This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is the BEST way to rewrite this sentence? 'The students read a story about dinosaurs in their history books.' A) In their history books, the students read a story about dinosaurs. B) The students read a story in their history books about dinosaurs. C) A story about dinosaurs was read by the students in their history books. D) The sentence is already correct and clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In their history books, the students read a story about dinosaurs. 2. Waiting for her father, Julie watched the planes take off. A) Complete sentence. B) Dangling modifier. C) Misplaced modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete sentence. 3. In the sentence 'The boy in the blue hat threw the ball, ' what does the phrase 'in the blue hat' describe? A) The boy. B) Threw. C) The ball. D) Threw the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boy. 4. Which revision corrects the dangling modifier? 'Running for the bus, the rain drenched my clothes.' A) Running for the bus, I was drenched by the rain. B) Running, the rain drenched my clothes for the bus. C) While the rain drenched my clothes, running for the bus. D) The rain drenched my clothes while running for the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running for the bus, I was drenched by the rain. 5. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.Nervous, the comedian contemplated the room full of bored-looking audience members exhibiting a sense of dread. A) Exhibiting a sense of dread. B) Bored-looking. C) Nervous. D) Of dread. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exhibiting a sense of dread. 6. Which revision fixes the dangling modifier? 'Driving down the road, the trees looked beautiful.' A) Driving down the road, I saw the beautiful trees. B) Driving down the road, looking at the beautiful trees. C) While the trees looked beautiful, driving down the road. D) The trees looked beautiful driving down the road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Driving down the road, I saw the beautiful trees. 7. Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier, creating a confusing image? A) My brother, who is very tall, plays basketball. B) I ate a sandwich that my dad made for lunch. C) She wore a bicycle helmet on her head that was bright pink. D) The dog chased the squirrel up the oak tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She wore a bicycle helmet on her head that was bright pink. 8. Identify the sentence with the dangling modifier. A) After studying all night, the exam was still difficult. B) After studying all night, Maria still found the exam difficult. C) The exam was difficult even though Maria studied all night. D) Maria studied all night, but the exam was difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After studying all night, the exam was still difficult. 9. What is the simple modifier in the sentence:'He spoke softly to the child.' A) Spoke. B) He. C) Softly. D) Child. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Softly. 10. WHICH WORD IS THE MODIFER IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE?The playful dog ran around in the yard after the grass was cut. A) Grass. B) Cut. C) Dog. D) Playful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Playful. 11. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?After the rainstorm, Jeremy walked his dog on a sidewalk covered in wet leaves. A) Jeremy can't walk his dog after a rainstorm. B) Sidewalks cannot be covered in leaves. C) The sentence is correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sentence is correct. 12. Which revision best clarifies this sentence:'I decided on the bus to listen to my new playlist.'? A) On the bus, my new playlist I decided to listen to. B) The sentence is already clear. C) I decided to listen to my new playlist on the bus. D) I decided to on the bus listen to my new playlist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I decided to listen to my new playlist on the bus. 13. What is the correct placement of the modifier in the following sentence?Dangling:Having studied all night, the test was aced. A) The test was aced by studying all night. B) Having studied all night, he aced the test. C) The test was aced having studied all night. D) The test was aced all night studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having studied all night, he aced the test. 14. Identify the incorrect sentence. A) Although eager to make the honor roll, Ted's grades were lower this semester. B) Ted's grades were lower this semester, although eager to make the honor roll. C) Although eager to make the honor roll, Ted did not study. D) Ted did not study, although eager to make the honor roll. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although eager to make the honor roll, Ted's grades were lower this semester. 15. Which sentence best corrects the misplaced modifier? A) In a big bowl, she served the soup to the guests. B) She served in a big bowl the soup to the guests. C) She served the guests in a big bowl the soup. D) She served the soup to the guests in a big bowl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a big bowl, she served the soup to the guests. 16. "While shopping in the new music store, Eden and Rich found a great CD for their parents. "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: C) Correct sentence. 17. True or False:Correct placement of modifiers can enhance sentence clarity. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. How ..... can Greg sing this Israeli song, "Hava-nagilah" ? A) Well. B) Good. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well. 19. Which word is a simple modifier in the sentence:'The coffee is too hot to drink.' A) Hot. B) Too. C) Coffee. D) Drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hot. 20. Which sentence contains a squinting modifier, making its meaning unclear? A) The boy who was wearing the blue shirt won the race. B) My dad said after dinner we could watch a movie. C) She quietly opened the door so she wouldn't wake the baby. D) Exhausted from the game, I fell asleep on the couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My dad said after dinner we could watch a movie. 21. What should you do if a sentence seems confusing due to modifiers? A) Ignore the modifiers and read the sentence as is. B) Rephrase the sentence to clarify the relationships between the words and ensure that modifiers are correctly placed. C) Add more modifiers to the sentence to make it clearer. D) Ask someone else to explain the sentence to you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rephrase the sentence to clarify the relationships between the words and ensure that modifiers are correctly placed. 22. What kind of modifier is in this sentenceWe will not sell paraffin to anyone in glass bottles. A) Misplaced. B) Squinting. C) Dangling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced. 23. Effect means ..... , affect means ..... A) A result, to influence. B) To influence, a result. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A result, to influence. 24. Which sentence correctly uses a modifier? A) Flying over the city, the birds looked beautiful. B) The birds looked beautiful flying over the city. A) Flying over the city, the birds looked beautiful. B) The city, flying over the birds looked beautiful. C) The birds looked beautiful flying over the city. D) Flying over the city, we saw the beautiful birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flying over the city, we saw the beautiful birds. 25. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?Rapping the pencil on the edge of the desk, the fourth cause of the French Revolution would not come to mind. A) The pencil was trying to think of the fourth cause. B) We don't know who was rapping the pencil. C) The French Revolution was rapping the pencil. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We don't know who was rapping the pencil. 26. Disappointed that the break would soon end, August came too soon. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling. 27. Before the exam, anyone can look at ..... book. A) His or her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His or her. 28. What is the negative word in the sentence:'She did not see the movie'? A) Not. B) Movie. C) See. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not. 29. Correct the misplaced modifier in the following sentence:The cat chased the mouse with sharp claws. A) The cat chased the mouse with sharp claws quickly. B) The cat chased the mouse with sharp claws while sleeping. C) The cat chased the mouse with sharp claws. D) The cat chased the mouse with sharp claws in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat chased the mouse with sharp claws. 30. Each of my sisters has ..... own room. A) Her. B) Him. C) Their. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her. 31. Which is incorrect:contains a misplaced modifier? A) After looking out the window for hours, the storm passed. B) After looking out the window for hours, we saw that the storm had passed. C) After we looked out the window for hours, the storm passed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After looking out the window for hours, the storm passed. 32. "Yesterday I shot an elephant in my pyjamas" This is an example of: A) Dangling modifier. B) Misplaced modifier (not dangling). C) A Dad joke. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier (not dangling). 33. Complete the sentence with the word that is most likely to create a squinting modifier:The coach told the team ..... to practice every day. A) Often. B) And. C) But. D) Happily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Often. 34. Identify the misplaced modifier in the following sentence: "Running quickly, the finish line seemed to approach faster for the athlete." A) Running quickly. B) Seemed to approach. C) For the athlete. D) The finish line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running quickly. 35. Is the sentence below correct or incorrect? Listening to music while walking home, an accident was not noticed. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 36. What's the main problem with using modifiers incorrectly? A) They confuse verbs. B) They make no sense at all. C) They can completely change the meaning of a sentence and create ambiguity. D) They change the order of words in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They can completely change the meaning of a sentence and create ambiguity. 37. Driving to the party, the present rattled around in the trunk A) Driving to the party, we heard the present rattled around in the trunk. B) NO CHANGE. C) Driving to the party, the trunk rattled around in the present. D) Driving to the party, the mouse rattled around in the present. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Driving to the party, we heard the present rattled around in the trunk. 38. Which of these is the modifier in the sentence?My favorite class is social studies because I like to read about events throughout history. A) Class. B) Favorite. C) Events. D) Read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Favorite. 39. "Working all weekend, Heart and Carlyn nearly earned five hundred dollars."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: C) Correct sentence. 40. Which of the following is an example of a misplaced modifier?A) Running quickly, the ball was caught by the outfielder.B) The outfielder caught the ball running quickly.C) The ball was caught by the outfielder running quickly. A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 41. True or False:'Hiking through the forest, the birds were singing beautifully.' is a correctly structured sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 42. True or False:A squinting modifier is different from a dangling modifier because a squinting modifier has two possible words to describe, while a dangling modifier has none. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. "Torn into pieces, Tiana threw the photograph into the trash bin."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. 44. True or False:The sentences 'I almost ate the whole pizza' and 'I ate almost the whole pizza' mean the exact same thing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 45. A word that describes a verb A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Modifier. D) Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 46. True or False:A sentence with a dangling modifier can still be grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 47. Choose the correct adverb to complete the sentence:She sang (beautiful/beautifully) during the concert. A) Beautifuller. B) Beauty. C) Beautifully. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beautifully. 48. What are the three ways to fix a run-on? A) Comma, Semicolon, and Period. B) Comma, Colon, and period. C) Comma, Conjunction, and Semicolon. D) Comma + Conjunction, Semicolon, and Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma + Conjunction, Semicolon, and Period. 49. A word that makes the meaning of a noun or pronoun more specific is an adjective. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. What is the problem with the sentence: "Sleeping during class, his grades suffered" ? A) It contains a dangling modifier. B) It is a run-on sentence. C) It lacks a subject. D) It is too long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It contains a dangling modifier. 51. What is wrong with the sentence: "She served sandwiches to the children on paper plates" ? A) Misplaced modifier. B) Incorrect subject-verb agreement. C) Incorrect punctuation. D) Dangling modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 52. What does it sound like is really happening in this sentence? "Tired from the long journey, the hotel bed provided much-needed comfort." A) The hotel bed is tired. B) Much-needed comfort is tired. C) The long journey is tired. D) Someone is tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The hotel bed is tired. 53. Does the following sentence have a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?The golfer won the trophy wearing green golf shoes. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced. 54. Complete the sentence:To finish the project, ..... worked all night. A) we B) they C) it D) everyone A) Everyone. B) It. C) They. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We. 55. A pack of lions ..... approaching the camp. A) Was. B) Will. C) Were. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 56. What type of phrase begins with "to" plus a verb and modifies a noun? A) Appositive phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) Absolute phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive phrase. 57. Inserting a ..... between independent clauses creates a grammatically correct sentence. A) Colon. B) Period. C) Semicolon. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicolon. 58. Complete the sentence: ..... waiting for the bus, the rain started pouring. A) While. B) During. C) Since. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 59. Identify the correct sentence:A) The letter was sent by my friend to the wrong address. B) My friend, sending the letter, was to the wrong address. A) Sending the letter, my friend was to the wrong address. B) The letter was sent by my friend to the wrong address. C) My friend, sending the letter, was to the wrong address. D) The wrong address by my friend was sent the letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The letter was sent by my friend to the wrong address. 60. Complete this sentence:Misplaced modifiers ..... A) Do not clearly associate with the word they should modify. B) Do not have a subject/target word to modify in a sentence. C) Need to be moved closer to the subject/target word they describe. D) All choices listed. 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