This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How can the sentence be improved: "Driving carefully avoids accidents." ? A) Make 'driving' the subject. B) Add 'by' before 'carefully'. C) Move 'carefully' to the end. D) Move 'avoids' to the beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Move 'carefully' to the end. 2. With rhythm and simplicity, the memory of the time I spent with Grandma and Grandpa gives me a sense of security, nurturing, and calm. A) NO CHANGE. B) The memory of the rhythm and simplicity of the time. C) With rhythm and simplicity, the time of the memory. D) With rhythm and simplicity, I remember the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The memory of the rhythm and simplicity of the time. 3. True or False:Moving the modifier to the beginning or end of the sentence can help clarify its meaning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Where is the modifier in the following sentence: "Stephen dropped his fork after he saw a tarantula." A) Stephen. B) Dropped his fork. C) After he saw a tarantula. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After he saw a tarantula. 5. Peter is not ..... as Mary. A) As active. B) Activer. C) More active. D) The most active. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As active. 6. What is the article in the sentence?We can spend the afternoon at home. A) The. B) Home. C) We. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The. 7. The aeroplane is flying ..... up in the sky. A) Highest. B) High. C) As high as. D) Higher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High. 8. Choose the option that corrects the following sentence:Having finished applications, the celebration began. A) There is no error in the original sentence. B) Having finished applications, Hugo began the celebration. C) Having finished applications, it was time to begin the celebrations. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having finished applications, Hugo began the celebration. 9. While performing in the school talent show, Riah's balloon animal creations stole the show. 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. 10. In the sentence "She almost always eats breakfast, " how can the squinting modifier be clarified? A) Remove 'almost'. B) Move 'always' to the end. C) Place 'always' before 'she'. D) Place 'almost' after 'eats'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Place 'almost' after 'eats'. 11. True or False:Squinting modifiers can make a sentence unclear. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Which sentence uses the modifier correctly to avoid ambiguity? A) 'She said after the meeting she would leave.' B) 'She said she would leave after the meeting.' C) 'After she said the meeting, she would leave.' D) 'The meeting she said would leave after.' A) D. B) A. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 13. What is the primary function of a modifier? A) To describe or clarify another word. B) To replace verbs in a sentence. C) To connect two clauses. D) To add punctuation to a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To describe or clarify another word. 14. This was followed by midmorning breakfast with Grandma of Rice Krispies and toast with plenty of jam. A) NO CHANGE. B) Of Rice Krispies and toast with plenty of jam of Grandma's. C) With Grandma; we ate Rice Krispies and toast with plenty of jam. D) And Grandma's eating Rice Krispies and toast with plenty of jam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With Grandma; we ate Rice Krispies and toast with plenty of jam. 15. A squinting modifier can make it unclear which part of the sentence it modifies. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Jack wants to tell Jill that he loves her and no one else. What sentence should Jack use to convey the correct meaning to Jill? Careful attention should be given to the modifier "just." A) "I have chosen to love just you.". B) Jack should say nothing, since words usually complicate things. C) "I have just chosen to love you.". D) "I just love you.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I have chosen to love just you.". 17. Select the correct answer to fill in the blank.*Look at the placement of the commas.The ..... watch was actually very valuable. A) Old, dirty, pocket. B) Old, dirty pocket. C) Old dirty pocket. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Old, dirty pocket. 18. Fatima noticed a bird wearing sunglasses outside her window during study hall. 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. 19. An adverb placed between to and the verb A) Adverb. B) Helping verb. C) Limiting modifier. D) Split infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Split infinitive. 20. Complete the sentence:Your friend says, 'Studying for tests always makes me tired.' To figure out the exact meaning, you ask, 'Do you mean that you're *always* tired when you study, or that the act of studying *always* causes you to be tired?' This process is called ..... A) Correcting a spelling error. B) Finding a dangling modifier. C) Changing the subject of the sentence. D) Testing for ambiguity by paraphrasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Testing for ambiguity by paraphrasing. 21. The following are the characteristics of a single-word modifier EXCEPT ..... A) It gives the same meaning regardless of the added word indicated. B) It alters the meaning of another word. C) They are also known as descriptive words. D) It clarifies a particular word of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It clarifies a particular word of a sentence. 22. Which sentence best fixes the squinting modifier in:'My dad said after dinner we could watch a movie'? A) My dad said we could watch a movie after dinner. B) My dad said we could after dinner watch a movie. C) After dinner my dad said, we could watch a movie. D) The sentence is already clear and correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My dad said we could watch a movie after dinner. 23. Identify the squinting modifier in this sentence:'Exercising regularly builds strength.' A) Regularly. B) Builds. C) Strength. D) Exercising. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regularly. 24. Which revision best clarifies the sentence:'Telling jokes often makes my friends laugh.'? A) My friends often laugh when I tell jokes. B) The sentence is already perfectly clear. C) Telling jokes makes my friends often laugh. D) Often, my friends laugh and I tell jokes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friends often laugh when I tell jokes. 25. Does the following sentence contain a dangler?While driving down the highway, we saw a deer. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 26. Does the following sentence contain a dangler?Sacrifices must be made to climb the corporate ladder. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 27. Which of these sentences implies that the instructor did not offer Elvis a handshake? A) The instructor just nodded to Elvis as she came in. B) The instructor nodded to Elvis just as she came in. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The instructor just nodded to Elvis as she came in. 28. In the sentence, "Listening to music loudly gives me a headache, " which word is the squinting modifier? A) Music. B) Listening. C) Loudly. D) Headache. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loudly. 29. True or False:The sentence 'She decided to quickly leave.' has a squinting modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Which word is being modified?His costume, which was quite original, was a large cardboard box. A) Costume. B) Cardboard. C) Large. D) Original. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Costume. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesModifiers Placement Quiz 1Modifiers Placement Quiz 2Modifiers Placement Quiz 3Modifiers Placement Quiz 4Modifiers Placement Quiz 6Modifiers Placement Quiz 7Modifiers Placement Quiz 8Modifiers Placement Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books