This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Misplaced Modifiers – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 4 (18 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Correct the dangling modifier in the following sentence: "To win the game, practice is essential." A) Winning the game, practice is essential. B) To win the game, you must practice. C) To win the game, practicing is essential. D) Practice is essential to win the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To win the game, you must practice. 2. Anika wrote, 'Quickly, Elijah grabbed his coat running out the door.' How can you fix the misplaced modifier in this sentence? A) By changing the verb tense. B) By removing all adjectives. C) By rearranging the words in a sentence. D) By adding more modifiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By rearranging the words in a sentence. 3. Identify the modifier.Insects live everywhere. A) Adjective. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 4. True or False:In the sentence 'Racing down the street, the car screeched to a halt.' the modifier is correctly placed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. In William's essay, what does the phrase 'quickly running' typically lack? A) A clear connection to the word it describes. B) Punctuation marks. C) Action verbs. D) A subject in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A clear connection to the word it describes. 6. Choose the best answer:We discovered an Italian bakery a few miles from our house that just opened. A) We discovered an Italian Bakery that just opened a few miles from our house. B) A bakery that is Italian just opened a few miles from our house and we just discovered it. C) We discovered an Italian bakery. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We discovered an Italian Bakery that just opened a few miles from our house. 7. Identify the highlighted modifier in each sentence.The two families shared a delicious picnic under the trees. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Prepositional phrase/adverb. D) Prepositional phrase/adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 8. A modifier is called "squinting" when A) It has nothing to modify in the sentence. B) It is placed too close to the word or phrase it modifies. C) It is placed too far away from the word or phrase it modifies. D) It is modifying two things at the same time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is modifying two things at the same time. 9. What is the best way to rewrite this sentence?She wore a sweater to school that was blue. A) She wore a blue sweater to school. B) A blue sweater, she wore to school. C) She wore a sweater to school that was blue. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wore a blue sweater to school. 10. Complete the sentence:Running late, ..... the homework in my backpack. A) Quickly I stuffed. B) Stuffed I quickly. C) The homework I stuffed. D) I quickly stuffed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I quickly stuffed. 11. Identify the modifier.Our science class studied different animals. A) Adjective. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 12. Identify the highlighted modifier in each sentence.Sunbathers in swimsuits snoozed in the heat. A) Adjective. B) Prepositional phrase/adverb. C) Prepositional phrase/adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prepositional phrase/adjective. 13. Identify the highlighted modifier in each sentence.A busy army of ants marched into the salad. A) Prepositional phrase/adjective. B) Adjective. C) Prepositional phrase/adverb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepositional phrase/adjective. 14. What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence?Lucky money is money rapped in small red envelopes that are given to children by friends and relatives. A) Change are to is. B) Make no change. C) Change friends to freinds. D) Change rapped to wrapped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Change rapped to wrapped. 15. In a classroom setting, Anika is writing a descriptive essay. What typically describes the words she uses to modify nouns and verbs? A) Conjunctions and interjections. B) Nouns and pronouns. C) Adjectives and adverbs. D) Verbs and adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjectives and adverbs. 16. Which sentence corrects the misplaced modifier?The cracked girl's glasses were thrown away. A) The girl's cracked glasses were thrown away. B) The glasses of the cracked girl were thrown away. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The girl's cracked glasses were thrown away. 17. Jim left the entire page blank because he did not know how to answer the question. A) Not knowing how to answer the question, Jim left the entire page blank. B) Leaving the entire page blank, Jim did not know how to answer the question. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not knowing how to answer the question, Jim left the entire page blank. 18. True or False:The sentence 'Flying over the city, the airplane's wings sparkled in the sun.' demonstrates correct modifier use. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesMisplaced Modifiers Quiz 1Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 2Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 3Accept Vs. Except QuizAffect Vs Effect QuizCommon Mistakes QuizCommon Modifier Errors QuizCommon Usage Errors Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books