This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of word does an adverb modify? A) Verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. B) Only nouns. C) Only adjectives. D) Prepositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. 2. True or False:The sentence "I told him after class I would send the notes" contains a squinting modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Modification is a ..... A) Word used to describe an occurrence. B) Sentence standing together in separate units. C) Phrase that expresses the same relation to another element. D) Syntactic construction in which one grammatical element by another. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Syntactic construction in which one grammatical element by another. 4. They said it's going to rain on the radio. A) The rain will be on the radio. B) This sentence is correct. C) They just said on the radio that it is going to rain. D) It's raining on the radio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They just said on the radio that it is going to rain. 5. Select the modifier.America is very far from the UAE. A) Far. B) Very. C) America. D) UAE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very. 6. After searching for hours, the missing homework mysteriously showed up in Cortez's locker. A) Correct Modifier Placement. B) Misplaced/Dangling Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced/Dangling Modifier. 7. Complete the sentence:To improve your skills, you should practice ..... A) Seldom. B) Tomorrow. C) Often. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Often. 8. Complete the sentence:To avoid confusion, a modifier should be placed as ..... as possible to the word it describes. A) Close. B) Far. C) Randomly. D) Late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Close. 9. Which sentence uses a dangling modifier? A) While reading the book, the lights suddenly went out. B) I walked to school quickly. C) We stayed late at the party. D) She was excited to go on the field trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While reading the book, the lights suddenly went out. 10. Complete the sentence:The children laughed joyfully ..... A) As the clown juggled. B) At the park. C) With their friends. D) During recess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As the clown juggled. 11. Complete the sentence to make the modifier clear:'The artist said she would complete the painting before lunch quickly.' A) Quickly before lunch. B) Complete the painting quickly before lunch. C) Quickly complete the painting before lunch. D) Before lunch, quickly complete the painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete the painting quickly before lunch. 12. Hamad is ..... than me. A) More furious. B) Furious. C) Furiouser. D) Most furious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More furious. 13. Read the passage. Then answer the questions below."Looking out the window, the storm clouds were moving in fast. The wind howled as the trees bent. Preparing for the worst, the windows were shut tightly."What is the error in the first sentence? A) Incorrect verb tense. B) Dangling modifier. C) Misplaced modifier. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifier. 14. Is the prepositional phrase in the sentence an adjective or an adverb phrase?The water around my feet is inviting and cool. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 15. Is the following sentence using correct grammar?While Lancaster was riding his bike, a bird swooped past. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Eliminate the squinting modifier:'The manager said on Monday the report will be reviewed quickly.' A) On Monday, the manager said the report will be reviewed quickly. B) The manager on Monday said the report will be reviewed quickly. C) Said the manager on Monday the report will be reviewed quickly. D) The manager said the report will be reviewed quickly on Monday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The manager said the report will be reviewed quickly on Monday. 17. How can you rewrite 'I thought in the car I would listen to music' to mean the thinking happened in the car? A) I thought about listening to music in the car. B) I would listen to music, I thought in the car. C) I thought I would listen to music in the car. D) In the car, I thought I would listen to music. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the car, I thought I would listen to music. 18. Which one of these options completes the sentence in a way that makes the most sense?After finishing his toast, A) Marvin went outside. B) Jill told him to go outside. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marvin went outside. 19. Almost every student finished the test quickly. (Correct placement of "almost." ) A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Modifier phrase. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 20. It is a one word (or a unit) that modifies the meaning of another word, phrase or clause. A) Adjectival Clausal. B) Adverbial Clausal Modifiers. C) Phrasal Modifiers. D) Single-Word Modifiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Single-Word Modifiers. 21. What type of error is this?After writing the paper, the topic remained confusing. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifier. 22. Which sentence has no squinting modifier? A) Frequently, writing essays can sharpen your skills. B) Essays writing frequently can sharpen your skills. C) Writing essays frequently can sharpen your skills. D) Writing essays can frequently sharpen your skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Writing essays can frequently sharpen your skills. 23. Carol let's go to the mall after dinner. A) Carol,. B) Go,. C) Mall,. D) As it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carol,. 24. Choose the sentence written correctly. A) Alaska is the larger state in the United States. B) Of the two astronauts, Mae C. Jemison is more experienced. C) Blanca's Cinco de Mayo costume is more fancier than mine. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of the two astronauts, Mae C. Jemison is more experienced. 25. How many things does the comparative form of an adjective or adverb compare? A) One. B) Three. C) Two. D) One hundred. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 26. What type of error is this?The teacher caught the student cheating with the principal on a test. A) Misplaced modifiers. B) Dangling modifiers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifiers. 27. In the sentence 'She told him secretly to text his mom, ' the word 'secretly' creates ambiguity because it could modify which two words? A) She or him. B) Text or mom. C) Him or text. D) Told or to text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Told or to text. 28. Isaiah spoke calmly during the debate, even when others disagreed. A) Adjective. B) Modifier phrase. C) Misplaced modifier. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 29. What does a Modifier do? A) Change the meaning of words. B) Modify the meaning of words. C) Add detail to bring the writer's words to life. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add detail to bring the writer's words to life. 30. All generalizations are dangerous, even this one. A) Demonstrative adjective. B) Proper adjective. C) Demonstrative pronoun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demonstrative adjective. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesModifiers Placement Quiz 1Modifiers Placement Quiz 2Modifiers Placement Quiz 3Modifiers Placement Quiz 4Modifiers Placement Quiz 5Modifiers Placement Quiz 6Modifiers Placement Quiz 7Modifiers Placement Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books