sentences are considered _____ when they are missing either a subject or a verb.

• A) fragments
• B) contractions
• C) run-on
• D) comma splices

The committee _______ against the proposal. Thus, we must consider another idea.

• A) was voting
• B) vote
• C) voted
• D) to vote

Where is John? He _____ his car in the garage.

• A) repaired
• B) is repairing
• C) had repaired
• D) repairs

Neither Rehman nor _____ am responsible for this mess.

• A) me
• B) my
• C) myself
• D) I

Which of the following shifts makes this construction faulty?

The club has done their best to raise the money.

• A) Active voice to passive voice
• B) Singular to plural
• C) Past to present
• D) Plural to singular

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

• A) The book was very expensive.
• B) The room is painted yellow and it has big windows.
• C) When Bobby saw a rainbow he ran to get his camera and the rainbow disappeared.
• D) Terry seems unfriendly.

It's been snowing ________ Christmas morning.

• A) for
• B) from
• C) since
• D) till

Identify the correct type of fragment from the given options.
Mariyam skipped her afternoon classes. And worked on a paper due the next morning.

• A) Added detail fragment
• B) To-Fragment
• C) Ing-Fragment
• D) Missing subject fragment

A good sentence must express one main idea and

• A) fact
• B) partiality
• C) theme
• D) unity

Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence. Keep in mind that there is one error.

Our society's fascination with celebrities lives has resulted in recent stalking incidents.

• A) Punctuation error
• B) Pronoun-antecedent agreement error
• C) Subject-verb agreement error
• D) Apostrophe error

Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.
“Would you like to have fruits _____ ice-cream for dessert?” the waitress asked us.

• A) for
• B) or
• C) but
• D) as