This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Perla didn't have (no, any) food in her lunchbox. A) No. B) Any. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any. 2. The sentence 'He decided quickly to finish his homework' is unclear. What are the two possible meanings? A) He made a quick decision, or he planned to finish his homework quickly. B) He decided by himself, or someone told him to decide. C) He was happy about his decision, or he was sad about it. D) He decided to do his homework or his chores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He made a quick decision, or he planned to finish his homework quickly. 3. True or False:The teacher explained the lesson to the students sitting in their seats. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Is the prepositional phrase in the sentence an adjective or an adverb phrase?The huge sea turtle with the green shell blinked sleepily. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 5. I had a ..... day A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 6. Which one of these options completes the sentence in a way that makes the most sense?Ticking faster and fast each day, A) I realized the clock must be broken. B) The clock was clearly broken. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The clock was clearly broken. 7. Wearing a light-up tiara, the crowd cheered as Harmony danced onto the stage. 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. 8. What is a squinting modifier, and how does it affect sentence clarity? A) A word or phrase that adds unnecessary detail. B) A word or phrase that modifies the wrong part of the sentence. C) A word or phrase that modifies the subject directly. D) A word or phrase that is unclear because it could modify two parts of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A word or phrase that is unclear because it could modify two parts of the sentence. 9. Which sentence is free of squinting modifiers? A) 'He only promised to call his mom tomorrow.' B) 'He promised to call only his mom tomorrow.' C) 'He promised to call his mom only tomorrow.' D) 'Only he promised to call his mom tomorrow.' A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 10. In the sentence "Running regularly improves fitness, " which word is the squinting modifier? A) Running. B) Fitness. C) Improves. D) Regularly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regularly. 11. Select the modifier.Rabbits are very cute. A) Are. B) Cute. C) Rabbits. D) Very. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very. 12. Squinting modifier is a modifier that is misplaced in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. How would you rewrite 'She said after the game she would meet us for pizza' to make it clear that the saying happened after the game? A) She said she would meet us for pizza after the game. B) She said she would after the game meet us for pizza. C) The sentence is already clear enough. D) After the game, she said she would meet us for pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the game, she said she would meet us for pizza. 14. Which one is the noun modifiers?Brown bears sometimes steal garbage from careless campers. A) Bears. B) Garbage. C) Sometimes. D) Campers. E) Brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Brown. 15. He is the ..... boy among his friends. A) Tallest. B) Taller. C) Tall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tallest. 16. Which is the correct use of commas? A) Coffee, tea sugar, milk eggs. B) Coffee tea sugar milk eggs. C) Coffee, tea, sugar, milk, and eggs. D) Coffee, tea, sugar, milk and eggs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coffee, tea, sugar, milk, and eggs. 17. Does the following sentence contain a dangler?Cell phones should be silenced when watching a theater performance. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 18. I savored the familiar smell of Grandpa's work shirt. A) With its familiar smell, I savored. B) With its smell, I familiarly savored. C) The familiar smell, I was always savoring. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 19. Which one is more clear? A) The governor having a reputation as an opponent of women suffrage hoped this gesture would win the support of women voters. B) He governor hoped this gesture would win the support of women voters having a reputation as an opponent of women suffrage. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The governor having a reputation as an opponent of women suffrage hoped this gesture would win the support of women voters. 20. Among the three siblings, Ranjit is ..... A) Young. B) The eldest. C) Elder. D) Younger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The eldest. 21. Excitedly wagging its tail, Bailey's cat looked thoroughly unimpressed with the whole situation. 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. 22. You need to fix this sentence: "She told him quickly to get out of the rain." Which revision clarifies that he needs to get out of the rain in a quick manner? A) She quickly told him to get out of the rain. B) Quickly, she told him to get out of the rain. C) She told him to get out of the rain quickly. D) She told him to get out of the rain, and to do it quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She told him to get out of the rain quickly. 23. When defrosted, marinate meat for half an hour, and then you are ready to grill. A) When meat is defrosted, marinate it for half an hour, and then you are ready to grill. B) Marinate the meat for half an hour when it is defrosted, and then you are ready to grill. C) When defrosted, marinate meat for half an hour, and then you can grill it. D) This sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When meat is defrosted, marinate it for half an hour, and then you are ready to grill. 24. Select the correct answer to fill in the blank.*Look at the placement of the commas.After the rain stopped, the ..... clouds disappeared. A) Astonishingly, dark, storm. B) Astonishingly, dark storm. C) Astonishingly dark storm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astonishingly dark storm. 25. Squinting modifiers only occur in long sentences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Select the modifier.Lions are pretty scary. A) Pretty. B) Are. C) Scary. D) Lions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pretty. 27. Word or phrase that describes another word or phrase; provides more information A) Limiting modifier. B) Modifier. C) Misplaced modifer. D) Dangling modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modifier. 28. These are Adjectives: A) Fast, furious, American. B) Usually, always, often. C) Slowly, quickly, perfectly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fast, furious, American. 29. What is the main problem caused by a 'squinting modifier'? A) It makes the sentence too long. B) It is always a grammatical error involving verbs. C) It creates confusion because it's unclear what word it's describing. D) It uses a word that is too formal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It creates confusion because it's unclear what word it's describing. 30. Which sentence correctly uses a comma to separate adjectives? A) The long, narrow road was difficult to navigate. B) The, long narrow road was difficult to navigate. C) The long narrow, road was difficult to navigate. D) The long narrow road, was difficult to navigate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The long, narrow road was difficult to navigate. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesModifiers Placement Quiz 1Modifiers Placement Quiz 2Modifiers Placement Quiz 4Modifiers Placement Quiz 5Modifiers Placement Quiz 6Modifiers Placement Quiz 7Modifiers Placement Quiz 8Modifiers Placement Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books