This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on. A) Having finished the assignment, he turned on the TV. B) He turned on the TV after finishing the assignment. C) The TV was turned on by him having finished the assignment. D) The TV was turned on after finishing the assignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having finished the assignment, he turned on the TV. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. Identify the dangling modifier in the sentence:Driving down the road, the trees looked beautiful A) Driving down the road. B) Driving. C) Down the road. D) The trees looked beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Driving down the road. 13. Which sentence correctly relocates the misplaced modifier? Original: "She read the book to the children with colorful pictures." A) To the children, she read the book with colorful pictures. B) She read to the children the book with colorful pictures. C) The book with colorful pictures was read to the children by her. D) She read the book with colorful pictures to the children. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She read the book with colorful pictures to the children. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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) Taken out at least once a week. B) To keep the kitchen from smelling. C) Always. D) Located by the sink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To keep the kitchen from smelling. 18. 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. 19. What is the participial phrase in this sentence?The waitress served Gilbert a plate of gray meatloaf sauced with lumpy gravy. A) Served Gilbert a plate. B) Sauced with lumpy gravy. C) Gray meatloaf sauced with lumpy gravy. D) Gray meatloaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sauced with lumpy gravy. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. Hoping to win the prize, the contest was entered by many people. A) Hoping to win the prize, many people entered the contest. B) The contest was hoping to win the prize by many people. C) Many people entered the contest hoping to win the prize. D) The contest was entered by many people who hoped to win the prize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hoping to win the prize, many people entered the contest. 24. Choose the correct version of the sentences below.While doing the dishes, the parrot sang along with the radio. A) The parrot sang along with the radio while doing the dishes. B) While I was doing the dishes, the parrot sang along with the radio. C) The parrot, while doing the dishes, sang along with the radio. D) Sentence correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While I was doing the dishes, the parrot sang along with the radio. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. Emma Sue was delighted when Professor Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin. 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) This sentence does not have a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes! This sentence has a misplaced or dangling modifier!. 29. Choose the correct version of the sentences below. Ice cream was served to everyone in a bowl. A) Ice cream was served in a bowl to everyone. B) Everyone in a bowl was served ice cream. C) In a bowl, ice cream was in a bowl served to everyone. D) Sentence correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ice cream was served in a bowl to everyone. 30. 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. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books