This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A pilot experiences a close call when a flock of birds crosses his path. He manages to steer the plane away from the birds at the last second. Choose the sentence that correctly describes the situation. A) The plane hit nearly all the birds. B) The plane nearly hit all the birds. C) Nearly all the birds were hit by the plane. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The plane nearly hit all the birds. 2. Which sentence is correct? The painting, admired by many, hung in the gallery. Admired by many, the gallery hung the painting. A) The painting, admired by many, hung in the gallery. B) Admired by many, the gallery hung the painting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The painting, admired by many, hung in the gallery. 3. Giggling nervously, the teacher handed Trey a hall pass to go retrieve his missing shoe. 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. 4. Which of the following sentences contains an adverbial modifier? A) The red car is fast. B) The book on the table is mine. C) The dog barked loudly. D) She sings beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She sings beautifully. 5. Which sentence has a SQUINTING modifier, not a misplaced or dangling one? A) Covered in mud, I had to give my dog a bath. B) I almost ate all of the cookies. C) Reading a book quickly makes the time pass. D) I bought a bike from my neighbor with a broken pedal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading a book quickly makes the time pass. 6. Anyah completed the assignment carefully to avoid mistakes. A) Modifier phrase. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 7. Where should the comma go?Fortunately the vehicle worked well. A) Vehicle,. B) Worked,. C) Fortunately,. D) The sentence does not need commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fortunately,. 8. Finish this sentence:Listening to music while walking home, A) I did not notice my friend trying to get my attention. B) My friend's shouts of hello went unnoticed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I did not notice my friend trying to get my attention. 9. What is the main purpose of limiting modifiers? A) To enhance the description of an action. B) To restrict the meaning of a noun or verb. C) To clarify the meaning of a verb. D) To provide additional information about a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To restrict the meaning of a noun or verb. 10. Which sentence contains a squinting modifier, making it unclear? A) Reading in the car sometimes gives me a headache. B) The coach told us on Friday we would have practice. C) My brother almost ate the whole pizza by himself. D) The student I spoke to yesterday was very helpful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The coach told us on Friday we would have practice. 11. Complete the sentence to avoid a squinting modifier:'He said the book lying open on the table was read carefully by the students.' A) Carefully lying. B) Read carefully. C) Carefully read. D) Lying carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carefully read. 12. Which part of the sentence is a modifier?The student carefully proofread her draft. A) Proofread. B) Carefully. C) Student. D) Draft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carefully. 13. True or False:Revising the sentence 'I promised on my way home to buy snacks' to 'On my way home, I promised to buy snacks' makes the meaning clear. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. John ain't do nothing wrong! A) Sentence is correct. B) John didn't do anything wrong!. C) John didn't do nothing wrong!. D) John ain't do anything wrong!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John didn't do anything wrong!. 15. Select the correct answer to fill in the blank.*Look at the placement of the commas.Hernando is an ..... player. A) Especially talented baseball. B) Especially, talented, baseball. C) Especially, talented baseball. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Especially, talented baseball. 16. True or False:The cat chased the mouse under the couch that was very fast. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase modifier? A) The professor explained the theory clearly. B) The student solved the problem quickly. C) The research team collected accurate data. D) The samples were stored in a cold chamber. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The samples were stored in a cold chamber. 18. Complete the sentence:They said moving the meeting ..... help everyone. A) will B) might C) could D) would A) Could. B) Would. C) Might. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 19. Rephrase this sentence to make it clear:'She almost drove her kids to school every day.' A) 'She drove her kids almost to school every day.' B) 'Almost every day, she drove her kids to school.' C) 'She drove almost her kids to school every day.' D) 'She drove her almost kids to school every day.' A) C. B) D. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 20. Identify the squinting modifier in this sentence:'The student who studies often passes the exams.' A) Often. B) Student. C) Passes. D) Studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Often. 21. Which is the best way to revise this sentence to remove the squinting modifier? 'She advised him on Thursday to start saving money.' A) She advised him to start on Thursday saving money. B) The sentence is already clear. C) On Thursday, she advised him to start saving money. D) She advised him to start saving money on Thursday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On Thursday, she advised him to start saving money. 22. Adverb are words ..... A) Used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. B) That describe an action or a state. C) That are used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns. D) That give meaningless idea of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. 23. Which revision corrects the squinting modifier:'Jogging regularly strengthens your muscles quickly.' A) Jogging quickly strengthens your muscles regularly. B) Regularly jogging quickly strengthens your muscles. C) Jogging strengthens your muscles quickly when done regularly. D) Strengthens jogging regularly your muscles quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jogging strengthens your muscles quickly when done regularly. 24. True or False:Moving a squinting modifier to the very beginning or end of a sentence is a common way to fix the ambiguity. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. In the sentence 'Exercising frequently improves your health, ' the word 'frequently' could modify which two parts of the sentence? A) 'your' or 'health'. B) 'Exercising' or 'improves'. C) 'Exercising' or 'health'. D) 'improves' or 'health'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Exercising' or 'improves'. 26. Which sentence corrects the dangling modifier below? "After studying all night, the test was surprisingly difficult." A) After studying all night, the test was very hard. B) The test was difficult, after I studied all night. C) After studying all night, I still found the test surprisingly difficult. D) Surprisingly difficult, the test came after I studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After studying all night, I still found the test surprisingly difficult. 27. Occurs when a modifier is ambiguosly or illogically modifying a word. A) Misplaced modifiers. B) Dangling modifiers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifiers. 28. In the sentence 'Reading a book quietly makes me happy, ' the adverb 'quietly' is a squinting modifier because it could mean ..... A) The person reading is quiet or the house is quiet. B) The reading is quiet or it quietly makes you happy. C) The book is quiet or the reading is quiet. D) The book is quiet or the person is happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reading is quiet or it quietly makes you happy. 29. True or False:Rewriting a sentence can help eliminate the ambiguity caused by a squinting modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. How can you improve this sentence to avoid the squinting modifier? 'He said after the meeting he would call.' A) He said he would call after the meeting. B) After the meeting, he said he would call. C) He would call he said after the meeting. D) He said he after the meeting would call. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said he would call after the meeting. 31. The sentence 'I told her when the bell rang I would meet her at the lockers' is confusing. What are the two possible meanings? A) I told her I would meet her, or I told someone else. B) I told her at the moment the bell rang, or I would meet her after the bell rang. C) The bell rang at the lockers, or I would meet her there. D) I would meet her, or she would meet me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I told her at the moment the bell rang, or I would meet her after the bell rang. 32. Complete the sentence:Anxious about the results, ..... waited nervously. A) The student. B) The classroom. C) The teacher. D) The paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The student. 33. Which sentence uses a misplaced modifier? A) The dog barked at the stranger in the yard. B) He served a meal to the guests that was delicious. C) The girl who was wearing a red dress danced gracefully. D) The teacher explained the problem to the students clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He served a meal to the guests that was delicious. 34. Choose the sentence that is a complex sentence: A) The dog barked, and the cat hissed. B) When the rain started, we ran inside. C) I bought a sandwich. D) We went shopping, then we ate lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the rain started, we ran inside. 35. Identify the error in: "He decided quickly to leave the party." A) 'leave' should be 'leaves'. B) 'quickly' is a squinting modifier. C) No error. D) 'decided' is a squinting modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'quickly' is a squinting modifier. 36. Choose the sentence without a squinting modifier. A) She decided quickly to leave. B) He promised to call tomorrow. C) Lately, she has been working hard. D) Running quickly improves your health. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lately, she has been working hard. 37. Which sentence uses a squinting modifier? A) 'He laughed loudly at the joke.' B) 'He loudly laughed at the joke.' C) 'He laughed at the joke loudly.' D) 'Loudly, he laughed at the joke.' A) C. B) A. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 38. My grandparents' farm was the opposite of my apartment in the city, with the fresh air of its open pasture. A) NO CHANGE. B) Farm was like the opposite to my city apartment, and the fresh air of the open pasture. C) Farm, was the opposite of my apartment in the city with the fresh air of the open pasture. D) Farm, with the fresh air of its open pasture, was the opposite of my apartment in the city. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farm, with the fresh air of its open pasture, was the opposite of my apartment in the city. 39. Which type of word most often becomes a squinting modifier when placed in the middle of a thought? A) Nouns like 'pizza' or 'game'. B) Adverbs like 'often', 'quickly', or 'only'. C) Adjectives like 'blue' or 'tall'. D) Pronouns like 'he' or 'they'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbs like 'often', 'quickly', or 'only'. 40. Complete the sentence:After dinner, ..... in the cozy living room. A) The sun set beautifully. B) The cat purred contentedly. C) A gentle breeze blew. D) We watched a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We watched a movie. 41. This mother-of-pearl is so stunning. It has ..... color. A) Silver-green. B) Silvering green. C) Silvering-green. D) Silver green. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silver-green. 42. Running quickly, Sol's pizza slice somehow ended up on the cafeteria floor. 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. 43. Which of the following is a correct revision for the dangling modifier:'Fumbling in her purse, the keys could not be found.'? A) Fumbling in her purse, she could not find the keys. B) Fumbling in her purse, the keys were lost. C) She was fumbling in her purse, and the keys could not be found. D) The keys could not be found while fumbling in her purse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fumbling in her purse, she could not find the keys. 44. Complete the sentence: ..... on the rooftop, the view was breathtaking. A) Standing. B) Looking. C) Being. D) Sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Standing. 45. Which of the following best describes adjective? A) These are words that describe an action or a state. B) These are words used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. C) These are words that are used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns. D) These are words that give meaningless idea of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) These are words that are used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns. 46. What is the correct revision for the sentence:'Deki bought a used car from a local dealer with a smoky tailpipe.'? A) Deki bought a used car with a smoky tailpipe from a local dealer. B) Deki bought a smoky tailpipe from a local dealer with a used car. C) A local dealer sold Deki a used car with a smoky tailpipe. D) Deki bought a used car with a local dealer that had a smoky tailpipe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deki bought a used car with a smoky tailpipe from a local dealer. 47. Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence to AVOID creating a squinting modifier: "My mom said ..... we would go to the movies." A) In the car. B) Quickly. C) If I cleaned my room. D) On Saturday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If I cleaned my room. 48. What kind of error is this?Speaking slowly helps the speaker relax. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 49. Which of the following sentences corrects the misplaced modifier in this sentence? She almost drove her kids to school every day. A) She drove her kids almost to school every day. B) Almost every day, her kids were driven to school. C) Almost every day, she drove her kids to school. D) She drove almost every kid to school every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Almost every day, she drove her kids to school. 50. Complete the sentence to show the *intention* to run was made quickly:I ..... decided to run the race. A) Decided quickly. B) Quickly decided. C) Decided to run quickly. D) Decided to quickly run. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly decided. 51. Choose the correct adverb to complete the sentence:The team played (well/good) in the match. A) Well. B) Terribly. C) Badly. D) Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well. 52. Which revision fixes the dangling modifier? "After reading the article, the conclusions were confusing." A) After reading, confusion filled the article. B) After the article reading, conclusions were confusing. C) After reading the article, I found the conclusions confusing. D) Reading the article, the conclusions confused me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After reading the article, I found the conclusions confusing. 53. When quotation marks are involved, which of the following demonstrates the correct usage of a comma? A) ''It's going to be gorgeous weather outside today, " the teacher said. B) Commas are not used with quotation marks. C) ''It's going to be gorgeous weather outside today" , the teacher said. D) ''It's going to be, gorgeous weather outside today" the teacher said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ''It's going to be gorgeous weather outside today, " the teacher said. 54. What is the modifier in the sentence? She wore a black evening gown to the awards ceremony. A) Black. B) Wore. C) Awards. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black. 55. Select the modifier.The cat is really fluffy. A) Cat. B) Really. C) Is. D) Fluffy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Really. 56. Which sentence uses a compound-complex structure? A) She finished her homework. B) I was late, but I still made it on time. C) Although I was tired, I stayed up, and I finished my essay. D) I walked to the store because I needed milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although I was tired, I stayed up, and I finished my essay. 57. Choose the best correction for the sentence:'Watching the movie, the popcorn was delicious.' A) Delicious, the popcorn was watching the movie. B) The popcorn was delicious while watching the movie. C) Watching the movie, I found the popcorn delicious. D) The movie was watching the delicious popcorn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watching the movie, I found the popcorn delicious. 58. Fill in the gap with the correct compound adjective.There is difficulty in walking steadily because it is ..... A) Cool-looking. B) Sharp-toothed. C) One-footed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One-footed. 59. Complete the sentence:The coach said players who train ..... perform better. A) Sometimes. B) Quickly. C) Often. D) Regularly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regularly. 60. For 8-10. Choose the appropriate single-word modifier in each sentence.8. My mother requested me to buy a ..... honey from the market. A) Sweet. B) Would. C) Into. D) Care. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sweet. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesModifiers Placement Quiz 1Modifiers Placement Quiz 2Modifiers Placement Quiz 3Modifiers Placement Quiz 5Modifiers Placement Quiz 6Modifiers Placement Quiz 7Modifiers Placement Quiz 8Accept Vs. Except Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books