This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. "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) Someone. B) Searched. C) Guitar. D) Joe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Searched. 6. Complete the sentence:While reading a book, ..... suddenly went out. A) I noticed the light. B) A light. C) The light. D) Noticed the light. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The light. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. In the sentence, 'I only want pizza for dinner, ' what is the word 'only' modifying? A) Want. B) Dinner. C) Pizza. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Want. 10. Under what circumstances do modifiers create a problem in a sentence? A) When they're too long. B) When they're at the beginning of the sentence instead of at the end. C) When they modify the wrong thing. D) When they're at the end of the sentence instead of at the beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When they modify the wrong thing. 11. Complete the sentence: ..... with joy, the audience applauded the performance. A) Busted. B) Burst. C) Bursts. D) Bursting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bursting. 12. 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. 13. "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. 14. Choose the sentence with the correct use of modifiers: A) Wearing a red hat, the girl watched the parade. B) The parade was watched by the girl wearing a red hat. C) The girl wearing a red hat watched the parade. D) Wearing a red hat, the parade was watched by the girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wearing a red hat, the girl watched the parade. 15. Complete the sentence: ..... , the girl easily solved the puzzle. A) Confused by the pieces. B) Being very clever. C) Holding the pieces. D) With a puzzled look. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being very clever. 16. Complete the sentence:Having finished the project early, ..... a day off. A) We enjoyed. B) Enjoying. C) Enjoy. D) Enjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We enjoyed. 17. Complete the sentence: ..... in the tree, the birds sang melodiously. A) Perch B) Perched C) Perching D) Perches A) Perch. B) Perched. C) Perching. D) Perches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perched. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 22. How can the ambiguity of a dangling modifier be resolved? A) By changing the tense of the sentence. B) By giving the modifier something to modify. C) By removing the modifier. D) By adding more modifiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By giving the modifier something to modify. 23. 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) In her office who wrote a great essay. C) That was in her office who wrote a great essay. D) Who wrote a great essay in her office. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In her office who wrote a great essay. 24. 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. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. Determine if the example is correct or if it contains a misplaced modifier?The intruder was led away by the police in handcuffs. A) Correct. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 28. Hurrying to turn in missing assignments, the submission portal confused Conor. A) Correct modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling modifier. 29. Complete the sentence:The book ..... on the table was covered in dust. A) lying B) laid C) lay D) lain A) Laid. B) Lain. C) Lay. D) Lying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lying. 30. Sooner or later, everyone must make ..... own decisions. A) His or her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His or her. ← 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