This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:The sentence 'The principal said on Friday we would have an assembly' is unclear because of a squinting modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Identify the correctly modified sentence: A) At the stranger, the dog barked loudly. B) The dog loudly barked at the stranger. C) The dog barked loudly at the stranger. D) Loudly the dog barked at the stranger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog barked loudly at the stranger. 3. Complete the sentence:To make it clear that you *frequently* play video games, the best placement for the adverb is:I ..... play video games after school. A) Play after school frequently. B) Play frequently. C) Frequently play. D) After school play frequently. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frequently play. 4. What type of error is this?Confused by the weather, it rained while the sun was out. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifier. 5. Seaweed is one of sea treasures which is so ..... A) Rich-vitamin. B) Vitamins-rich. C) Vitamin rich. D) Vitamin-rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vitamin-rich. 6. Is the following sentence correct?The Puritans were "often" dismissed as dour, strict, fun-hating people. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 7. Read the sentence:'She almost failed every test.' Why could 'almost' be considered a squinting modifier here? A) It describes 'she, ' but it's too far away. B) It should be at the end of the sentence. C) It doesn't have a word to describe. D) It's unclear if she 'almost failed' or 'failed almost every test.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's unclear if she 'almost failed' or 'failed almost every test.'. 8. A Two-Way Modifier is ..... ? A) A modifier in-between two sentence elements that it can possibly modify. B) Modifier placed incorrectly in a sentence. C) A modifier that cannot modify anything within a sentence. D) A modifier in-between the to and its infintive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A modifier in-between two sentence elements that it can possibly modify. 9. Your dress is as ..... as mine. A) Beautiful. B) More beautiful. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beautiful. 10. Which sentence tells what Amber was chosen for? A) Amber was chosen just for the one number in the show. B) Amber was just chosen for the one number in the show. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amber was chosen just for the one number in the show. 11. Which of the following demonstrates correct comma usage with adjectives? A) He had a large, densely packed highly organized bookshelf in his office. B) He had a large densely packed, highly organized bookshelf in his office. C) He had a large, densely packed, highly organized bookshelf in his office. D) He had a, large densely packed highly organized, bookshelf in his office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had a large, densely packed, highly organized bookshelf in his office. 12. Identify the misplaced modifier:'The woman read a book while sitting on the bench in her garden hat.' A) In her garden hat. B) Read a book. C) The woman. D) While sitting on the bench. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In her garden hat. 13. You want to say that you plan to watch TV and do nothing else. Which sentence says this most clearly? A) I only plan to watch TV tonight. B) I plan to watch TV only tonight. C) I plan to only watch TV tonight. D) I plan to watch only TV tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I plan to only watch TV tonight. 14. Correctly revise the following:Passing the building, the vandalism became visible. A) As we passed the building, the vandalism became visible. B) Seeing the building, the vandalism became visible. C) The vandalism became visible seeing the building. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As we passed the building, the vandalism became visible. 15. Choose the best option to eliminate the squinting modifier:'The speaker announced at the end that the event will start soon.' A) Soon, the speaker announced at the end, the event will start. B) At the end, the speaker announced that the event will start soon. C) The speaker announced, soon the event will start at the end. D) The speaker announced that soon the event will start at the end. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the end, the speaker announced that the event will start soon. 16. Covered in mud, Demetrius finished the soccer game with a grin. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Misplaced modifier. D) Modifier phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Modifier phrase. 17. Which word in the sentence 'She decided to quickly finish her work before lunch' is a squinting modifier? A) Quickly. B) Decided. C) Finish. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly. 18. Repositioning a squinting modifier can resolve its ambiguity. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Which word in the sentence 'The (fast/fastest) car in the world is a Bugatti' is an adjective? A) World. B) Car. C) Bugatti. D) Fastest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fastest. 20. Fill in the blank to make the meaning completely clear:'I told her ..... I would call her back.' A) In a minute. B) Soon. C) Quickly. D) That I would quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That I would quickly. 21. Which sentence clearly states that the running was done with intensity? A) The athlete who was intensely running trained every day. B) The athlete who was running intensely trained every day. C) The athlete who was running trained intensely every day. D) Intensely, the athlete who was running trained every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The athlete who was running intensely trained every day. 22. Which sentence includes an adjective modifier? A) The team collaborated efficiently. B) The detailed report summarized the findings. C) The scientist carefully reviewed the data. D) The results were recorded yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The detailed report summarized the findings. 23. Which of the following is an example of an adjective modifier? A) After lunch. B) Behind the curtain. C) Beautiful. D) Slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beautiful. 24. Wagging her tail, the puppy climbed into my lap. A) The puppy wagged her tail and climbed into my lap. B) The puppy climbed into my lap and wagged her tail. C) The puppy climbed on her tail. D) This sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) This sentence is correct. 25. Complete the sentence:The stars, ..... in the night sky, were mesmerizing. A) To twinkle. B) Twinkles. C) Twinkling. D) Twinkled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twinkling. 26. Which sentence is correct? At ten years old, the bike was too big for the child. The bike was too big for the child, at ten years old. A) At ten years old, the bike was too big for the child. B) The bike was too big for the child, at ten years old. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bike was too big for the child, at ten years old. 27. The sentence "The teacher said on Monday we would start a new unit" is unclear. Which revision best clarifies that the ANNOUNCEMENT happened on Monday? A) The teacher said a new unit would start on Monday. B) On Monday, the teacher said we would start a new unit. C) The teacher said we would start a new unit on Monday. D) A new unit would be started on Monday, the teacher said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On Monday, the teacher said we would start a new unit. 28. True or False:Words like 'often, ' 'only, ' and 'almost' can easily become squinting modifiers if they are not placed carefully in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Identify the modifier in the following sentence:The cat slept soundly on the warm windowsill. A) Warm. B) Cat. C) Soundly. D) Slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soundly. 30. In the sentence, 'Running quickly improves your health, ' which word is the squinting modifier? A) Improves. B) Quickly. C) Health. D) Running. 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