This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Correcting Misplaced Modifiers – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Correcting Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 1 (42 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a misplaced modifier? A) Jumping high, the athlete's performance impressed the crowd. B) Covered in snow, I admired the mountains from my window. C) The kitten, playing with a ball of yarn, looked adorable. D) Lost in the forest, the path seemed impossible to find. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The kitten, playing with a ball of yarn, looked adorable. 2. Identify the sentence with a correctly placed modifier. A) Quickly running towards the gate, the ticket was dropped. B) He dropped his ticket, running quickly towards the gate. C) The ticket, running quickly towards the gate, was dropped. D) Running quickly towards the gate, he dropped his ticket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running quickly towards the gate, he dropped his ticket. 3. Choose the best way to correct this sentence:Covered with mushrooms and cheese, Morgan bit into the pizza. A) Morgan was covered with mushrooms and cheese as she bit into the pizza. B) Morgan bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese. C) The pizza was bitten by Morgan as she was covered with mushrooms and cheese. D) The sentence is correct as written. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Morgan bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese. 4. Correct the misplaced modifier in this sentence: "She almost drove her kids to school every day." A) Almost she drove her kids to school every day. B) She drove her kids to school almost every day. C) She drove her almost kids to school every day. D) She drove almost her kids to school every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She drove her kids to school almost every day. 5. Raymond wore his one collared shirt to the job interview which was unfortunately stained with yellow mustard. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Sentence is correct as it is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 6. Correct the misplaced modifier: "Full of excitement, the gift was opened by the child." A) The child full of excitement opened the gift. B) Full of excitement, the child opened the gift. C) The gift, which was full of excitement, was opened by the child. D) The child was full of excitement and opened the gift.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Full of excitement, the child opened the gift. 7. Identify the misplaced modifier in the sentence:'The boy saw a bird flying in the park with binoculars.' A) The boy. B) Flying in the park. C) Saw a bird. D) With binoculars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With binoculars. 8. Choose the sentence that correctly placed the modifiers. A) A man that was completely bald drove past in a Corvette. B) A man drove past in a Corvette that was completely bald. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A man that was completely bald drove past in a Corvette. 9. Identify the misplaced modifier in this sentence: "She served cookies to the children on blue plates." A) She served. B) Cookies. C) To the children. D) On blue platesTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On blue platesTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. 10. True or False. The sentence contains a misplaced modifier. Hannah kept all her medicine in the medicine cabinet that had been prescribed to her. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Which sentence correctly relocates the misplaced modifier? Original: "She served sandwiches to the children on paper plates." A) She served on paper plates the sandwiches to the children. B) She served the children sandwiches on paper plates. C) On paper plates, she served sandwiches to the children. D) She served sandwiches on paper plates to the children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She served the children sandwiches on paper plates. 12. "The old patient was referred to the Chinese physician in Toronto with stomach pains." Which word should "with stomach pains" modify? A) Toronto. B) Pains. C) Physician. D) Patient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Patient. 13. To fix a misplaced modifier, relocate it next to the ..... it is supposed to modify. A) Preposition. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 14. Rewrite the sentence to correct the modifier: "Running quickly, the finish line seemed to approach." A) He seemed to approach the finish line running quickly. B) The finish line seemed to approach as he was running quickly. C) The finish line, running quickly, seemed to approach. D) Running quickly, he saw the finish line seemed to approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The finish line seemed to approach as he was running quickly. 15. What is a dangling or misplaced modifier? A) A word that causes confusion about what it describes. B) A word that is used to connect two sentences. C) A word that is always at the end of a sentence. D) A word that describes a noun clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A word that causes confusion about what it describes. 16. It is a word or phrase that, due to its placement, mistakenly refers to the wrong word. A) Misplaced Modifier. B) Participles. C) Dangling Modifier. D) Verbals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced Modifier. 17. Choose the sentence with the correctly placed modifier:'The man walked his dog wearing a hat.' A) The man wearing a hat walked his dog. B) Wearing a hat, the man walked his dog. C) The man walked wearing a hat his dog. D) The man walked his dog, wearing a hat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man wearing a hat walked his dog. 18. Which sentence does not contain any modifiers errors? A) Jumping quickly, the frog landed in the pond. B) Running down the street, her hat flew off. C) The boy with the blue shirt is my brother. D) We ate the lunch that we brought slowly.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The boy with the blue shirt is my brother. 19. Which sentence is an example of a corrected modifier? A) Jogging down the street, I was nearly hit by a car. B) While jogging down the street, a car nearly hit me. C) While jogging down the street, I was nearly hit by a car. D) A car nearly hit me while jogging down the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While jogging down the street, I was nearly hit by a car. 20. Identify the misplaced modifier in this sentence: "She almost drove her kids to school every day." A) Almost. B) Drove. C) Her kids. D) To schoolTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Almost. 21. The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive. A) Expensive. B) Shoes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shoes. 22. A modifier is called "misplaced" when: A) It is placed too close to the word it modifies. B) It is placed too far away from the word it modifies. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is placed too far away from the word it modifies. 23. While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 24. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a modifier. A) While jogging down the street, a car nearly hit me. B) Jogging down the street, a car nearly hit me. C) A car nearly hit me jogging down the street. D) Jogging down the street, I was nearly hit by a car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jogging down the street, I was nearly hit by a car. 25. In the following sentence, who was more than likely the one skiing in the mountains?While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains. A) Kyle. B) A coyote. C) The mountains. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kyle. 26. What is the correct way to express: "Running down the hall, my jacket caught on a nail" ? A) My jacket caught on a nail, running down the hall. B) Running down the hall, I caught my jacket on a nail. C) I caught my jacket on a nail, running down the hall. D) My jacket caught on a nail while running down the hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running down the hall, I caught my jacket on a nail. 27. Identify the misplaced modifier in the sentence:'Walking through the park, the flowers were beautiful.' A) The flowers. B) Were beautiful. C) Walking through the park. D) The flowers were beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking through the park. 28. What is the misplaced modifier shown in the sentence below?The man bought a tie at the department store with yellow and blue stripes? A) At the department store. B) With yellow and blue stripes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With yellow and blue stripes. 29. Choose the sentence with the corrected misplaced modifier: A) After showering and shaving, my friend took me for a ride. B) My friend took me showering and shaving for a ride. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After showering and shaving, my friend took me for a ride. 30. Revise the following sentence so that the modifier is correctly placed. If there is more than one correct answer, choose all correct answers. Watching the sunset, the evening seemed to be perfect. A) It seemed to be a perfect evening, watching the sunset. B) Watching the sunset, Kara thought the evening was perfect. C) The evening, watching the sunset, seemed to be perfect. D) The evening seemed to be perfect, as Kara was watching the sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watching the sunset, Kara thought the evening was perfect. 31. How can you correct a misplaced modifier? A) By placing it next to the word it modifies. B) By changing it to a verb. C) By removing it from the sentence. D) By adding a comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By placing it next to the word it modifies. 32. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?Scrubbing the tile grout with bleach and an old toothbrush, the mildew stains began to fade. A) We don't know who scrubbed the tile grout. B) The mildew stains were scrubbing the tile grout. C) A toothbrush was scrubbing the tile grout. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We don't know who scrubbed the tile grout. 33. "The old patient was referred to the Chinese physician with stomach pains." Which word or phrase is the misplaced modifier? A) Chinese. B) Physician. C) With stomach pains. D) Old patient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With stomach pains. 34. Choose the sentence with a misplaced modifier. A) Wearing only a thin jacket, Jason found the winter wind unbearable. B) The winter wind was unbearable, wearing only a thin jacket. C) Jason found the winter wind unbearable, wearing only a thin jacket. D) Wearing only a thin jacket, the winter wind was unbearable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wearing only a thin jacket, the winter wind was unbearable. 35. Which sentence correctly uses modifiers without any errors? A) Tired and hungry, the lunch was quickly eaten. B) The man with glasses helped the woman. C) The cookies in the jar are for eating later. D) She found a kitten walking home last night.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The man with glasses helped the woman. 36. Choose the best way to correct the following sentence:While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains. A) While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing on a sled. B) While Kyle was skiing in the mountains on vacation last December, he encountered a coyote. C) The sentence is correct as written. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While Kyle was skiing in the mountains on vacation last December, he encountered a coyote. 37. What is the correct way to express:'Flying over the city, the buildings looked magnificent.' A) The buildings looked magnificent as we flew over the city. B) Flying over the city, the buildings looked magnificent. C) The buildings looked magnificent flying over the city. D) Flying over the city, magnificent buildings were seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The buildings looked magnificent as we flew over the city. 38. Identify the misplaced modifier in this sentence:'The cat sat on the mat with a fluffy tail.' A) The cat. B) Sat on the mat. C) The mat. D) With a fluffy tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With a fluffy tail. 39. Identify the misplaced modifier in this sentence: "I heard that there was a robbery on the news." A) I heard. B) That there was a robbery. C) On the news. D) A robberyTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the news. 40. "The salesman sold the picture to the short woman in the silver frame." A correct version is: A) The salesman sold the silver picture to the short framed woman. B) The salesman sold the framed picture to the short silver woman. C) The silver salesman sold the picture to the short framed woman. D) The salesman sold the picture in the silver frame to the short woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The salesman sold the picture in the silver frame to the short woman. 41. Identify the misplaced modifier in this sentence: "With a heavy heart, the news was delivered by the officer." A) Was delivered. B) By the officer. C) The news. D) With a heavy heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With a heavy heart. 42. Correct the misplaced modifier in this sentence: "The student read the book in the library that was overdue." A) The student in the library read the book that was overdue. B) The student read the overdue book in the library. C) The overdue book was read in the library by the student. D) In the library, the student read the book that was overdue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The student read the overdue book in the library. Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAccept Vs. Except QuizAffect Vs Effect QuizCommon Mistakes QuizCommon Modifier Errors QuizCommon Usage Errors QuizCommon Word Errors QuizCommonly Confused Words QuizConjunction Errors In Sentences Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books