This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The sentence "She found a gold man's watch" is correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Fishing for trout, our boat tipped over. A) Correct. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Dangling Modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling Modifier. 3. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? To finish the project, the computer was used by Emily. A) The sentence is correct. B) The computer was finishing the project. C) Emily needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. D) We don't know who was finishing the project. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emily needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. 4. Which of the following statements about dangling modifiers is true? A) Dangling modifiers are always incorrect and need to be fixed by rewriting the entire sentence. B) Dangling modifiers usually involve adjectives only and cannot involve adverbs or phrases. C) A dangling modifier can be fixed by simply adding a subject that agrees with the modifier. D) The use of dangling modifiers is encouraged in creative writing to add stylistic ambiguity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A dangling modifier can be fixed by simply adding a subject that agrees with the modifier. 5. Determine if the sentence contains a misplaced or dangling modifier. Floating in the wind, Shelly stared wistfully at the kite. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced. 6. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by John. A) John needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. B) We don't know who was running quickly. C) The finish line was running quickly. D) The sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. 7. Determine if the sentence contains a misplaced or dangling modifier. Dr. Draper is an expert on alligators from the University of Georgia. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced. 8. In academic or professional writing, how would you approach correcting a dangling modifier in a document? A) Rewrite the sentence without the modifier, as it often leads to unnecessary complexity. B) Ignore it if the meaning is clear, as the intent behind the sentence is more important. C) Reorder the sentence to make sure the modifier is clearly linked to the intended noun or phrase. D) Replace the dangling modifier with a relative clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reorder the sentence to make sure the modifier is clearly linked to the intended noun or phrase. 9. Misplaced modifiers can make a sentence unclear A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Walking through the park, the flowers were admired by Jane. A) Jane needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. B) The flowers were walking through the park. C) The sentence is correct. D) We don't know who was walking through the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jane needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. 11. The jet crashed into a cliff carrying 155 passengers. A) Correct. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier. 12. Climbing up the telephone pole, we saw a squirrel. A) Correct. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier. 13. What is the error in this sentence? Write it correctly on your paper.Waiting for the Hershey bar, the candy machine began to hum loudly. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling participle. 14. Choose the sentence that correctly fixes the misplaced modifier: "On her way home, Jan found a gold man's watch." A) Jan found a gold man's watch on her way home. B) On her way home, a gold watch was found by Jan.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. C) A gold man's watch was found by Jan on her way home. D) On her way home, Jan found a man's gold watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On her way home, Jan found a man's gold watch. 15. Having had no time to eat breakfast, the day-old bagel looked absolutely delicious to the woman in a business suit.Which modifier is dangling in the sentence above? A) To the woman in a business suit. B) Day-old. C) Absolutely. D) Having had no time to eat breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having had no time to eat breakfast. 16. Correct the dangling modifier in this sentence: "Hiking the trail, the birds chirped loudly." A) Hiking the trail, we heard the birds chirp loudly. B) The birds chirped loudly while hiking the trail. C) We heard the birds chirp loudly hiking the trail. D) The trail was hiked by us, and the birds chirped loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hiking the trail, we heard the birds chirp loudly. 17. Identify the dangling modifier in the sentenceHer baseball bat was found looking in the closet. A) Her baseball bat. B) Was found. C) Looking in the closet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Looking in the closet. 18. A misplaced modifier is ALWAYS at the beginning of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. As a teacher, patience is important. 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. 20. Consider the following sentence: "Covered in chocolate, I ate the dessert quickly." What is the correct interpretation of this dangling modifier? A) The speaker (I) is the one covered in chocolate. B) The dessert is the one covered in chocolate. C) Both the speaker and the dessert are covered in chocolate. D) The speaker is describing the chocolate that was covered by something else. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dessert is the one covered in chocolate. 21. An ADVERB answers all of the following except ..... A) How. B) To what extent. C) How many. D) Where. E) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How many. 22. Is the modifier dangling or correct?-After reading the great new book, Nate found that 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: A) Correct. 23. Which sentence has an example of a dangling modifier? A) I remembered after I got home that I had forgotten my keys. B) While I was reading the newspaper, my dog sat with me on the steps. C) Sam bought a used car with a smoky tailpipe from a local dealer. D) The man walked toward the car carrying a briefcase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While I was reading the newspaper, my dog sat with me on the steps. 24. What is the error in this sentence? Write it correctly on your paper.Running for the bus, my book fell in the mud. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling participle. 25. What is the primary function of a modifier in sentence structure? A) To add extra information about the main subject. B) To connect multiple clauses in a sentence. C) To provide the main action of the sentence. D) To clarify or adjust the meaning of a noun, verb, or adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To add extra information about the main subject. 26. Find the sentence that has a mistake in grammar or usage. If you find no mistakes, choose that answer. A) The lost dog wandered sad through the streets. B) Frustrated, Boris threw his pencil across the room. C) We'll stop at their house first. D) No errors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The lost dog wandered sad through the streets. 27. True or False:The sentence 'Driving home, the rain started pouring down' includes a dangling modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Neither Alisha nor Tara said ..... would be there. A) They. B) Them. C) She. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She. 29. How can misplaced modifiers be corrected? A) By placing them at the end of the sentence. B) By placing them next to the word or phrase they modify. C) By moving them to the beginning of the sentence. D) By removing them completely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By placing them next to the word or phrase they modify. 30. True or False:To be clear, a modifier should usually be placed as close as possible to the word it is describing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. True or False:'To improve her grades, Emily studied every night.' uses modifiers correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. Which sentence contains a clear modifier? A) After watching the movie, popcorn was eaten. B) After watching the movie, we ate popcorn. C) We ate popcorn after watching the movie. D) Popcorn was eaten after watching the movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After watching the movie, we ate popcorn. 33. Which adverb should be used to complete the sentence:He runs (fast/fastly)? A) Fast. B) Fastest. C) Fastt. D) Fastly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fast. 34. Complete the sentence:While walking to school, ..... fell and scraped his knee. A) he B) the boy C) the backpack D) his friend A) The boy. B) His friend. C) The backpack. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boy. 35. You want to say that you fed the dog, and no one else did. Which sentence correctly shows this meaning? A) I only fed the dog. B) I fed only the dog. C) Only I fed the dog. D) I fed the dog only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only I fed the dog. 36. Choose the sentence that correctly uses modifiers:Running quickly, the dog caught the frisbee. A) Caught the frisbee, the dog running quickly. B) The dog caught the frisbee, running quickly. C) The dog, running quickly, caught the frisbee. D) Running quickly, caught the dog the frisbee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog, running quickly, caught the frisbee. 37. What is the main goal of correctly placing modifiers in a sentence? A) To follow grammatical rules. B) To introduce new concepts. C) To make the sentence longer. D) To avoid ambiguity and enhance clarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To avoid ambiguity and enhance clarity. 38. Choose the sentence that corrects the misplaced modifier. A) She served sandwiches to the children on paper plates. B) She served sandwiches on paper plates to the children. C) On paper plates, she served sandwiches to the children. D) To the children, she served sandwiches on paper plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She served sandwiches on paper plates to the children. 39. How does moving the word 'just' change the meaning from 'Maria saw the cat' to 'Maria just saw the cat'? A) It means Maria was the only one who saw the cat. B) It means the cat was the only thing Maria saw. C) It means Maria wasn't sure if she saw the cat. D) It means Maria saw the cat a moment ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It means Maria saw the cat a moment ago. 40. True or False:Rewriting 'I promised on my way to school to be quiet' as 'On my way to school, I promised to be quiet' successfully fixes the squinting modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. Complete the sentence so the adverb 'carefully' clearly describes how Mia draws:Mia ..... pictures of her dog. A) Carefully draws. B) Is. C) And. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carefully draws. 42. Which sentence correctly uses the modifier? A) The cat chased the mouse under the bed quickly. B) Quickly, the cat chased the mouse under the bed. C) The cat quickly chased the mouse under the bed. D) Under the bed, the cat chased the mouse quickly. A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 43. Makai completed his assignments late at night, staying up for hours. A) Correct modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct modifier. 44. Fill in the blank to correctly complete the sentence:'Scurrying across the floor, ..... ' A) A tiny mouse was seen by the cat. B) It was a tiny mouse. C) The mouse was spotted by the cat. D) The cat spotted the tiny mouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cat spotted the tiny mouse. 45. Determined to raise her grade, the missing assignments were finished quickly by Dallis. A) Correct modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling modifier. 46. Complete the sentence:The sculpture ..... by the artist was admired by all. A) crafting B) crafted C) was crafting D) crafts A) Crafts. B) Crafted. C) Was crafting. D) Crafting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crafted. 47. Which sentence avoids a dangling modifier? A) The student with great care completed his test. B) After reading the book, she found the movie disappointing. C) Almost every day, she drove her kids to school. D) Hoping to catch the bus, the umbrella was forgotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After reading the book, she found the movie disappointing. 48. Complete the sentence:The student ..... , finished his homework quickly. A) In the evening. B) With his book. C) With a pencil. D) With great focus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With great focus. 49. Identify whether the sentence contains Misplaced modifier or Dangling modifier. If there is no error in the sentence, choose CORRECT.Tired and dirty, Ralph asked for more time to finish the job. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 50. Which sentence corrects the dangling modifier? A) After eating, the dishes were washed. B) After eating, we washed the dishes. C) Eating the dishes, we washed after. D) Washed were the dishes after eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After eating, we washed the dishes. 51. Forgetting that the microphone was on, the singer fought with his wife for the whole audience to hear. A) Forgetting that the microphone was on, the wife fought withthe mic for the whole audience to hear. B) Forgetting that the microphone was on, the mic fought withhis wife for the whole audience to hear. C) NO CHANGE. D) Forgetting that the microphone was on, the audience foughtwith their wife for the whole singer to hear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 52. Which error means the word that the modifier is supposed to be modifying is missing from the sentence? A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling. 53. When only a baby, Mom took me scuba diving. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 54. Complete the sentence:The book ..... was lying on the table. A) With the red cover. B) With a torn page. C) About ancient history. D) Written by my favorite author. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With the red cover. 55. Complete the sentence:While reading a book, ..... A) The lights were turned off quickly. B) The cat slept on my lap. C) A loud noise was heard. D) The book was interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A loud noise was heard. 56. Expecting confusion, our plans were made. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 57. True or False:'Flying through the sky, the airplane was spotted by the children.' is correctly structured. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. The large amount of pollen in the air is ..... my sinuses. A) Effecting. B) Affecting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affecting. 59. Choose the sentence with a dangling modifier: A) After eating, John washed the dishes. B) After eating, the dishes were washed by John. C) John washed the dishes after eating. D) The dishes were washed by John after eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After eating, the dishes were washed by John. 60. Which sentence is most effectively revised to correct the misplaced modifier? A) The car was parked by the man with red paint. B) The man with red paint parked the car. C) Parked, the car was by the man with red paint. D) With red paint, the man parked the car. A) B. B) A. C) D. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDangling Modifiers Quiz 1Dangling Modifiers Quiz 2Dangling Modifiers Quiz 3Dangling Modifiers Quiz 4Dangling Modifiers Quiz 6Dangling Modifiers Quiz 7Dangling Modifiers Quiz 8Dangling Modifiers Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books