This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:The pizza ..... by the kids was delicious. A) Eaten. B) Ate. C) Eating. D) Eats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eaten. 2. Identify the misplaced modifier. A) The teacher gave a test to the students that was very hard. B) The teacher gave a very hard test to the students. C) The students were given a very hard test by the teacher. D) The teacher gave the students a very hard test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher gave a test to the students that was very hard. 3. Complete the sentence:After taking a long nap, ..... was refreshed. A) The room. B) The sun. C) The cat's owner. D) The cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cat. 4. Which sentence uses a simple modifier correctly? A) The rabbit quickly hopped away. B) The rabbit hopped away quickly. C) Hopped away quickly, the rabbit. D) Quickly, the rabbit hopped away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rabbit quickly hopped away. 5. Complete the sentence with the correct modifier: ..... on the chair, the cat slept soundly. A) Curled up. B) Curling up. C) Curl up. D) Curled up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Curled up. 6. Complete the sentence:While ..... , the book fell off the shelf. A) reading B) read C) to read D) reads A) Reads. B) Read. C) Reading. D) To read. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading. 7. True or False:The sentence 'After eating lunch, the dishes were washed by my brother' contains a dangling modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Choose the best way to fix this sentence: "After scoring the winning goal, the crowd cheered for the player." A) After the player scored the winning goal, the crowd cheered. B) After scoring the winning goal, the player was cheered for by the crowd. C) The crowd, after scoring the winning goal, cheered for the player. D) The crowd cheered for the player after scoring the winning goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the player scored the winning goal, the crowd cheered. 9. Fix the dangling modifier in the following sentence:While cooking dinner, the fire alarm suddenly went off. A) I heard the fire alarm suddenly go off while cooking dinner. B) The fire alarm suddenly went off while cooking dinner. C) While cooking dinner, the fire alarm went off suddenly. D) While cooking dinner, I suddenly heard the fire alarm go off. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I heard the fire alarm suddenly go off while cooking dinner. 10. Which of the following is a dangling modifier in the following sentence?Running down the hill near our house, my knee was hurt. A) Hurt. B) Near our house. C) Running down the hill. D) Running down the hill near our house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running down the hill near our house. 11. What's the misplaced modifier?He went to the library wearing a leather jacket. A) He went to the library. B) Wearing a leather jacket. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wearing a leather jacket. 12. Chasing his sister, Billy fell and bruised his knee. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 13. Complete the sentence:Laughing loudly, the child ..... A) Was watching a funny clown. B) Heard a clown make a joke. C) Watched the clown perform. D) The clown made a funny face. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watched the clown perform. 14. Complete the sentence: ..... the delicious cake, the children couldn't wait to have a slice. A) Smelling. B) Smell. C) Smells. D) Smelled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smelling. 15. What is the modifier phrase?They gave a cat to my sister named Fluffy. A) Gave. B) To my sister. C) Named Fluffy. D) They gave a cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Named Fluffy. 16. Complete the sentence with the correct modifier placement:Standing at the counter, ..... the cookies smelled delicious. A) they B) it C) we D) the baker A) They. B) The baker. C) It. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The baker. 17. What does the sentence "Swimming in the lake is refreshing" contain? A) A gerund phrase modifier. B) An absolute phrase modifier. C) An appositive phrase modifier. D) A prepositional phrase modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A gerund phrase modifier. 18. Which word is being modified? A) Large. B) Costume. C) Original. D) Cardboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Costume. 19. True or False:The sentence 'Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by the racer' contains a misplaced modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct. "Barking excitedly, the mail carrier was greeted by the dog." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Does the following sentence have a dangling or a misplaced modifier?Covered in broken glass, my parents cleaned the floor. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 22. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.The paws of the giant panda have enlarged wrist bones that help the animal grip and eat bamboo like thumbs. A) That help the animal grip and eat bamboo. B) The giant. C) Like thumbs. D) Eat bamboo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like thumbs. 23. Choose the best way to fix the error in this sentence:'Covered in ketchup, I ate the french fry.' A) The french fry was eaten by me covered in ketchup. B) I ate the french fry that was covered in ketchup. C) The sentence is correct as is. D) I, covered in ketchup, ate the french fry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I ate the french fry that was covered in ketchup. 24. The reason you correct misplaced modifiers is to: A) Make the sentence clearer. B) Make the sentence ambiguous. C) Make the teacher happy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make the sentence clearer. 25. Paul missed the homework assignment that Mrs. Smith wrote on the board gazing out the window. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 26. Complete the sentence:Standing on the balcony, ..... could see the entire city. A) The skyline. B) The view. C) The building. D) The tourists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The tourists. 27. Complete the sentence with the best placement for the modifier:After finishing the movie, the popcorn was eaten by the family. A) The popcorn was eaten after finishing the movie by the family. B) After the movie, the popcorn was eaten by the family, finishing. C) The family ate the popcorn after finishing the movie. D) After finishing the movie, the family ate the popcorn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After finishing the movie, the family ate the popcorn. 28. Select the sentence with a misplaced modifier. A) The man walked in a hurry his dog. B) The man, in a hurry, walked his dog. C) In a hurry, the man walked his dog. D) The man walked his dog in a hurry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man walked in a hurry his dog. 29. Choose the sentence that correctly avoids a dangling modifier. A) Watching the sunset, we found the beach beautiful. B) Beautiful was the beach watching the sunset. C) Watching the sunset, the beach was beautiful. D) The beach was beautiful, watching the sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching the sunset, we found the beach beautiful. 30. Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier, making it sound a little silly? A) My cousin with the curly hair loves to skateboard. B) Leo gave the dog a treat that was shaped like a bone. C) He bought a bike for his sister with red stripes. D) We saw a deer on the way to school this morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He bought a bike for his sister with red stripes. 31. Does the following sentence have a dangling or a misplaced modifier?Sleeping during the day, couldn't sleep at night. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 32. Which sentence has the correct placement of the modifier? A) The cake was enjoyed by the child covered in chocolate. B) Covered in chocolate, the child enjoyed the cake. C) The child enjoyed the cake covered in chocolate. D) Covered in chocolate, the cake was enjoyed by the child. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Covered in chocolate, the cake was enjoyed by the child. 33. Fill in the blank:I ..... wanted one cookie, not the whole box. A) Almost. B) Happily. C) Even. D) Only. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only. 34. Marsha loves to eat cake chocolate. A) Complete sentence. B) Dangling modifier. C) Misplaced modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misplaced modifier. 35. To become a physician, aptitude and hard work are needed. A) NO CHANGE. B) To become a physician, a surgery needs aptitude and hard work. C) To become a physician, instruments need aptitude andhard work. D) To become a physician, one needs to have an aptitude and to work hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To become a physician, one needs to have an aptitude and to work hard. 36. It is a part of speech that modifies a noun and a pronoun. A) Prepositions. B) Adverbs. C) Verbs. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjectives. 37. Fill in the blank:Having finished all her chores, ..... A) The TV was turned on. B) It was time to watch TV. C) Maria decided to watch TV. D) The remote control was finally picked up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maria decided to watch TV. 38. True or False:'Walking through the park, the flowers looked beautiful.' is an example of a dangling modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. "Joe searched for someone to teach him how to play the guitar without success." What is the word that needs to be (should be) modified by the misplaced modifier? A) Guitar. B) Joe. C) Someone. D) Searched. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Searched. 40. Complete the sentence:While reading a book, ..... suddenly went out. A) The light. B) Noticed the light. C) I noticed the light. D) A light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The light. 41. Larry told me he was getting married that afternoon at night. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 42. The sun shone ..... on the morning of the swim meet. A) Bright. B) Brightly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brightly. 43. In the sentence, 'I only want pizza for dinner, ' what is the word 'only' modifying? A) Dinner. B) Want. C) I. D) Pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Want. 44. Under what circumstances do modifiers create a problem in a sentence? A) When they're at the end of the sentence instead of at the beginning. B) When they're too long. C) When they modify the wrong thing. D) When they're at the beginning of the sentence instead of at the end. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When they modify the wrong thing. 45. Complete the sentence: ..... with joy, the audience applauded the performance. A) Busted. B) Bursts. C) Burst. D) Bursting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bursting. 46. Does this sentence contain a misplaced modifier? Exhausted from the long shift, the guests seemed irritated by the wait, not the servers. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 47. "Frustrated by the noise at the open court, the library was the only place Brielle could concentrate."The sentence above is an example of a A) Dangling modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Correct sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier. 48. Choose the sentence with the correct use of modifiers: A) Wearing a red hat, the parade was watched by the girl. B) The girl wearing a red hat watched the parade. C) The parade was watched by the girl wearing a red hat. D) Wearing a red hat, the girl watched the parade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wearing a red hat, the girl watched the parade. 49. Complete the sentence: ..... , the girl easily solved the puzzle. A) With a puzzled look. B) Being very clever. C) Holding the pieces. D) Confused by the pieces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being very clever. 50. Complete the sentence:Having finished the project early, ..... a day off. A) We enjoyed. B) Enjoying. C) Enjoyed. D) Enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We enjoyed. 51. Complete the sentence: ..... in the tree, the birds sang melodiously. A) Perch B) Perched C) Perching D) Perches A) Perched. B) Perch. C) Perches. D) Perching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perched. 52. Which word is being modified? The delicious cake was baked by my grandmother. A) Cake. B) Delicious. C) Baked. D) Grandmother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cake. 53. When she woke up this morning in her expensive condo. A) Complete sentence. B) Dangling modifier. C) Misplaced modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 54. Coming home late, the house was dark. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling. 55. Which sentence correctly avoids a dangling modifier? A) While baking, the cookies browned in the oven. B) While baking, I watched the cookies brown in the oven. C) The cookies browned in the oven, while baking. D) Baking, the cookies browned in the oven. A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 56. How can the ambiguity of a dangling modifier be resolved? A) By adding more modifiers. B) By changing the tense of the sentence. C) By giving the modifier something to modify. D) By removing the modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By giving the modifier something to modify. 57. Fill in the blank to create the clearest sentence:'The teacher praised the student ..... ' A) Who wrote a great essay that was in her office. B) That was in her office who wrote a great essay. C) In her office who wrote a great essay. D) Who wrote a great essay in her office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In her office who wrote a great essay. 58. True or False:In the sentence 'Running down the street, the backpack bounced on my shoulders, ' the modifier is correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. Believing that he was flexible, the black dog jumped over ten benches. A) Complete sentence. B) Dangling modifier. C) Misplaced modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifier. 60. True or False. The sentence contains a dangling modifier. Walking through the park, the flowers were beautiful. A) A) True. B) B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDangling Modifiers Quiz 1Dangling Modifiers Quiz 2Dangling Modifiers Quiz 3Dangling Modifiers Quiz 4Dangling Modifiers Quiz 5Dangling Modifiers Quiz 6Dangling Modifiers Quiz 7Dangling Modifiers Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books