This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:The chef cooked the meal ..... to perfection. A) That was. B) Perfectly. C) With precision. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With precision. 2. A friend wrote, "I promised quickly to finish my homework." They want to say the promise was made in a hurry. Which of these revisions best clarifies that specific meaning? A) I promised to quickly finish my homework. B) I promised to finish my homework quickly. C) Quickly, I promised to finish my homework. D) I quickly promised to finish my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I quickly promised to finish my homework. 3. True or False:Dangling modifiers are modifiers that do not clearly and logically refer to any word in the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Complete the sentence:The cat ..... on the mat after a long day of chasing mice. A) Sit. B) Sat. C) Sitting. D) Sits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sat. 5. Which sentence correctly places the modifier? A) Sarah saw a puppy walking to the store. B) Walking to the store, Sarah saw a puppy. C) Sarah walking to the store saw a puppy. D) A puppy saw Sarah walking to the store. A) Sarah walking to the store saw a puppy. B) A puppy saw Sarah walking to the store. C) Walking to the store, Sarah saw a puppy. D) Sarah saw a puppy walking to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking to the store, Sarah saw a puppy. 6. True or False:To fix the sentence 'He served pizza to the guests on paper plates, ' you should move 'on paper plates' to after the word 'pizza.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. True or False:The main problem with a squinting modifier is that it makes a sentence have two possible, confusing meanings. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Complete the sentence:The boy ..... the street was hit by a car. A) Crossing. B) Crossed. C) Crosses. D) Cross. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crossing. 9. To fix a misplaced modifier, you should A) Move it closer to the word it modifies. B) Move it away from the word it modifies. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Move it closer to the word it modifies. 10. Complete the sentence to avoid a dangling modifier:After studying all night, ..... for the exam. A) the exam was passed B) the student felt ready C) the notes were reviewed D) sleep was needed A) The exam was passed. B) The student felt ready. C) Sleep was needed. D) The notes were reviewed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The student felt ready. 11. Read the sentence:'Having finished the game, the controllers were put away.' Why is this sentence grammatically incorrect? A) The word 'away' is unnecessary. B) The sentence needs a subject, like 'we' or 'they', to perform the action of 'having finished'. C) The phrase 'Having finished the game' is in the wrong place. D) The verb 'were put' should be 'was put'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sentence needs a subject, like 'we' or 'they', to perform the action of 'having finished'. 12. What is the problem with this sentence?Tired, the pillows were calling my name. A) "tired" should go at the end of the sentence. B) "tired" should go after "were". C) The subject that "tired" modifies is missing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The subject that "tired" modifies is missing. 13. "At barely five years old, my family left the Philippines to start a new life in the United States."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: A) Dangling modifier. 14. Does the following sentence have a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?While taking a shower, Jerry pounded on my door. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 15. What is the correct placement of the modifier in the following sentence?Misplaced:Having finished my homework, the TV was turned on. A) The TV was turned on before having finished my homework. B) I turned on the TV after having finished my homework. C) Having finished my homework, I turned on the TV. D) The TV was turned on, having finished my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I turned on the TV after having finished my homework. 16. While finishing his missing assignments, Fin raised his grade significantly. A) Correct modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct modifier. 17. Complete the sentence to clearly state that you almost finished ALL the homework:I ..... finished all my homework before the show started. A) Almost. B) Happily. C) Finally. D) Just. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Almost. 18. Which sentence is free of misplaced and dangling modifiers? A) In the classroom, the teacher explained the lesson to the students. B) The teacher explained the lesson to the students in the classroom. C) Explaining the lesson, the students listened to the teacher in the classroom. D) The teacher, in the classroom, explained the lesson to the students. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the classroom, the teacher explained the lesson to the students. 19. 'Squinting' modifiers most often take the form of: A) Adverbs. B) Nouns. C) Adjectives. D) Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverbs. 20. In the sentence 'She said she would call me yesterday, ' which two words could the modifier 'yesterday' be describing? A) She / me. B) Call / me. C) Said / call. D) Would / call. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Said / call. 21. Select the sentence with a dangling modifier. A) Walking through the park, I saw beautiful flowers. B) Walking through the park, the flowers were beautiful. C) The flowers were beautiful walking through the park. D) I saw beautiful flowers walking through the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking through the park, the flowers were beautiful. 22. What does a misplaced modifier affect in a sentence? A) The length of the sentence. B) The punctuation used. C) The clarity of the subject. D) The verb tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The clarity of the subject. 23. Complete the sentence:The boy ..... playing in the park is my brother. A) was B) were C) is D) are A) Are. B) Was. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 24. Which word or phrase is modifying cat? The cat with the fluffy tail is sleeping. A) Cat. B) Is sleeping. C) The. D) With the fluffy tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With the fluffy tail. 25. You want to say that your announcement will happen during class. Complete the sentence to make this meaning clear: " ..... , I will announce the winner." A) I will announce the winner during class. B) During class. C) The winner during class. D) The winner I will announce during class. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During class. 26. Choose the sentence with the correct placement of the modifier. A) She drove her kids almost to school every day. B) She almost drove her kids to school every day. C) She drove her kids to school almost every day. D) She drove almost her kids to school every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She drove her kids to school almost every day. 27. Which sentence best fixes the error in this sentence:'I bought a puppy for my sister with floppy ears.'? A) With floppy ears, I bought a puppy for my sister. B) The original sentence is correct. C) I bought a puppy with floppy ears for my sister. D) For my sister, I bought a puppy with floppy ears. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I bought a puppy with floppy ears for my sister. 28. True or False:The sentence 'Covered in chocolate, the children enjoyed the strawberries.' implies that the children are covered in chocolate. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct and clear:'The girl served cookies to her friends on paper plates.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Identify the sentence with a correct modifier placement. A) A bird was seen looking out the window. B) Looking out the window, I saw a bird. 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