This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After watching the news, the new virus doesn't seem as dangerous as it once was. A) Incorrect use of a modifier. B) Correct use of a modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect use of a modifier. 2. While doing the dishes, a mouse ran across the floor. Choose the problem in this sentence. A) There is a dangling modifier because there is no one doing dishes. B) There is a misplaced modifier because it has a target. C) It sounds like mice are doing the dishes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There is a dangling modifier because there is no one doing dishes. 3. Eager to prey on pests like mosquitoes and wasps, Edith is glad to see dragonflies flying around. A) NO CHANGE. B) Edith gladly sees dragonflies flying around. C) Dragonflies are a welcome sight for Edith. D) And Edith gladly welcomes dragonflies to fly around. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Edith gladly sees dragonflies flying around. 4. Which sentence has a misplaced modifier? A) Jorge really wanted his team to win the game. B) Jorge tried his best to make a scoring kick. C) Jorge almost kicked the ball 14 meters. D) Jorge quickly kicked the ball and scored. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jorge almost kicked the ball 14 meters. 5. Take the loose change to a self-service coin machine.Where does the clause "that you have collected over the years" belong in the sentence above? A) Between the and loose. B) Before Take. C) Between change and to. D) After machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between change and to. 6. Which sentence uses modifiers correctly? A) On her way home, Jane spotted her blue neighbor's house. B) On her way home, Jane spotted her neighbor's blue house. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On her way home, Jane spotted her neighbor's blue house. 7. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Singing beautifully, the audience applauded the performer. A) We don't know who was singing beautifully. B) The audience was singing beautifully. C) The sentence is correct. D) The performer needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The performer needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. 8. Choose the correct version of the sentences below.We watched a radiant sunset climbing a hill. A) We watched climbing a hill a radiant sunset. B) While climbing a hill, we watched the radiant sunset. C) We climbing a hill watched a radiant sunset. D) Sentence correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While climbing a hill, we watched the radiant sunset. 9. Is the modifier dangling or correct?-The baby waited inside for his mom who understood the daycare's policies. A) Correct. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 10. Choose the correct sentence without a misplaced or dangling modifier. A) Driving to school, a deer suddenly ran across the road. B) While driving to school, I saw a deer suddenly run across the road. C) A deer suddenly ran across the road while driving to school. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While driving to school, I saw a deer suddenly run across the road. 11. We didn't go outside even though the rain had stopped. A) Outside; even. B) Outside, even. C) Outside;. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 12. Fix the dangling modifier in the following sentence:After studying hard, the test was aced by the student. A) The test was aced after studying hard by the student. B) After studying hard, the test aced the student. C) After studying hard, the student aced the test. D) The student was aced by the test after studying hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After studying hard, the student aced the test. 13. Never cleaning his room, it got messier each day.Which of these is the best way to revise the above sentence to make it clear and effective? A) Because Jerry never cleaned his room, it got messier each day. B) Never being cleaned, Jerry could not find things in his room. C) Jerry's room got messier each day never cleaning it. D) After never cleaning it, Jerry's room got messier each day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because Jerry never cleaned his room, it got messier each day. 14. Select the sentence with the modifier in the best place. A) Flipping through the book, my eyes caught a glimpse of the ending. B) Flipping through the book, I caught a glimpse of the ending. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flipping through the book, I caught a glimpse of the ending. 15. Which sentence contains a correct example of a modifier that is not dangling? A) Having completed the course, the certificate was awarded to him. B) After finishing the novel, the plot twists were surprising. C) After finishing the novel, he was surprised by the plot twists. D) Having worked all day, the office seemed unusually quiet to him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After finishing the novel, he was surprised by the plot twists. 16. Describes a word, phrase, or clause. A) Redundant. B) Modifier. C) Splice. D) Dangler. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modifier. 17. What error is found in the following sentence:Sewing for weeks, the blanket was finally finished. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling participle. 18. Identify the misplaced modifier in this sentence: "The man walked his dog in a suit." A) The man. B) His dog. C) In a suit. D) Walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a suit. 19. Determine if the sentence contains a misplaced or dangling modifier. While reading the newspaper, a mouse ran across the table. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 20. In the sentence, "Hiking for hours, the mountain path seemed endless, " what is the main grammatical issue? A) The modifier "Hiking for hours" is placed at the end of the sentence. B) The verb tense is inconsistent with the sentence's subject. C) The subject "mountain path" is incorrectly linked to the modifier "Hiking for hours.". D) The sentence is missing an article before "mountain path.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The subject "mountain path" is incorrectly linked to the modifier "Hiking for hours.". 21. I almost saw the whole movie, but I fell asleep around midnight. A) Correct as written. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier. 22. Not having much time left before the graduation began, ..... Which of the following best completes the sentence above? A) There was rising panic in the school gymnasium. B) It was important that a solution was quickly thought of. C) The bike was quickly maneuvered through the streets. D) He pedaled as fast as he could to the gymnasium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He pedaled as fast as he could to the gymnasium. 23. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? To win the race, the shoes were tied tightly by Mark. A) Mark needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. B) We don't know who was tying the shoes. C) The sentence is correct. D) The shoes were winning the race. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mark needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. 24. Sleeping, the heavy rainstorm passing through was not heard.Which of the following is a dangling modifier in the sentence above? A) Passing through. B) Not heard. C) Sleeping. D) Heavy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sleeping. 25. Walking toward the forest, the sun began to set. Fix the sentence with the dangling modifier "walking toward the sun" A) The sun began to set walking towards the forest. B) Walking toward the forest, I watched as the sun began to set. C) The sun was walking towards the forest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking toward the forest, I watched as the sun began to set. 26. Consider the sentence: "Looking at the stars, the sky was breathtaking." What is the issue with this construction? A) The phrase "Looking at the stars" modifies the wrong noun. B) There's a missing preposition before "breathtaking.". C) The sentence requires a conjunction for clarity. D) The subject "sky" is unreasonably paired with the modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The phrase "Looking at the stars" modifies the wrong noun. 27. Read through the following sentence and determine if the sentence is correct or incorrect, depending on how the modifier is used. Having finished studying for the test, dinner was started. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 28. What is the definition of presumptuous? A) Feeling doubt, uncertainty, or suspicion. B) Silly or not serious; not important. C) Too confident, especially in a way that is rude; arrogant. D) Readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too confident, especially in a way that is rude; arrogant. 29. What is the participial phrase in this sentence?Sitting at the lunch table, Sabrina ate her tuna sandwich with absolute delight. A) Lunch table. B) Sitting. C) Sitting at the lunch table. D) Ate her tuna sandwich. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sitting at the lunch table. 30. Feeling extremely nervous, Julia bit her nails until they bled. A) Correct. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Dangling Modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDangling Modifiers Quiz 1Dangling Modifiers Quiz 2Dangling Modifiers Quiz 3Dangling Modifiers Quiz 4Dangling Modifiers Quiz 5Dangling Modifiers Quiz 7Dangling Modifiers Quiz 8Dangling Modifiers Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books