This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Does this sentence contain a misplaced modifier? The hotel manager addressed the staff during the morning meeting about new safety protocols. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 2. Complete the sentence: ..... , the dog barked loudly. A) Running through the yard, loudly barking. B) The dog running through the yard. C) Running through the yard, the dog. D) Running through the yard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running through the yard. 3. Complete the sentence:To win the game, the team ..... A) Practiced every day. B) Was practiced every day. C) Practices every day. D) Practicing every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Practiced every day. 4. What does an adjective modifier describe? A) A noun or pronoun. B) Another adjective. C) A verb. D) A preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A noun or pronoun. 5. True or False:Misplaced modifiers can change the meaning of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. The pollen in the air has had a very bad ..... on my sinuses. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 7. Complete the sentence: ..... with excitement, the kids opened their presents. A) Squealing. B) Squealingly. C) Squeal. D) Squealed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Squealing. 8. Which sentence has a 'squinting' modifier, making the meaning unclear? A) She told me after the movie she would get popcorn. B) My friends often come over on weekends. C) I quietly did my homework in the library. D) He almost dropped the entire tray of food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me after the movie she would get popcorn. 9. Which of the following is an example of a dangling modifier?A) After finishing the exam, the paper was handed in.B) The paper was handed in after finishing the exam.C) The paper was handed in by finishing the exam. A) C. B) D. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 10. Spread by rat fleas, millions of people in medieval Europewere killed by bubonic plague. A) Bubonic plague killed millions of people in medieval Europe. B) NO CHANGE. C) This led to the killing of millions of medieval Europeans by bubonic plague. D) Millions of people in Medieval Europe were killed by bubonicplague. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bubonic plague killed millions of people in medieval Europe. 11. "Stranded at the airport, the travelers stared at the blizzard swirling outside."The sentence above is an example of a A) Dangling modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Correct sentenece. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct sentenece. 12. Choose the best way to rewrite this sentence:'Looking through the telescope, the moon appeared huge.' A) The moon, looking through the telescope, appeared huge. B) Huge appeared the moon, looking through the telescope. C) The moon appeared huge, looking through the telescope. D) While I was looking through the telescope, the moon appeared huge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While I was looking through the telescope, the moon appeared huge. 13. When I was six, my mother sang hymns to me. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 14. Complete the sentence:The old car was sold to the man ..... a red hat. A) Wearing. B) Wore. C) Wear. D) Worn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wearing. 15. What is the role of the modifier in the sentence:'The cat, fluffy and white, sat on the windowsill.'? A) To describe the time of the action. B) To describe the action of sitting. C) To describe the cat. D) To describe the windowsill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To describe the cat. 16. Which sentence has a 'squinting' modifier, where a word is placed unclearly between two things it could describe? A) I almost failed the entire test. B) She told me after the game to meet her at the cafe. C) Running quickly, she caught the bus. D) The boy who was crying went home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told me after the game to meet her at the cafe. 17. Which sentence correctly places the modifier? The students, studying for hours, finished their homework. A) The students, finished their homework, studying for hours. B) The students finished their homework, studying for hours. C) Finished their homework, the students studying for hours. D) Studying for hours, the students finished their homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Studying for hours, the students finished their homework. 18. What is the main problem in this sentence:'After finishing my homework, the TV was turned on.'? A) The verb tense is wrong. B) The TV can't finish homework. C) The sentence is too long. D) It should not have a comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The TV can't finish homework. 19. Paula knew that John would have left the party early. A) Complete sentence. B) Dangling modifier. C) Misplaced modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete sentence. 20. On entering the room, the messages are easily seen. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 21. In the sentence 'She told him secretly to drop the note, ' how does the meaning change if you move 'secretly' to the very end? A) The meaning does not change. B) It makes the sentence grammatically incorrect. C) It changes from the 'telling' being secret to the 'dropping' of the note being secret. D) It changes who was being told the secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It changes from the 'telling' being secret to the 'dropping' of the note being secret. 22. The sentence 'Running for the bus, my backpack fell on the ground' has a dangling modifier. What is the best reason why? A) The backpack cannot run for a bus. B) The modifier 'Running for the bus' is too long. C) The word 'fell' should be 'falled'. D) A comma is not needed in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The backpack cannot run for a bus. 23. When you're editing your own essays, what is the most effective first step to find and fix a squinting modifier? A) Look for an adverb placed between two verbs or phrases and ask yourself if it could describe either one. B) Use a thesaurus to find a better word for the modifier. C) Make sure all your sentences are about the same length. D) Delete all the adverbs to see if the sentence still makes sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look for an adverb placed between two verbs or phrases and ask yourself if it could describe either one. 24. Which word does "accidentally" modify?Theo accidentally told Kate about her upcoming surprise party. A) Told. B) Kate. C) Theo. D) Upcoming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told. 25. A "squinting modifier" is a word or phrase that is confusing because it ..... A) Is misspelled. B) Describes something missing from the sentence. C) Is placed between two things it could logically describe. D) Is at the very end of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is placed between two things it could logically describe. 26. Correct the sentence:The woman was walking her dog in high heels. A) The woman was walking in high heels with her dog. B) In high heels, the woman was walking her dog. C) Walking her dog, the woman wore high heels. D) The woman, in high heels, was walking her dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The woman, in high heels, was walking her dog. 27. When the bus arrived at the terminal, the pigeons flew into the sky. A) Complete sentence. B) Dangling modifier. C) Misplaced modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete sentence. 28. To fix a dangling modifier you are allowed to: A) Omit the dangling modifier completely. B) Change some words in the sentence so it makes sense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change some words in the sentence so it makes sense. 29. Running across the dining room floor, I lost my balance after slipping on a rug. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 30. Which sentence avoids a dangling modifier? A) After watching the movie, popcorn was spilled. B) After watching the movie, we spilled the popcorn. C) Watching the movie, the popcorn spilled. D) After the movie, the popcorn was spilled. A) Watching the movie, the popcorn spilled. B) After the movie, the popcorn was spilled. C) After watching the movie, popcorn was spilled. D) After watching the movie, we spilled the popcorn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After watching the movie, we spilled the popcorn. ← 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