This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. In the sentence 'Reading a book quietly makes me happy, ' the adverb 'quietly' is a squinting modifier because it could mean ..... A) The reading is quiet or it quietly makes you happy. B) The book is quiet or the person is happy. C) The book is quiet or the reading is quiet. D) The person reading is quiet or the house is quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The reading is quiet or it quietly makes you happy. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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 at the moment the bell rang, or I would meet her after the bell rang. B) The bell rang at the lockers, or I would meet her there. C) I would meet her, or she would meet me. D) I told her I would meet her, or I told someone else. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I told her at the moment the bell rang, or I would meet her after the bell rang. 7. Complete the sentence:Anxious about the results, ..... waited nervously. A) The student. B) The paper. C) The teacher. D) The classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The student. 8. Which sentence uses a misplaced modifier? A) The girl who was wearing a red dress danced gracefully. B) The teacher explained the problem to the students clearly. C) He served a meal to the guests that was delicious. D) The dog barked at the stranger in the yard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He served a meal to the guests that was delicious. 9. 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. 10. Identify the error in: "He decided quickly to leave the party." A) 'quickly' is a squinting modifier. B) No error. C) 'decided' is a squinting modifier. D) 'leave' should be 'leaves'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'quickly' is a squinting modifier. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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'. 15. Complete the sentence:After dinner, ..... in the cozy living room. A) The cat purred contentedly. B) The sun set beautifully. C) We watched a movie. D) A gentle breeze blew. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We watched a movie. 16. This mother-of-pearl is so stunning. It has ..... color. A) Silvering green. B) Silver-green. C) Silvering-green. D) Silver green. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silver-green. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. Complete the sentence: ..... on the rooftop, the view was breathtaking. A) Standing. B) Looking. C) Being. D) Sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Standing. 20. Which of the following best describes adjective? A) These are words that describe an action or a state. B) These are words that are used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns. C) These are words used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. D) These are words that give meaningless idea of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) These are words that are used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns. 21. 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 local dealer that had a smoky tailpipe. B) Deki bought a used car with a smoky tailpipe from a local dealer. C) Deki bought a smoky tailpipe from a local dealer with a used car. D) A local dealer sold Deki a used car with a smoky tailpipe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deki bought a used car with a smoky tailpipe from a local dealer. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. Which of the following sentences corrects the misplaced modifier in this sentence? She almost drove her kids to school every day. A) She drove almost every kid 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 her kids almost to school every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Almost every day, she drove her kids to school. 25. Complete the sentence to show the *intention* to run was made quickly:I ..... decided to run the race. A) Quickly decided. B) Decided to run quickly. C) Decided to quickly run. D) Decided quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly decided. 26. Choose the correct adverb to complete the sentence:The team played (well/good) in the match. A) Badly. B) Terribly. C) Well. D) Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well. 27. 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. 28. 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) ''It's going to be gorgeous weather outside today" , the teacher said. C) Commas are not used with quotation marks. 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. 29. What is the modifier in the sentence? She wore a black evening gown to the awards ceremony. A) Black. B) She. C) Wore. D) Awards. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black. 30. Select the modifier.The cat is really fluffy. A) Cat. B) Really. C) Is. D) Fluffy. 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