This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of modifier is 'an extremely small Mackerel'? A) Adverbial Phrase. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Adjectival Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjectival Phrase. 2. Walking into the library, the loud noise startled TayShawn. A) Adverb. B) Modifier phrase. C) Adjective. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misplaced modifier. 3. Which option most logically completes the sentence? Having driven around the block, A) Lance crashed the car. B) Notebook crashed. C) The tree began to sway. D) The feather crashed the car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lance crashed the car. 4. Is the prepositional phrase in the sentence an adjective or an adverb phrase?You float easily in sea water. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 5. How could the following sentence be altered to be clearer? Without help I would not finish this assignment. A) Add a comma after 'help.'. B) Add a comma after 'finish.'. C) Add commas around 'I would not.'. D) Add a comma after 'not.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add a comma after 'help.'. 6. I regret those times when I've chosen the dark side. I've wasted enough time not being happy. A) Demonstrative adjective. B) Proper adjective. C) Demonstrative pronouns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demonstrative adjective. 7. What are Adverbs? A) Are words that indicates relationship between a noun and another word. B) Are words that replaces a noun. C) Are words that modify adjectives, verbs and another adverbs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are words that modify adjectives, verbs and another adverbs. 8. True or False:A squinting modifier is called 'squinting' because it seems to be looking in two directions at once. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. A misplaced modifier causes a sentence to sound: A) Polite but unclear. B) Too simple and short. C) Confusing or illogical. D) Overly repetitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confusing or illogical. 10. Complete the sentence with the best modifier placement: ..... , the story unfolded dramatically. A) In the dimly lit room. B) With each page. C) On the edge of their seats. D) After the prologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With each page. 11. Which sentence is an example of a misplaced modifier? A) I handed a fresh piece of bread to the boy beside me that was well buttered. B) The waiter presented a steak that was medium rare to the guest. C) The attorney asked that his insane client be admitted to a mental hospital. D) The home owner chased the intruder wearing nothing but his underwear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The home owner chased the intruder wearing nothing but his underwear. 12. Running late to class, Gabyela's sandwich decided to jump out of her backpack. 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. 13. Identify the adjective in the following sentence:The bright stars twinkled in the night sky. A) Night. B) Bright. C) Twinkled. D) Stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bright. 14. The responsible student always turned in homework on time. A) Adverb. B) Modifier phrase. C) Misplaced modifier. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 15. What type of error is this?To increase chances of winning, more tickets were bought. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifier. 16. ..... is an example of a single-word modifier. A) Share. B) Dare. C) Green. D) Leap. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green. 17. What is the proper adjective made from the proper noun:He usually adds ..... olives to his salad. (Greece) A) Greek. B) Greece. C) Grecian. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greek. 18. Why is the following sentence confusing? 'Students who study often get good grades.' A) It's missing a subject. B) The modifier 'often' is squinting. C) The word 'students' is unclear. D) The verb 'get' is incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The modifier 'often' is squinting. 19. These are nouns: A) UNIVO, El Cuco Beach, Bruno Mars. B) Him, her, us. C) At, in, on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UNIVO, El Cuco Beach, Bruno Mars. 20. Is the following sentence correct?Strolling through the park, a rabbit peered out at me from the underbrush. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 21. Ranjana is as ..... as I am. A) Older. B) Old. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Old. 22. Complete the sentence: ..... , my sister found a hidden trail. A) While exploring the forest. B) With a map in hand. C) At dusk. D) Walking through the brush. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While exploring the forest. 23. Dammam is ..... than Riyadh. A) Than. B) Farthest. C) Farther. D) Far. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Farther. 24. Is the following sentence correct?Regretting his actions, Kyle decided to apologize. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 25. Read the sentence:'The boy promised on his way home to stop for milk.' Which revision makes it clear that the stopping would happen on the way home? A) The boy promised to on his way home stop for milk. B) The boy promised to stop for milk on his way home. C) The boy, on his way home, promised to stop for milk. D) On his way home, the boy promised to stop for milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boy promised to stop for milk on his way home. 26. Give an example of a misplaced modifier. A) Driving to work, the traffic was heavy. B) Walking down the street, the trees looked beautiful. (The modifier 'Walking down the street' should be placed next to the word it modifies, such as 'I saw the beautiful trees while walking down the street.'). C) Running in the park, the birds chirped happily. D) Eating quickly, the food tasted delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking down the street, the trees looked beautiful. (The modifier 'Walking down the street' should be placed next to the word it modifies, such as 'I saw the beautiful trees while walking down the street.'). 27. This room is ..... You can't smoke here. A) Free smoke. B) Smoke-free. C) Free-smoke. D) Smoke free. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smoke-free. 28. Which sentence contains a limiting modifier? A) Stephen takes only two classes. B) The waiter presented a steak that was medium rare to the guest. C) George hardly knows the answer. D) Raj wants to work only on weekends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stephen takes only two classes. 29. Your friend wrote, 'Studying for tests sometimes makes me tired.' Which revision best shows that they get tired only some of the time, not that they study only some of the time? A) Studying sometimes for tests makes me tired. B) The sentence is already clear enough. C) Sometimes, studying for tests makes me tired. D) Studying for tests makes me tired sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Studying for tests makes me tired sometimes. 30. The sentence "Exercising regularly builds strength" is ambiguous. What are the two possible meanings? A) Exercising is regular, or the strength is regular. B) If you exercise regularly it builds strength, or exercising in general builds strength in a regular way. C) Exercising builds regular strength, or you regularly build strength. D) The sentence has only one clear meaning and is not ambiguous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If you exercise regularly it builds strength, or exercising in general builds strength in a regular way. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesModifiers Placement Quiz 1Modifiers Placement Quiz 2Modifiers Placement Quiz 3Modifiers Placement Quiz 4Modifiers Placement Quiz 5Modifiers Placement Quiz 7Modifiers Placement Quiz 8Modifiers Placement Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books