This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Are dangling participles always correct? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? While baking cookies, the timer went off. A) The timer was baking cookies. B) The sentence is correct. C) The cookies were baking the timer. D) We don't know who was baking cookies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We don't know who was baking cookies. 5. 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. 6. 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) A soda from quick trip that costs 79 cents. C) Hot dog from 7-11 that costs 1 dollar. D) School lunch everyday for a week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large Starbucks coffee that costs 7 dollars. 7. 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. 8. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? While reading the book, the cat sat on the windowsill. A) The windowsill was reading the book. B) We don't know who was reading the book. C) The sentence is correct. D) The book was reading the cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We don't know who was reading the book. 9. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man in the blue sweater was stopped for speeding. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? To finish the project, the computer was used by Emily. A) The computer was finishing the project. B) The sentence is correct. C) We don't know who was finishing the project. D) Emily needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emily needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by John. A) We don't know who was running quickly. B) The finish line was running quickly. C) The sentence is correct. D) John needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. 16. 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. 17. Is the modifier dangling or correct?-Understanding the daycare's policies, the baby waited inside for his mom. A) Correct. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 18. In academic or professional writing, how would you approach correcting a dangling modifier in a document? A) Ignore it if the meaning is clear, as the intent behind the sentence is more important. B) Replace the dangling modifier with a relative clause. C) Rewrite the sentence without the modifier, as it often leads to unnecessary complexity. D) Reorder the sentence to make sure the modifier is clearly linked to the intended noun or phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reorder the sentence to make sure the modifier is clearly linked to the intended noun or phrase. 19. Is the modifier dangling or correct?-Hoping to excuse my lateness, I wrote a note and gave it to my teacher. A) Correct. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 20. 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. 21. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Walking through the park, the flowers were admired by Jane. A) The sentence is correct. B) We don't know who was walking through the park. C) Jane needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. D) The flowers were walking through the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jane needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. Choose the sentence that correctly fixes the misplaced modifier: "On her way home, Jan found a gold man's watch." A) On her way home, a gold watch was found by Jan.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. B) A gold man's watch was found by Jan on her way home. C) Jan found a gold man's watch 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. 26. 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) Having had no time to eat breakfast. B) Absolutely. C) Day-old. D) To the woman in a business suit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having had no time to eat breakfast. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. 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. ← 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books