This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Neither Ria nor Mira ..... going to the party. A) Are. B) Is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 2. Which sentence corrects the dangling modifier? Hoping to win the prize, the ticket was quickly purchased. Hoping to win the prize, she quickly purchased the ticket. A) Hoping to win the prize, the ticket was quickly purchased. B) Hoping to win the prize, she quickly purchased the ticket. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hoping to win the prize, she quickly purchased the ticket. 3. Which sentence correctly uses a modifier to describe the action? A) Walking to school, the bus was seen by the students. B) Walking to school, the students saw the bus pass by. C) The bus passed by while walking to school. D) Walking to school, the bus passed by the students. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking to school, the students saw the bus pass by. 4. Which is incorrect:contains a dangling modifier? A) Walking down the street, the street lamps came on. B) As we walked down the street, the street lamps came on. C) Walking down the street, we noticed the street lamps come on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking down the street, the street lamps came on. 5. The sentence 'Covered in chocolate syrup, the boy enjoyed his ice cream' has a misplaced modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. The original sentence is: "The student was told after the test to see the teacher." Which revision best clarifies that the student should see the teacher *after the test*? A) The student was told to see the teacher after the test. B) After the test, the student was told to see the teacher. C) The student, after the test, was told to see the teacher. D) The student was told to see the teacher and it was after the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The student was told to see the teacher after the test. 7. What does an adverb modify? A) Verb, adjective, and noun. B) Verb, adjective, and article. C) Verb, adjective, and adverb. D) Verb, adjective, and pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb, adjective, and adverb. 8. Ice cream was served to everyone in a bowl. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced. 9. Complete the sentence to make it clear that the act of planning was quick:I ..... planned to build the model car carefully. A) Quickly. B) Then. C) Almost. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly. 10. "As a world famous transgender, my father was eager to interview Caitlyn Jenner." This an an example of: A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier at beginning of sentence. C) Dangling modifier was already fixed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifier at beginning of sentence. 11. True or False:Misplaced modifiers can cause confusion about what is being described in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. True or False:'Running down the street, the dog chased the boy.' is a correct sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Is the sentence below the corrected version of the dangling modifier?Biting my lip, not laughing was difficult. A) A. No. B) B. Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. No. 14. Despite wishing on every shooting star, A) Alex's Playstation 5 hadn't arrived yet. B) Alex did not get his Playstation 5 yet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alex did not get his Playstation 5 yet. 15. True or False:In a clear sentence, a modifier should be placed as close as possible to the word it is supposed to describe. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Which sentence does not have a dangling modifier? A) After completing the homework, the TV was turned on. B) To win the game, practice is needed. C) To win the game, the team practiced every day. D) Walking to school, the birds chirped loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To win the game, the team practiced every day. 17. In the sentence 'The quickly running water overflowed the sink, ' what is the modifier? A) Water. B) Overflowed. C) Quickly. D) Running. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quickly. 18. Replace the word(s) in red type with the word or phrase that is grammatically correct. Strip mining, the cheaper method of mining, is controversial because it jeopardizes the environment. A) More cheaply. B) Cheapest. C) More cheap. D) Most cheap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cheapest. 19. None of Tara, Avani, or Aanya ..... able to solve this question. A) Were. B) Was. C) Would be. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 20. True or False:A misplaced modifier is incorrectly separated from the word it modifies. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. The sentence 'Telling jokes loudly can be fun' is a bit confusing. What makes it unclear? A) It doesn't say whose jokes they are. B) The verb 'can be' is too weak. C) It needs a comma after 'jokes'. D) It could mean 'telling jokes in a loud way' or 'frequently telling jokes'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It could mean 'telling jokes in a loud way' or 'frequently telling jokes'. 22. The student was punished by the teacher who cheated on the test. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 23. "Jeremy taught me nearly everything I needed to know about taking care of a car."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. 24. Complete the sentence:The man ..... sold me the car. A) Who was wearing a hat. B) Wearing a hat who. C) Who wearing a hat. D) Was wearing a hat who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who was wearing a hat. 25. Which of the following sentences uses a double negative? A) I can't find my keys anywhere. B) I can't find my keys nowhere. C) I can find my keys anywhere. D) I can find my keys nowhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I can't find my keys nowhere. 26. Tell if the sentence is correct, has a dangling modifier, or misplaced modifier.We built a cabinet with three shelves for the bathroom. A) Correct. B) Dangling. C) Misplaced. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 27. Nervously straightening his tie and smoothing his hair, the time to pick up his date for the dance had arrived. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling. 28. Does the following sentence have a dangling or a misplaced modifier?Having won the race, went home happy. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 29. Complete the sentence:The book ..... on the table is mine. A) Carefully placing. B) Placing. C) Placed carefully. D) Placed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Placed carefully. 30. Is the sentence below correct or does it contain a dangling modifier? After answering the question, Kasey earned a piece of candy. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. ← 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