This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is the best definition for a 'squinting modifier'? A) A word that modifies a noun and is in the wrong place. B) A phrase that doesn't logically modify any word in the sentence. C) A modifier that is awkwardly placed between two things it could possibly describe. D) A verb that doesn't agree with its subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A modifier that is awkwardly placed between two things it could possibly describe. 2. What are the two types of single-word modifiers? A) Verbs and nouns. B) Adverbs and adjectives. C) Prepositions and pronouns. D) Conjunctions and interjections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbs and adjectives. 3. Identify the correct placement for the modifier in the sentence:'He promised to call his friend tomorrow.' A) He promised tomorrow to call his friend. B) He tomorrow promised to call his friend. C) He promised to call tomorrow his friend. D) He promised to call his friend tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He promised to call his friend tomorrow. 4. Which of the following demonstrates correct comma usage when separating elements in a series? A) The rock flew from his hand, skipped across the pond, and sank from sight. B) The rock, flew from his hand, skipped across the pond, and sank from sight. C) The rock flew from his hand, skipped across the pond and, sank from sight. D) The rock flew from his hand skipped across the pond and sank from sight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rock flew from his hand, skipped across the pond, and sank from sight. 5. Identify the squinting modifier in the sentence:'The teacher said on Monday we would start our project.' A) Our project. B) We would start. C) The teacher said. D) On Monday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On Monday. 6. In the green meadow stood an ugly, old ram.What is the words being modified in the sentence. A) Meadow, ram, ram. B) Green, meadow. C) Old, ram. D) Green, ugly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meadow, ram, ram. 7. Which sentence correctly uses an adverb as a modifier? A) She runs quickly. B) She runs quick. C) She is a quick learner. D) The quick fox jumped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She runs quickly. 8. In the sentence 'The quickly running water was cold, ' what type of modifier is 'quickly'? A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Verb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 9. What are the four demonstrative pronouns / adjectives? A) A, an, the, it. B) His, her, they, them. C) Who, whom, what, when. D) This, that, these, those. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) This, that, these, those. 10. Select the sentence that removes the squinting modifier:'The teacher said that students who study regularly succeed.' A) The teacher said that regularly students who study succeed. B) The teacher said that students who study succeed regularly. C) The teacher said that students succeed who regularly study. D) The teacher said students who regularly study succeed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher said students who regularly study succeed. 11. How would you best revise this sentence to mean that the *promise* was made last week? 'I promised last week to help you move.' A) Last week, I promised to help you move. B) I promised to help you move last week. C) I promised to help you last week move. D) The sentence is already clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Last week, I promised to help you move. 12. What is the purpose of using modifiers in a sentence? A) To make the sentence longer. B) To emphasize the main idea. C) To provide additional information about a word or phrase in a sentence. D) To confuse the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide additional information about a word or phrase in a sentence. 13. Many of the trustees congratulated him for his speech at the end of the meeting and promised their support. A) At the end of the meeting, many of the trustees congratulated him for his speech and promised their support. B) The speech was given at the end of the meeting and the trustees promised their support. C) The trustees congratulated the meeting and promised his support. D) This sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the end of the meeting, many of the trustees congratulated him for his speech and promised their support. 14. Do you know the ..... creature over there? It looks so weird. A) Slow-moving. B) Slow move. C) Slow moving. D) Slow-move. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slow-moving. 15. True or False:Words like 'only', 'often', and 'almost' can sometimes cause confusion 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. 16. Identify the squinting modifier in this sentence:'Brushing teeth thoroughly can prevent cavities quickly.' A) Quickly. B) Brushing. C) Thoroughly. D) Prevent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly. 17. In the sentence 'She almost finished her homework', what is the modifier and what word does it modify? A) The modifier is 'her' and it modifies the noun 'homework'. B) The modifier is 'almost' and it modifies the noun 'homework'. C) The modifier is 'she' and it modifies the verb 'finished'. D) The modifier is 'almost' and it modifies the verb 'finished'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The modifier is 'almost' and it modifies the verb 'finished'. 18. In the sentence 'The cat quickly ran across the street', what is the modifier and what word does it modify? A) The modifier is 'across' and it modifies the noun 'street'. B) The modifier is 'quickly' and it modifies the verb 'ran'. C) The modifier is 'ran' and it modifies the noun 'cat'. D) The modifier is 'cat' and it modifies the noun 'street'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The modifier is 'quickly' and it modifies the verb 'ran'. 19. John is ..... than her sister. A) As thin as. B) Thinner. C) More thin. D) Of the thinnest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thinner. 20. Does not relate to anything in the sentence (sentence requires revision) A) Dangling modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Modifier. D) Limited modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling modifier. 21. True or False:The sentence 'Wrapped in a blanket, the book was read by the child' contains a misplaced modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Faye is such a/an ..... quick runner. A) New. B) Gray. C) Below. D) Extremely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extremely. 23. True or False:A sentence with a squinting modifier is confusing because it can be read in two different ways. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Identify the most appropriate conjunction and the correct comma placement for the following sentence: A) I don't always use commas, however when I do I use them correctly. B) I don't always use commas and, when I do I use them correctly. C) I don't always use commas, but when I do, I use them correctly. D) I don't always use commas however, when I do I use them correctly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I don't always use commas, but when I do, I use them correctly. 25. True or False:A squinting modifier is a type of misplaced modifier that creates ambiguity. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. Complete the sentence:Adverbs of ..... are common culprits for creating squinting modifiers. A) Manner, like 'loudly'. B) Frequency, like 'often'. C) Degree, like 'very'. D) Place, like 'here'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frequency, like 'often'. 27. Which part of speech describes a noun? A) Preposition. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 28. What is the correct revision for the sentence:'Having injured his dominant hand, it was difficult to write the exam.'? A) Having injured his dominant hand, Sonam found it difficult to write the exam. B) Because Sonam had injured his dominant hand, it was difficult to write the exam. C) It was difficult to write the exam because of his injured dominant hand. D) Sonam found it difficult to write the exam after injuring his dominant hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because Sonam had injured his dominant hand, it was difficult to write the exam. 29. True or False:The sentence 'I told him when the game was over I would call' has only one possible meaning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Is this correct?James draws from memory, illustrates comics and colors in coloring books. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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