This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:Modifiers should always be placed as close as possible to the noun they modify. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Which sentence correctly resolves the dangling modifier? A) The test was easy after studying. B) After studying, the test was easy. C) After studying, I found the test easy. D) Studying made the test easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After studying, I found the test easy. 3. Which sentence is free of a dangling modifier? A) The car was packed excited to start the trip. B) Excited to start the trip, the car was packed. C) Excited to start the trip, we packed the car. D) Excited to start the trip, packed the car we did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excited to start the trip, we packed the car. 4. Dangling modifiers are often found: A) Beside the word or phrase they modify. B) At the beginning of sentences. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the beginning of sentences. 5. Group of words (not a sentence) A) Adjective. B) Phrase. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phrase. 6. Which sentence correctly places the modifier to show that the phone has a cracked screen? A) I gave the phone with a cracked screen to my friend. B) I gave my friend the phone with a cracked screen. C) With a cracked screen, I gave the phone to my friend. D) I gave the phone to my friend with a cracked screen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I gave the phone with a cracked screen to my friend. 7. I showed my dog to the veterinarian with the fleas. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 8. Dallis raised her grade by completing the missing assignments carefully. A) Correct modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct modifier. 9. Identify the adjective in the following sentence:The (smallest/small) cat in the entire neighborhood is named Whiskers. A) Smallest. B) Neighborhood. C) Small. D) Cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smallest. 10. What type of error does the following sentence contain?The high winds scared us that were bending the trees nearly to the ground. A) A dangling modifier. B) A misplaced modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A misplaced modifier. 11. What is the simple modifier in the sentence:'The river flows smoothly over the rocks.' A) Flows. B) Rocks. C) River. D) Smoothly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smoothly. 12. Examples of PREPOSITIONS are: A) For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So. B) Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally. C) If, Even though, Unless, Until, Before, Although. D) In, At, On, Of, To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In, At, On, Of, To. 13. Choose the sentence with a misplaced modifier:The teacher said on Tuesday she would give a test. On Tuesday, the teacher said she would give a test. A) The teacher said on Tuesday she would give a test. B) On Tuesday, the teacher said she would give a test. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher said on Tuesday she would give a test. 14. What's the misplaced modifier?The guide found the lion following its trail. A) The guide. B) Found the lion. C) Following its trail. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Following its trail. 15. I handed a slice of pizza to my sister that was topped with cheese and pepperoni. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 16. Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier? A) Every day she sings almost. B) She sings almost every day. C) She almost sings every day. D) Almost she sings every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She sings almost every day. 17. A dangling modifier is ..... A) A modifier that is NOT NEXT to the modified word in the sentence. B) A modifer, but the modified word is NOT in the sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A modifer, but the modified word is NOT in the sentence. 18. Does the following sentence have a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?The snake did not see the approaching mongoose lying in the sun. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced. 19. Replace the words in red type with the word or phrase that is grammatically correct. The book had a frighteningly and unhappy ending. A) A frighteningly and unhappily ending. B) An ending that was frightening and unhappily. C) A frightening and unhappy ending. D) An ending that was frightening and it was also an unhappy one. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A frightening and unhappy ending. 20. Which is an example of an adverb modifier? A) She runs quickly. B) My brother, a musician, plays well. C) The big tree is outside. D) The cat under the table sleeps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She runs quickly. 21. Which of these best defines a 'dangling modifier'? A) A word that describes a noun but is spelled wrong. B) A phrase that describes something, but the thing it's describing isn't actually in the sentence. C) An adjective that is too long for the sentence. D) A phrase that is placed correctly right next to the word it modifies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A phrase that describes something, but the thing it's describing isn't actually in the sentence. 22. Identify the correct sentence:'On the table, the cat sat watching the birds.' A) The cat sat on the table watching the birds. B) The cat sat watching the birds on the table. C) Watching the birds, the cat sat on the table. D) On the table, watching the birds, the cat sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watching the birds, the cat sat on the table. 23. What's the dangling modifier?Typing slowly, the paper seemed endless. A) Typing slowly,. B) The paper seemed endless. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Typing slowly,. 24. Jamal felt ..... after eating such a large meal. A) Bad. B) Badly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bad. 25. How does one fix a dangling modifier? A) Move the modifier closer to the word it describes. B) Add the subject/target word of the modifier because it is missing. C) A writer does not need to correct a dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add the subject/target word of the modifier because it is missing. 26. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.For a couple days after the end of my cruise, the rocking sensation persisted even when lying down. A) The rocking sensation persisted. B) For a couple days after my cruise. C) For a couple days. D) Even when lying down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Even when lying down. 27. After drilling the tooth, my cavity stopped aching. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling. 28. What's the dangling modifier?After trying the combination several times, the lock finally opened. A) After trying the combination several times,. B) The lock finally opened. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After trying the combination several times,. 29. At the end of the meeting, many of the trustees congratulated him for his speech, and promised their support. A) NO CHANGE. B) The speech was given at the end of the meeting and thetrustees promised their support. C) The trustees congratulated the meeting and promisedhis support. D) The meeting congratulated and promised his support tothe trustees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 30. To say that pizza was the *only thing* you ate, which sentence is the most clear? A) Only I ate pizza for dinner. B) I only ate pizza for dinner. C) I ate pizza for dinner only. D) I ate only pizza for dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I ate only pizza for dinner. ← 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