This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:To ace the exam, the student studied ..... every night. A) Diligently. B) Casually. C) Slowly. D) Rarely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diligently. 2. Which sentence correctly avoids a squinting modifier? A) The coach said players who train regularly improve. B) The coach said regularly players who train improve. C) The coach said players who train improve regularly. D) The coach said that players improve regularly who train. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The coach said players who train regularly improve. 3. Rewrite the sentence 'The boy quickly ran' with the modifier in a different position. A) The boy ran quickly. B) Quickly, the boy ran. C) The quickly boy ran. D) Quickly ran the boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly, the boy ran. 4. These are demonstrative Adjectives: A) Argentinian, Japanese and American. B) That, those, this and these. C) Nice, beautiful and friendly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That, those, this and these. 5. Which revision best clarifies the sentence 'Telling jokes frequently gets a laugh' to mean that the jokes *often succeed*? A) Telling frequent jokes gets a laugh. B) Telling jokes that are frequent gets a laugh. C) Frequently, telling jokes gets a laugh. D) Telling jokes gets a laugh frequently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Telling jokes gets a laugh frequently. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. Which of the following sentences contains an adverbial modifier? A) She sings beautifully. B) The red car is fast. C) The dog barked loudly. D) The book on the table is mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She sings beautifully. 10. 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. 11. Anyah completed the assignment carefully to avoid mistakes. A) Modifier phrase. B) Adjective. C) Misplaced modifier. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 12. Where should the comma go?Fortunately the vehicle worked well. A) Vehicle,. B) Fortunately,. C) Worked,. D) The sentence does not need commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fortunately,. 13. 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. 14. What is the main purpose of limiting modifiers? A) To enhance the description of an action. B) To clarify the meaning of a verb. C) To restrict the meaning of a noun or verb. D) To provide additional information about a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To restrict the meaning of a noun or verb. 15. Which sentence contains a squinting modifier, making it unclear? A) Reading in the car sometimes gives me a headache. B) The student I spoke to yesterday was very helpful. C) My brother almost ate the whole pizza by himself. D) The coach told us on Friday we would have practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The coach told us on Friday we would have practice. 16. 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 read. B) Lying carefully. C) Carefully lying. D) Read carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carefully read. 17. Which part of the sentence is a modifier?The student carefully proofread her draft. A) Student. B) Carefully. C) Proofread. D) Draft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carefully. 18. 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. 19. John ain't do nothing wrong! A) John didn't do anything wrong!. B) John ain't do anything wrong!. C) Sentence is correct. D) John didn't do nothing wrong!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John didn't do anything wrong!. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase modifier? A) The student solved the problem quickly. B) The samples were stored in a cold chamber. C) The research team collected accurate data. D) The professor explained the theory clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The samples were stored in a cold chamber. 23. Complete the sentence:They said moving the meeting ..... help everyone. A) will B) might C) could D) would A) Would. B) Might. C) Could. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 24. 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) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 25. Identify the squinting modifier in this sentence:'The student who studies often passes the exams.' A) Studies. B) Often. C) Student. D) Passes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Often. 26. 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 saving money on Thursday. B) She advised him to start on Thursday saving money. C) On Thursday, she advised him to start saving money. D) The sentence is already clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On Thursday, she advised him to start saving money. 27. Adverb are words ..... A) Used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. B) That describe an action or a state. C) That give meaningless idea of the sentence. D) That are used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. 28. Which revision corrects the squinting modifier:'Jogging regularly strengthens your muscles quickly.' A) Strengthens jogging regularly your muscles quickly. B) Jogging quickly strengthens your muscles regularly. C) Jogging strengthens your muscles quickly when done regularly. D) Regularly jogging quickly strengthens your muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jogging strengthens your muscles quickly when done regularly. 29. 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. 30. 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) 'improves' or 'health'. D) 'Exercising' or 'health'. 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