This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hoping to pass her driving test, Fatima practiced parallel parking all afternoon. A) Correct Modifier Placement. B) Misplaced/Dangling Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct Modifier Placement. 2. When a modifier is not modifying a specific word. A) Dangling modifiers. B) Misplaced modifiers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling modifiers. 3. Identify the part of the following sentence that contains a punctuation error. Last night, after consuming two hamburgers and a vanilla shake my stomach, which was much too full, caused me to regret my choices. A) Last night, after consuming. B) Two hamburgers and a vanilla shake. C) My stomach, which was much too full,. D) Caused me to regret my choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two hamburgers and a vanilla shake. 4. Select the correct answer to fill in the blank.*Look at the placement of the commas.Last night, I ate a ..... pizza. A) Nicely, prepared, pepperoni. B) Nicely, prepared pepperoni. C) Nicely prepared pepperoni. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nicely prepared pepperoni. 5. Correctly place the commas around the non-essential clause: A) The dragon even though the villagers, denied it, was actually a nice guy. B) The dragon, even though the villagers denied it, was actually a nice guy. C) The dragon, even though, the villagers denied it was actually a nice guy. D) The dragon even, though the villagers denied it, was actually a nice guy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dragon, even though the villagers denied it, was actually a nice guy. 6. She couldn't eat (anything, nothing) A) Anything. B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anything. 7. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct placement of use of modifiers? A) Water lilies fall into two distinct groups:those that tolerate winter and those that do not. B) Also, lillies require much less maintenance than many terrestrial flowering plants needing only to be fertilized. C) Those that can tolerate winter can survive year round and are called hardy for this reason in temperate regions . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water lilies fall into two distinct groups:those that tolerate winter and those that do not. 8. Which sentence below contains a squinting modifier? A) While walking my dog, I saw my friend. B) She promised during the summer she would visit her grandparents. C) I nearly finished all of my homework before dinner. D) The cat that was sleeping peacefully woke up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She promised during the summer she would visit her grandparents. 9. Which sentence correctly uses the modifier to avoid ambiguity? A) Writing notes quickly helps in better understanding. B) Quickly writing notes helps in better understanding. C) Writing helps quickly in better understanding. D) Helps in writing quickly better understanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly writing notes helps in better understanding. 10. Which of the following sentences is written most effectively? A) On her way to school, Marissa found a woman's green purse. B) On her way to school, Marissa found a green woman's purse. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On her way to school, Marissa found a woman's green purse. 11. The huge fish swam in the pond. A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 12. Complete the sentence with the word that best creates a squinting modifier:'My coach told me ..... to stretch before every game.' A) Often. B) Always. C) Also. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Often. 13. Cortez only talks about video games during lunch with his friends. 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. 14. In the sentence "The teacher explained that the rules were confusing, " how can clarity be improved? A) Add 'because' after 'explained'. B) Change 'explained' to 'explains'. C) Move 'the rules' before 'that'. D) Place 'confusing' before 'rules'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add 'because' after 'explained'. 15. How would you clarify the squinting modifier in: "He said after the game he will call." ? A) Move 'after the game' to the beginning of the sentence. B) Place 'after the game' after 'he'. C) Change 'will call' to 'called'. D) Remove 'after the game'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Move 'after the game' to the beginning of the sentence. 16. Texting his friends, Mikeal's phone decided it had had enough and shut off. 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. 17. OK CLASS ..... what is a misplaced modifier? A) Modifiers that don't modify anything. B) Modifiers that modify the words before or after them. C) Modifiers that modify the unintended word. D) Modifiers that modify the wrong verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modifiers that modify the unintended word. 18. Which of the following sentences contains an adverb? A) Betsy likes to sing loudly during music class. B) The little girl saw a goat on the farm heading into town. C) Tom sat on the chair and read the book. D) The boy is sitting on the fence with red hair and whistling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Betsy likes to sing loudly during music class. 19. I can't wait to play outside! A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 20. I refuse to buy a meal from a restaurant that has meat. A) This sentence is correct. B) I refuse to buy a meal that has meat from a restaurant. C) I refuse to buy meat from a restaurant. D) I buy a meat from a restaurant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I refuse to buy a meal that has meat from a restaurant. 21. Which of the following is an adjective:slowly, beautiful, carefully, loudly? A) Carefully. B) Loudly. C) Beautiful. D) Slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beautiful. 22. During the lengthy speech Alex fell asleep. A) Alex,. B) As it is. C) Speech,. D) Lengthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speech,. 23. Modifiers can take the form of what two parts of speech? A) Noun and pronoun. B) Adjective and noun. C) Adverb and preposition. D) Adverb and adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb and adjective. 24. Identify the squinting modifier in this sentence:'Studying for tests frequently is a good habit.' A) Frequently. B) For tests. C) Studying for tests. D) Is a good habit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frequently. 25. Select the correct answer to fill in the blank.*Look at the placement of the commas.The parents did nothing about the child's ..... behavior. A) Rude, loud annoying. B) Rude loud annoying. C) Rude, loud, annoying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rude, loud, annoying. 26. Which part of the sentence is a modifier?She studied in the library. A) She. B) Studied. C) In the library. D) Library. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the library. 27. Which sentence is written most clearly, without any squinting modifiers? A) Students who complain get better grades often. B) Students who often complain get better grades. C) Students who complain often get better grades. D) Often, students who complain get better grades. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Students who often complain get better grades. 28. What type of error is this?After consulting a selection of current publications, reseach in this area has been sparse. A) Dangling modifiers. B) Misplaced modifiers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling modifiers. 29. What is the modifier in the sentence: "The boy with curly hair is my cousin" ? A) Curly. B) With curly hair. C) Cousin. D) The boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With curly hair. 30. These are descriptive Adjectives: A) Her, his and their. B) Nice, generous, angry. C) Each, both, every. D) None of the above. 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