This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the correct placement of the modifier in the following sentence?Misplaced:Talking on the phone, the doorbell rang. A) The doorbell rang when talking on the phone. B) The doorbell rang while talking on the phone. C) The doorbell rang, talking on the phone. D) Talking on the phone, I heard the doorbell ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Talking on the phone, I heard the doorbell ring. 2. Which one of these sentences contains a dangling modifier? A) After completing the reservation, the guest received a confirmation email. B) Walking into the restaurant, the aroma of fresh bread was immediately noticeable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking into the restaurant, the aroma of fresh bread was immediately noticeable. 3. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a participial phrase. A) Excited for the concert, the tickets were bought months in advance. B) The tickets were bought months in advance, excited for the concert. C) Excited for the concert, she bought the tickets months in advance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excited for the concert, she bought the tickets months in advance. 4. The woman walked the dog IN THE BLUE DRESS AND HIGH HEELS. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced. 5. They said it is going to rain on the radio. A) They just said on the radio that it is going to rain. B) It is raining on the radio. C) NO CHANGE. D) The rain will be on the radio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They just said on the radio that it is going to rain. 6. True or False:'Covered in syrup, the pancakes were delicious' is correctly structured. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which word is a modifier? The bright sun shone over the city. A) Shone. B) Bright. C) City. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bright. 8. Misplaced or DanglingAisha stumbles while heading to school upon the road bumps. A) Misplaced Modifier"while heading to school". B) Misplaced Modifier"upon the road bumps". C) Dangling Modifier"while heading to school". D) Dangling Modifier"upon the road bumps". E) This sentence is grammatically correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier"upon the road bumps". 9. Which sentence correctly fixes the dangling modifier? 'Flying across the country, the mountains looked beautiful.' A) Flying across the country, the beautiful mountains looked. B) While flying, the mountains looked beautiful. C) Flying across the country, I saw the mountains look beautiful. D) The mountains looked beautiful flying across the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flying across the country, I saw the mountains look beautiful. 10. The test didn't study for a week. A) NO CHANGE. B) Having studied for a week, the test found the students weren't that difficult. C) Having studied for a week, the students found that the test wasn't that difficult. D) Having studied for a week, the test wasn't that difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having studied for a week, the students found that the test wasn't that difficult. 11. What type of modifier is used in the sentence:'The dog barked loudly at the stranger.'? A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 12. True or False:In the sentence 'After looking over the test, the teacher was disappointed with her performance, ' the modifier is properly placed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. GrammarRiver Nile is ..... longest river in the world. A) The. B) Then. C) Than. D) This. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The. 14. Rearrange the sentence to correct the misplaced modifier:'The girl saw a dog walking to school.' A) Walking to school, the girl saw a dog. B) A dog saw the girl walking to school. C) The girl saw a dog walking to school. D) The girl walking to school saw a dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking to school, the girl saw a dog. 15. Does this sentence contain a misplaced modifier? With a smile, the hotel room was cleaned thoroughly by the housekeeper. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 16. We could see corn growing from our car window. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 17. Which sentence correctly avoids a misplaced modifier? A) We nearly lost all the money betting on the game. B) Betting on the game, we nearly lost all the money. A) We nearly lost all the money betting on the game. B) Betting on the game, we nearly lost all the money. C) We lost nearly all the money betting on the game. D) Nearly betting on the game, we lost all the money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We lost nearly all the money betting on the game. 18. A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies. What is a misplaced modifier? A) A word, phrase, or clause that is not used in a sentence. B) A word, phrase, or clause that is used to modify a sentence correctly. C) A word, phrase, or clause that is properly placed next to the word it modifies. D) A word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies. 19. Identify the sentence with the correct use of modifiers. A) The boy ate a bowl for breakfast of cold cereal. B) The boy ate a cold bowl of cereal for breakfast. C) The boy ate a bowl of cold cereal for breakfast. D) For breakfast, the boy ate a bowl of cereal cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The boy ate a bowl of cold cereal for breakfast. 20. Complete the sentence:Standing on the balcony, ..... the fireworks in the sky. A) watched B) watching C) watches D) watch A) Watches. B) Watched. C) Watching. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watching. 21. True or False:In the sentence 'To win the game, practice is essential, ' the modifier is correctly placed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Dancing in the rain. A) Complete sentence. B) Dangling modifier. C) Misplaced modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 23. The flagman motioned the car right. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 24. Choose the best phrase to complete the sentence so it is grammatically correct:'To build a strong sandcastle, ..... ' A) A lot of wet sand is needed. B) The waves must be avoided. C) Buckets and shovels are useful tools. D) You need to pack the sand tightly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You need to pack the sand tightly. 25. The first exercise is the ..... of the two. A) More simple. B) Simpler. C) Most simple. D) Simplest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simpler. 26. The building jutted high into the sky. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 27. Slipping on ice, Ashton broke his leg. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 28. True or False:The sentence 'Barely anyone noticed the mistake' contains a negative. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Choose the sentence that correctly uses modifiers:The dog chased by the cat barked loudly. Chased by the cat, the dog barked loudly. A) The dog chased by the cat barked loudly. B) Chased by the cat, the dog barked loudly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chased by the cat, the dog barked loudly. 30. What was the number one movie in 2000 A) Mission:impossible 2. B) How the grinch stole Christmas. C) The perfect storm. D) Gladiator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How the grinch stole Christmas. 31. How is a squinting modifier different from a dangling modifier like in 'Running for the bus, my hat flew off'? A) A squinting modifier is always a single word, but a dangling modifier is always a phrase. B) A squinting modifier is a spelling error, while a dangling modifier is a grammar error. C) A squinting modifier has two possible words to describe, while a dangling modifier has no logical word to describe. D) They are the same type of error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A squinting modifier has two possible words to describe, while a dangling modifier has no logical word to describe. 32. What is a squinting modifier? A) A modifier that is unrelated to the sentence. B) A modifier that is always an adverb. C) A modifier placed at the end of a sentence. D) A modifier that could modify the phrase before or after it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A modifier that could modify the phrase before or after it. 33. Identify the correctly placed modifier. A) The car parked by the tree was sold. B) The car was sold parked by the tree. C) Parked by the tree, the car was sold. D) Sold was the car parked by the tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parked by the tree, the car was sold. 34. Complete the sentence:After reading the book, ..... was returned to the library. A) it B) the student C) the librarian D) the book A) The librarian. B) It. C) The book. D) The student. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book. 35. Which of these is considered a modifier? A) Noun. B) Pronoun. C) Adjective. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 36. Choose the sentence that correctly places the modifier:The cake, baked with care, was delicious. A) The delicious cake, baked with care. B) With care, the cake was baked delicious. C) The cake was delicious, baked with care. D) Baked with care, the cake was delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Baked with care, the cake was delicious. 37. True or False:The following sentence is written clearly and correctly:'He saw a bird's nest walking through the park.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 38. Where should the red modifier be placed?Ringing, everyone glared at the man with the cell phone. A) After "everyone". B) After "phone". C) After "the". D) After "glared". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After "the". 39. True or False:'After eating lunch, the sun was shining brightly.' is a correctly structured sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 40. Which word does "having finished the test" modify?Having finished the test, Kenez turned his paper over and fell asleep. A) Turned. B) Asleep. C) Kenez. D) Paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kenez. 41. Which sentence correctly uses the modifier? The books, stacked high, were difficult to reach. A) The books, they were difficult to reach stacked high. B) With the books stacked high, they were difficult to reach. C) The books were difficult to reach, stacked high. D) Stacked high, the books were difficult to reach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stacked high, the books were difficult to reach. 42. Which of these is clearest? A) Upon entering the doctor's office, a skeleton caught my attention. B) A skeleton caught my attention as I entered the doctor's office. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A skeleton caught my attention as I entered the doctor's office. 43. The Honda was stalled on the road out of oil. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 44. Which sentence below contains a misplaced modifier? A) My dad served burgers to my brother on a paper plate. B) My dad in the backyard grilled burgers for the family. C) My dad grilled burgers in the backyard for the family. D) My dad grilled burgers for the family in the backyard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My dad served burgers to my brother on a paper plate. 45. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a negative modifier. A) She didn't see hardly him at the party. B) Hardly she didn't see him at the party. C) She didn't hardly see him at the party. D) She hardly saw him at the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She hardly saw him at the party. 46. True or False:'Hoping to win the game, the strategy was carefully planned by the coach' contains a misplaced modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. Recognize the dangling modifier in the following sentence: "After reading the novel, the book was highly recommended." A) There is no dangling modifier in the sentence. B) After reading the novel. C) Was highly recommended. D) The book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After reading the novel. 48. If a sentence contains a MISPLACED MODIFIER, what is happening in the sentence? A) An adjective, adverb, phrase or clause is modifying the wrong noun, or phrase/clause. B) The result of this is a confusing subject. (We're not sure what the subject is). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An adjective, adverb, phrase or clause is modifying the wrong noun, or phrase/clause. 49. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.Forced to forfeit both her career and her American citizenship, actress Grace Kelly's 1956 marriage to the Prince of Monaco came at a significant cost. A) Forced to forfeit both her career and her American citizenship. B) Actress Grace Kelly's 1956 marriage to the Prince of Monaco. C) Came at a significant cost. D) A significant cost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forced to forfeit both her career and her American citizenship. 50. Which sentence contains a correctly placed modifier? A) The cat, fluffy, sat on the mat. B) The mat sat on the cat, which was fluffy. C) Fluffy, the cat sat on the mat. D) The cat sat on the mat, which was fluffy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat, fluffy, sat on the mat. 51. Which sentence corrects the dangling modifier? 'Walking through the park, the flowers smelled wonderful.' A) Walking through the park, smelling the wonderful flowers. B) Walking through the park, I smelled the wonderful flowers. C) While walking, the flowers smelled wonderful in the park. D) The flowers smelled wonderful walking through the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking through the park, I smelled the wonderful flowers. 52. If a sentence contains a DANGLING MODIFIER, what is happening with the sentence? A) It results in a confusing subject. (We're not sure what the subject is). B) An adjective, adverb, phrase or clause is modifying the wrong noun or phrase/clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It results in a confusing subject. (We're not sure what the subject is). 53. Rules of how sentences are put together A) Adjective. B) Modifier. C) Phrase. D) Grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grammar. 54. Which is the correct revision? A) Hiking the trail, I heard the birds chirp loudly. B) The trail was hiked while the birds chirped loudly. C) The birds chirped while hiking the trail loudly. D) The birds chirped loudly while hiking the trail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hiking the trail, I heard the birds chirp loudly. 55. Which one of these sentences is not a run-on sentence? A) The front desk was busy, the manager called for help but the new hire wasn't trained so guests got frustrated. B) The front desk was busy. The manager called for help, but the new hire wasn't trained. As a result, guests became frustrated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The front desk was busy. The manager called for help, but the new hire wasn't trained. As a result, guests became frustrated. 56. We saw a gaggle of geese 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. 57. Cold after hours chilling in the fridge, Lord Voldemort poked at the green Jell-O. 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. 58. Does this sentence contain a misplaced modifier? Covered in sauce, the chef wiped down the plates before serving them to the guests. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 59. True or False:In the sentence 'Having finished the homework, the TV was turned on by the student, ' the modifier is correctly used. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 60. What is the modifier describing in the sentence's CURRENT form?Scrubbing the tile grout with bleach and an old toothbrush, the mildew stains began to fade. A) Mildew stains. B) The person cleaning. C) Tile grout. D) An old toothbrush. 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