This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence corrects the dangling modifier? A) After eating, the dishes were washed. B) Washed were the dishes after eating. C) Eating the dishes, we washed after. D) After eating, we washed the dishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After eating, we washed the dishes. 2. Forgetting that the microphone was on, the singer fought with his wife for the whole audience to hear. A) Forgetting that the microphone was on, the audience foughtwith their wife for the whole singer to hear. B) Forgetting that the microphone was on, the wife fought withthe mic for the whole audience to hear. C) Forgetting that the microphone was on, the mic fought withhis wife for the whole audience to hear. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 3. Which error means the word that the modifier is supposed to be modifying is missing from the sentence? A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling. 4. When only a baby, Mom took me scuba diving. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 5. Complete the sentence:The book ..... was lying on the table. A) About ancient history. B) Written by my favorite author. C) With a torn page. D) With the red cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With the red cover. 6. Complete the sentence:While reading a book, ..... A) The book was interesting. B) A loud noise was heard. C) The lights were turned off quickly. D) The cat slept on my lap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A loud noise was heard. 7. Expecting confusion, our plans were made. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 8. True or False:'Flying through the sky, the airplane was spotted by the children.' is correctly structured. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. The large amount of pollen in the air is ..... my sinuses. A) Effecting. B) Affecting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affecting. 10. Choose the sentence with a dangling modifier: A) After eating, the dishes were washed by John. B) The dishes were washed by John after eating. C) John washed the dishes after eating. D) After eating, John washed the dishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After eating, the dishes were washed by John. 11. Which sentence is most effectively revised to correct the misplaced modifier? A) The car was parked by the man with red paint. B) The man with red paint parked the car. C) Parked, the car was by the man with red paint. D) With red paint, the man parked the car. A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 12. Which of these is better English? A) I was unable to identify the building because it was completely engulfed in flames. B) Completely engulfed in flames, I was unable to identify the building. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was unable to identify the building because it was completely engulfed in flames. 13. Studying for weeks, the test was easy. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling. 14. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.Seated outside the Sacre-Coeur Basilica, the Eiffel Tower, with its pinnacle swathed in fog, could be seen in the distance. A) Could be seen in the distance. B) Seated outside the Sacre-Coeur Basilica. C) With its pinnacle swathed in fog. D) The Eiffel Tower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seated outside the Sacre-Coeur Basilica. 15. Identify the correctly placed modifier:'Reading a book, the cat sat on my lap.' A) The cat sat. B) On my lap. C) Reading a book. D) Reading a book, on my lap. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading a book. 16. Alice ..... rushed to catch the bus. A) Frantic. B) Frantically. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frantically. 17. Which sentence uses the modifier correctly? A) The book on the table with a blue cover is mine. B) Mine is the book with a blue cover on the table. C) With a blue cover, the book on the table is mine. D) The book is mine on the table with a blue cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With a blue cover, the book on the table is mine. 18. True or False:Dangling modifiers often occur at the beginning of sentences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Identify the misplaced modifier in the following sentence:Running quickly, the ball was caught by the player. A) Running quickly. B) The ball was caught by the player. C) Quickly running. D) Running slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running quickly. 20. Part One:Using your notes1. A dangling modifier is: A) A punctuation mark used to indicate possession. B) A grammatical error that occurs when a sentence is missing a subject. C) A type of sentence fragment that lacks a main verb. D) A word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. 21. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.Drawing the curtains, the full moon appeared closer than usual, as if at any moment it might collide with Earth and send the entire planet reeling. A) The full moon appeared closer than usual. B) Drawing the curtains,. C) As if at any moment. D) Send the entire planet reeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drawing the curtains,. 22. Choose the correct sentence with a simple modifier. A) The cake tastes deliciously. B) The music plays soft. C) The baby sleeps sound. D) The flowers smell sweetly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The baby sleeps sound. 23. A dangling modifier often lacks a clear subject in the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Sandy flew in a small airplane trembling with fear A) NO CHANGE. B) Trembling with fear, Sandy flew in a small airplane. C) Trembling with fear, the small airplane flew. D) Trembling with fear, it flew in a small airplane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trembling with fear, Sandy flew in a small airplane. 25. Which of the following is a correct sentence? A) At the age of four, Alice's family moved to Texas. B) Her family moved to Texas, when Alice was four. C) Alice's family moved to Texas, at the age of four. D) When Alice was four, her family moved to Texas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When Alice was four, her family moved to Texas. 26. Correcting a dangling modifier often involves adding or clarifying the subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. What is the issue with the sentence: "Driving on the beach, a rock hit my windshield" ? A) It is a fragment. B) It contains a misplaced modifier. C) It is a run-on sentence. D) It contains a dangling modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It contains a dangling modifier. 28. The difference between misplaced and dangling modifiers: A) Misplaced modifiers are missing a subject/target word which is being described; dangling modifiers are too far from the subject they describe. B) Dangling modifiers are missing the subject/target they are describing while misplaced modifiers are too far from the subject/target they describe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifiers are missing the subject/target they are describing while misplaced modifiers are too far from the subject/target they describe. 29. Which error means the modifier is too far away from the word it's modifying? A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 30. True or False:The sentence 'After scoring the winning goal, the crowd cheered loudly' contains a dangling modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: 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