This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Misplaced Modifiers – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Breathless with anticipation, the evening went very well. A) Correct. B) Misplaced modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier. 2. What change, if any, needs to be made to the following sentence?I would rather babysit my siblings then help with chores around the house. A) Change then to than. B) The sentence does not need to be changed. C) Insert a comma before then. D) Change babysit to baby sit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change then to than. 3. Identify the highlighted modifier in each sentence.Several men were fishing on the beach. A) Adjective. B) Prepositional phrase/adverb. C) Prepositional phrase/adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 4. Identify the highlighted modifier in each sentence.Mom made crispy tortillas in a skillet. A) Prepositional phrase/adjective. B) Adjective. C) Prepositional phrase/adverb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 5. In the sentence 'The girl with the blue hat is my sister, ' what does the phrase 'with the blue hat' modify? A) Girl. B) Sister. C) Hat. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Girl. 6. Following a tourist tradition, the coins were thrown into the fountain. A) Correct. B) Misplaced modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier. 7. Which modifier or modifying phrase, if any, is misplaced in the below sentence?Ava took a step out onto the great stage and began to dance breathing deeply. A) Breathing deeply. B) Great stage. C) Step out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Breathing deeply. 8. What do you call the type of dependent clause that works to modify a noun or pronoun in a sentence? It is also known as 'relative clause' A) Adverbial clause. B) Dependent Clause. C) Clausal modifier. D) Adjectival Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjectival Clause. 9. A squinting modifier makes the meaning of a sentence ambiguous because it is unclear whether it modifies text before it or after it. A) True. B) Flase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Find the adverb in this sentence!The creaky old house loomed spookily. A) The. B) Spookily. C) Old. D) Creaky. E) House. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spookily. 11. Once caught, the police took the thieves to jail. A) Correct. B) Misplaced modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier. 12. What is the misplaced modifier in this sentence?The first music called blues began in the Deep South more than one hundred years ago. A) Deep. B) First. C) Called blues. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First. 13. Identify the highlighted word or words in this sentence:The sun shone brightly. A) Adverb. B) Prepositional phrase/adjective. C) Prepositional phrase/adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 14. Consider the sentence:'Running quickly, the backpack was grabbed by Michael.' What is the issue with this sentence? A) A dangling modifier, where the phrase 'Running quickly' is separated from 'Michael' whom it describes, creating confusion. B) A type of verb that modifies nouns. C) A punctuation mark that adds emphasis. D) A grammatical tool that enhances clarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A dangling modifier, where the phrase 'Running quickly' is separated from 'Michael' whom it describes, creating confusion. 15. Does this sentence have a misplaced modifier?At the museum, I saw a painting of flowers with my mother. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 16. Stopped at the door by the guard, my invitation had been left at home. A) Correct. B) Misplaced modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier. 17. Identify the modifier.There are ants above my roof. A) Adjective. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 18. After feeding the ducks, the geese came over to get some bread. A) Correct. B) Misplaced modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier. 19. Greeting the crowd gathered below, the queen smiled slightly. A) Correct. B) Misplaced modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 20. Identify the modifier.The bat is a useful creature. A) Adjective. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 21. Rewrite the sentence for clarity: "Covered in chocolate, the children enjoyed the strawberries." A) The children, covered in chocolate, enjoyed the strawberries. B) The children enjoyed the strawberries covered in chocolate. C) Covered in chocolate, the strawberries were enjoyed by the children. D) The strawberries, covered in chocolate, were enjoyed by the children. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The strawberries, covered in chocolate, were enjoyed by the children. 22. What does the word refreshingly modify in the sentence below?On the hottest day of summer, the cool lemonade was refreshingly satisfying. A) How the lemonade is satisfying. B) Why the summer is so hot. C) What kind of summer day it is. D) When the lemonade is cool. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How the lemonade is satisfying. 23. Does this sentence have a misplaced modifier?Mary visited the doctor who is sick. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 24. Identify the highlighted word or words in this sentence:Marcus build a sand castle with a moat. A) Prepositional phrase/adverb. B) Adverb. C) Prepositional phrase/adjective. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prepositional phrase/adjective. 25. Complete the sentence: ..... , I finished my homework. A) Going to bed before. B) Bed before going. C) Before going to bed. D) Before bed going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before going to bed. 26. Find the modifier(s):around the tree. A) The, tree. B) The. C) Tree. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The. 27. Identify the highlighted modifier in each sentence.Children were digging in the sand. A) Adjective. B) Prepositional phrase/adverb. C) Prepositional phrase/adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase/adverb. 28. The lady with a headache shopped for a dress. A) Correct. B) Misplaced modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 29. Which example illustrates a misplaced modifier? A) We quietly glued together the vase we broke. B) Tired after a long day at work, Samuel napped with his cat. C) My uncle with indigestion had to see a doctor. D) Samuel napped with his cat, tired after a long day at work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Samuel napped with his cat, tired after a long day at work. 30. Which of the following sentences is not correct?(Tom-hungry) (Tom-went into the kitchen and got some food) A) Felt hungry, Tom went into the kitchen and got some food. B) Tom felt hungry so he went into the kitchen and got some food. C) Feeling hungry, Tom went into the kitchen and got some food. D) None of the above. 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