This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is the prepositional phrase in the sentence an adjective or an adverb phrase?See the beach ball by the umbrella. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 2. Which of these shows a misplaced modifier (not dangling)? A) Running around on his little hamster wheel, Albert watched his playful pet. B) The young lady was walking the dog on the telephone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The young lady was walking the dog on the telephone. 3. While walking to the mall, A) The day took a turn for the worst. B) The sun became blazing hot. C) I noticed just how hot it had gotten outside. D) My phone kept ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I noticed just how hot it had gotten outside. 4. Working on her assignments, Malaya's focus improved with every task she completed. A) Correct modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling modifier. 5. Which of the following sentences is the clearest and most effective? A) As I walked alone in the forest, all of the tall trees looked frightening. B) All of the tall trees looked frightening, walking alone in the forest. C) Looking frightening, I walked alone in the forest amid all of the tall trees. D) Walking alone in the forest, all of the tall trees looked frightening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Looking frightening, I walked alone in the forest amid all of the tall trees. 6. Which sentences contain a dangling or misplaced modifier? (Select 2 answers.) A) A) The book was on the table that I wanted to read. B) B) Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by the athlete. C) C) After the rain stopped, the sun appeared. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) The book was on the table that I wanted to read. 7. Select the sentence with a correctly placed modifier. A) The woman, on a plate, served the cake to the guests. B) The woman served the cake to the guests on a plate. C) On a plate, the woman served the cake to the guests. D) The woman served on a plate the cake to the guests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On a plate, the woman served the cake to the guests. 8. Which sentence has a correctly placed modifier? A) Running across the field, the dog chased the ball. B) The dog, running across the field, chased the ball. C) Chased the ball, the dog running across the field. D) The ball was chased by the dog running across the field. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog, running across the field, chased the ball. 9. Which sentence clearly states that you passed all your classes, but it was a very close call for each one? A) I failed almost every class. B) I almost passed every class. C) I almost failed some classes. D) For every single class, I almost failed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For every single class, I almost failed. 10. Complete the sentence:The man ..... the bike is my uncle. A) riding B) rides C) rode D) ride A) Riding. B) Rides. C) Rode. D) Ride. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Riding. 11. Which sentence best corrects the dangling modifier? Listening to music while walking home, an accident was not noticed. A) Listening to music while walking home, Cam didn't notice an accident. B) While walking home, an accident happened listening to music. C) While listening to music, and accident happened walking home. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Listening to music while walking home, Cam didn't notice an accident. 12. Complete the sentence:The book ..... on the shelf is a bestseller. A) Sitting. B) Sits. C) Having sat. D) Sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sitting. 13. Which sentence is correct? A) Laughing loudly, the movie amused us. B) The movie amused us, laughing loudly. C) Laughing loudly, we were amused by the movie. D) The movie, laughing loudly, amused us. A) C. B) D. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 14. Caught in the net, I examined the lovely sand dollar. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 15. Complete the sentence: ..... by the loud music, the dog hid under the couch. A) Frightened B) Frightening C) Frightens D) Frighten A) Frightened. B) Frightens. C) Frighten. D) Frightening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frightened. 16. Identify the sentence with the correct modifier placement. A) His dog wearing a hat, the man walked. B) The man wearing a hat walked his dog. C) The man walked his dog wearing a hat. D) Wearing a hat, the man walked his dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wearing a hat, the man walked his dog. 17. A blinding flash startled everyone on the merry-go-round. A) Everyone. B) Flash. C) Blinding. D) Startled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blinding. 18. True or False:The sentence 'Listening to music loudly gives me a headache' contains a squinting modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Identify the modifier in the following sentence:The dog barked loudly at the stranger. A) Stranger. B) Dog. C) Loudly. D) Barked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loudly. 20. Malaya finished her missing assignments, which helped her pass the class, on time. A) Correct modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier. 21. Recognize the dangling modifier in the following sentence: "Walking into the room, the painting caught her eye." A) Caught her eye. B) There is no dangling modifier in the sentence. C) Walking into the room. D) The painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking into the room. 22. Identify the sentence with the correctly placed modifier. A) Covered in chocolate, the children ate the strawberries. B) The children covered the strawberries in chocolate and ate them. C) The children ate the strawberries covered in chocolate. D) Covered in chocolate and strawberries, the children ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children covered the strawberries in chocolate and ate them. 23. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a negative. A) I have no money. B) I don't have no money. C) I have any money. D) I don't have any money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I don't have any money. 24. The man walked toward the car carrying a cup of coffee. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 25. Which of these best describes a dangling modifier? A) A modifier that modifies a word that is not in the sentence. B) A modifier that only modifies a verb or adjective. C) A modifier that modifies a word it is next to. D) A modifier that modifies a word it is not next to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A modifier that modifies a word that is not in the sentence. 26. After the school picnic, Ishika's leftover sandwich went into the lunchbox. A) Is correct as written. B) Contains a dangling modifier. C) Contains a misplaced modifier. D) Contains no modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contains a dangling modifier. 27. Correct the dangling participle in the sentence: "Walking into the room, the smell was overwhelming." A) Walking into the room, I was overwhelmed by the smell. B) The smell was overwhelming when walking into the room. C) The overwhelming smell greeted me as I walked into the room. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking into the room, I was overwhelmed by the smell. 28. Boiling in hot water, Kerri stirred the rice. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 29. Which of these words is a 'focus adverb' that very often causes a squinting modifier error? A) Very. B) Loudly. C) Quickly. D) Only. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only. 30. To fix a sentence with a misplaced modifier, you are allowed to: A) Split the sentence into two sentences. B) Split the modifier into two different words. C) Replace the modifier with the modified word. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Split the sentence into two sentences. ← 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