This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If Keesha wants to add the phrase "from the library" to describe the book, where should she place it in the sentence below?My sister finished reading the book in two days. A) Between sister and finished. B) After days. C) Between book and in. D) Before My. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between book and in. 2. While driving down the highway, we saw a deer. A) This sentence does contain a dangling modifier. B) This sentence does not contain a dangling modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This sentence does not contain a dangling modifier. 3. Is the modifier dangling or correct?-Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on. A) Correct. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 4. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? After eating the cake, the plate was washed by Sarah. A) Sarah needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. B) The cake was eating the plate. C) We don't know who ate the cake. D) The sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarah needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. 5. According to this sentence, what is running down the hallway?Running down the hallway, the lights were left on in the classroom. A) The lights. B) No one. C) The narrator. D) The classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The lights. 6. Determine if the sentence contains a misplaced or dangling modifier. We saw a herd of sheep on the way to our hotel in Paris. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced. 7. Select the correct structure. A) To grow tired of London is growing tired of life. B) To grow tired of London is to grow tired of life. C) Growing tired of London is to grow tired of life. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To grow tired of London is to grow tired of life. 8. Growing up in Kentucky, these fossils were common. A) NO CHANGE. B) Living as children. C) Where we grew up. D) Having grown up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where we grew up. 9. Which of the following job descriptions require the employee to NOT be hospitable A) Bodyguard. B) Waitress. C) Mall Santa. D) Nurse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bodyguard. 10. The band and I had a sold-out performance last night. There was not a single seat left in the auditorium after playing the first song. Screaming in excitement, the fans amazed us with their energy. We didn't want the night to end because of them. Which modifier is dangling in the paragraph above? A) With their energy. B) Screaming in excitement. C) After playing the first song. D) In the auditorium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After playing the first song. 11. Which part is the dangeling modifier?"Having read this letter, my parrot since died." A) Having read this letter. B) My parrot since died. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having read this letter. 12. Bowen walked to the park, Leah followed behind. A) NO CHANGE. B) Park and Leah. C) Park; Leah. D) Park:Leah. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Park; Leah. 13. Is the modifier dangling or correct?-After reading the great new book, the movie was a bit of a disappointment. A) Correct. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 14. My studies have been focused on the social sciences, having taken two political science courses and one sociology course. A) This sentence does contain a dangling modifier. B) This sentence does not contain a dangling modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This sentence does contain a dangling modifier. 15. Identify the dangling modifier in the sentence:Walking to the store, the rain started to fall A) Walking in the rain to the store. B) Walking to the store. C) The store where the rain started to fall. D) The rain started to fall while walking to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking to the store. 16. Hammering the final nail into the wall, the house was completed. A) Correct. B) Dangling Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling Participle. 17. Sheila watched Desmond stuff his mouth with a cupcake frosted with vanilla icing. A) Yes! This sentence has a misplaced or dangling modifier!. B) No! This sentence is error free!. C) This sentence has a spelling error. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No! This sentence is error free!. 18. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Jumping over the fence, the dog chased the cat. A) The dog needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. B) The cat was jumping over the fence. C) We don't know who was jumping over the fence. D) The sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sentence is correct. 19. To get a good grade, studying hard is important. A) Getting a good grade is important by studying hard. B) To get a good grade, you should study hard. C) You should study hard to get a good grade. D) Studying hard is important to get a good grade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get a good grade, you should study hard. 20. Although the rain stopped we decided to postpone the ceremony. A) Stopped. We. B) Stopped, we. C) Stopped; we. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stopped, we. 21. What word is defined as readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence A) Credulity. B) Presumptuous. C) Dubious. D) Amiable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Credulity. 22. Walking along the river, the flowers looked beautiful. A) Walking along the river, I saw the flowers looked beautiful. B) I walked along the river and the flowers looked beautiful. C) The flowers looked beautiful as I walked along the river. D) The flowers looked beautiful walking along the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The flowers looked beautiful as I walked along the river. 23. The man was stopped for speeding in the blue sweater. A) Sentence is correct as written. B) Sentence contains a misplaced modifier. C) Sentence contains a dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence contains a misplaced modifier. 24. Select the correct answer. As a teacher, patience is important. A) Dangling Modifier. B) No Dangling Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 25. Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on. A) Having finished the assignment, he turned on the TV. B) The TV was turned on after finishing the assignment. C) He turned on the TV after finishing the assignment. D) The TV was turned on by him having finished the assignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having finished the assignment, he turned on the TV. 26. A dangling modifier is when the doer of the action is NOT next to the phrase or it is missing A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. Which part is the dangling modifier in the sentence below? Running around, an ankle was broken. A) Running around. B) An ankle. C) Was broken. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running around. 28. Which is incorrect:dangling modifier? A) While driving down the street, the car stalled. B) While I drove down the street, the car stalled. C) The car stalled while I was driving down the street. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While driving down the street, the car stalled. 29. What can be added to this sentence to make it correct?Running down the hallway, the lights were left on in the classroom. A) I realized. B) Susan thought. C) Trevor remembered. D) All options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All options are correct. 30. This year's graduating class admires really the famous British authors of the 19th century.Which word is a misplaced modifier in the sentence? A) Graduating. B) Really. C) British. D) Famous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Really. 31. Driving in heavy traffic, my head started to ache. A) Correct. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling Modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling Modifier. 32. Determine if the sentence contains a misplaced or dangling modifier. Looking out the airplane window, the volcano seemed ready to erupt. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 33. Identify the dangling modifier in the sentence:Driving down the road, the trees looked beautiful A) Driving. B) Down the road. C) Driving down the road. D) The trees looked beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Driving down the road. 34. Which sentence correctly relocates the misplaced modifier? Original: "She read the book to the children with colorful pictures." A) She read the book with colorful pictures to the children. B) To the children, she read the book with colorful pictures. C) She read to the children the book with colorful pictures. D) The book with colorful pictures was read to the children by her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She read the book with colorful pictures to the children. 35. Is the modifier dangling or correct?-Hoping to excuse my lateness, the note was written and given to my teacher. A) Correct. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 36. Raising her hand, Olivia asked the teacher a question. A) Correct. B) Dangling Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 37. Which option is the best way to correct the sentence below?Searching my wallet, my driver's license was found A) Correct as written. B) Searching my wallet, I found my driver's license. C) After searching my wallet, my driver's license was found. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Searching my wallet, I found my driver's license. 38. The trash, located by the sink, is always taken out at least once a week to keep the kitchen from smelling.What is the dangling modifier in this sentence? A) Always. B) Located by the sink. C) Taken out at least once a week. D) To keep the kitchen from smelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To keep the kitchen from smelling. 39. Choose the correct version of the sentences below.Swimming in the ocean, the birds swarmed above us looking for fish. A) The birds swimming in the ocean swarmed above us looking for fish. B) While we were swimming in the ocean, the birds swarmed above us looking for fish. C) Above us, the birds swarmed swimming in the ocean looking for fish. D) Sentence correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While we were swimming in the ocean, the birds swarmed above us looking for fish. 40. What is the participial phrase in this sentence?The waitress served Gilbert a plate of gray meatloaf sauced with lumpy gravy. A) Gray meatloaf. B) Gray meatloaf sauced with lumpy gravy. C) Sauced with lumpy gravy. D) Served Gilbert a plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sauced with lumpy gravy. 41. There are only two parking spaces left in the lot. A) Correct as written. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct as written. 42. Raising your eyebrow at someone after they told you something you don't quite believe describes this vocabulary word. A) Presumptuous. B) Dubious. C) Credulity. D) Frivolous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dubious. 43. Which option is the best way to correct the sentence below?Fishing for trout, our boat tipped over. A) Correct as written. B) Fishing for trout, Jerry's boat tipped over. C) While Jerry was fishing for trout, his boat tipped over. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While Jerry was fishing for trout, his boat tipped over. 44. Hoping to win the prize, the contest was entered by many people. A) Many people entered the contest hoping to win the prize. B) Hoping to win the prize, many people entered the contest. C) The contest was hoping to win the prize by many people. D) The contest was entered by many people who hoped to win the prize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hoping to win the prize, many people entered the contest. 45. Choose the correct version of the sentences below.While doing the dishes, the parrot sang along with the radio. A) The parrot, while doing the dishes, sang along with the radio. B) While I was doing the dishes, the parrot sang along with the radio. C) The parrot sang along with the radio while doing the dishes. D) Sentence correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While I was doing the dishes, the parrot sang along with the radio. 46. The sentence "Hoping to impress the teacher, the essay was written neatly" is correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 47. Searching my wallet, my driver's license was found. A) Correct. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Dangling Modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 48. Does this sentence contain a dangling modifier?Helping the mother find her ticket, the train left. A) Dangling modifier. B) No error. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling modifier. 49. Emma Sue was delighted when Professor Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin. A) This sentence does not have a verb. B) Yes! This sentence has a misplaced or dangling modifier!. C) No! This sentence is error free!. D) This sentence has a spelling error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes! This sentence has a misplaced or dangling modifier!. 50. Choose the correct version of the sentences below. Ice cream was served to everyone in a bowl. A) Everyone in a bowl was served ice cream. B) Sentence correct as is. C) Ice cream was served in a bowl to everyone. D) In a bowl, ice cream was in a bowl served to everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ice cream was served in a bowl to everyone. 51. To help keep this party a secret, all of the decorations and supplies will be kept where the birthday boy never goes, at Lisa's house.What is the dangling modifier in this sentence? A) At Lisa's house. B) Where the birthday boy never goes. C) To help keep this party a secret. D) Of the decorations and supplies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To help keep this party a secret. 52. Are dangling participles always correct? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 53. When she slipped on the ice, she broke her leg. A) Correct. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Dangling Modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 54. When running, it is important to breathe through your nose.What change, if any, should be made to the sentence above? A) Change it is to you are. B) Add you are between When and running. C) Move When running to the end of the sentence. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add you are between When and running. 55. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? While baking cookies, the timer went off. A) We don't know who was baking cookies. B) The sentence is correct. C) The timer was baking cookies. D) The cookies were baking the timer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We don't know who was baking cookies. 56. While they were dining, many guests admired the intricate centerpiece.If Dante wanted to add the phrase "on the kitchen table" to describe the centerpiece, where should he place it in the sentence above? A) Between guests and admired. B) Before While. C) After centerpiece. D) Between the and intricate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After centerpiece. 57. Buying which of these items would be considered frivolous if you only had 10 dollars to last you the week? A) A large Starbucks coffee that costs 7 dollars. B) School lunch everyday for a week. C) Hot dog from 7-11 that costs 1 dollar. D) A soda from quick trip that costs 79 cents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large Starbucks coffee that costs 7 dollars. 58. Which option best corrects the sentence below?We've almost found all the pieces to the puzzle. A) Almost, we found all the pieces to the puzzle. B) We found almost all the pieces to the puzzle. C) When we lost some puzzle pieces, we almost found them all. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We found almost all the pieces to the puzzle. 59. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? While reading the book, the cat sat on the windowsill. A) The book was reading the cat. B) We don't know who was reading the book. C) The sentence is correct. D) The windowsill was reading the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We don't know who was reading the book. 60. Which option corrects the following sentence?The man was stopped for speeding in the blue sweater. A) The man in the blue sweater was stopped for speeding. B) Correct as written. C) The man was stopped in the blue sweater for speeding. D) None of the above. 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