This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Complete the sentence:The coach said players who train ..... perform better. A) Often. B) Regularly. C) Quickly. D) Sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regularly. 5. 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) Care. B) Into. C) Sweet. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sweet. 6. Complete the sentence:A squinting modifier is a word placed between two parts of a sentence, creating ..... A) A compound sentence. B) Confusion. C) A better rhythm. D) A clear meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confusion. 7. Is the following sentence correct?Joggling along the road, Elise's eyes caught the attention of a dog. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 8. The sentence 'Telling jokes secretly is fun' is ambiguous. What are its two possible meanings? A) Jokes are fun, and secrets are fun. B) The act of telling is secret, OR the jokes themselves are secret. C) The person telling the jokes is a secret, OR the fun is a secret. D) Jokes are secretly fun, OR telling them is fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The act of telling is secret, OR the jokes themselves are secret. 9. Leilani, with kindness in her heart, offered to help her classmates. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Misplaced modifier. D) Modifier phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Modifier phrase. 10. Complete the sentence so that the modifier clearly describes 'was hoping':'My friend said she ..... to get the new video game.' A) Was hoping on her birthday. B) Was hoping. C) Was secretly hoping. D) Was hoping secretly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was secretly hoping. 11. Which of the following is an example of an adjectival phrase? A) He plays in the corner. B) Tom read the book on the chair. C) Arthur was extremely tired. D) A tall and slim girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A tall and slim girl. 12. Falls in the wrong place in a sentence (modifies the wrong word) A) Misplaced modifier. B) Limited modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) Modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 13. Which sentence is written clearly and correctly? A) The customer rudely demanded that the waiter take her order. B) The customer demanded that the waiter take her order rudely. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The customer rudely demanded that the waiter take her order. 14. This T-shirt is ..... in this store. A) Smaller. B) As small. C) The smallest. D) The most small. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The smallest. 15. Use the correct form.Oakdale Junior High is the (good) school in the whole district. A) Best. B) Better. C) Gooder. D) Goodest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Best. 16. What is the function of the modifier in the sentence:The brightly colored flowers attracted many bees? A) Describes the action of attracting. B) Describes the number of flowers. C) Describes the flowers. D) Describes the bees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Describes the flowers. 17. Covered in glitter from head to toe, Noah walked proudly into the art room. A) Correct Modifier Placement. B) Misplaced/Dangling Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct Modifier Placement. 18. Identify the modifier in the following sentence:The incredibly fast runner won the race. A) Runner. B) Fast. C) Race. D) Incredibly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incredibly. 19. Smiling proudly, Heaven's skateboard rolled into a bush while she celebrated landing the trick. 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. 20. Identify the modifier in the following sentence:The extremely tall building was visible from miles away. A) Extremely. B) Tall. C) Building. D) Visible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extremely. 21. Of all the mountains, Everest is the ..... A) Higher. B) High. C) Highest. D) Most high. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Highest. 22. True or False:A squinting modifier makes a sentence unclear because it creates two possible meanings. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Complete the sentence with the word that creates a squinting modifier: "The coach told the player ..... to practice more often." A) Sternly. B) That he needed. C) After the game. D) And his team. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After the game. 24. Select the modifier.He is a really good artist. A) Really. B) Good. C) Artist. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Really. 25. Which of the following words is an adverb:quickly, table, happy, big? A) Happy. B) Quickly. C) Table. D) Big. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly. 26. A squinting modifier is different from a dangling modifier because a squinting modifier ..... A) Has no word to describe at all. B) Is always at the beginning of the sentence. C) Has two possible words it could be describing. D) Is always a single word, like 'only'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has two possible words it could be describing. 27. True or False:The sentence 'The coach said on Friday we would practice' contains a squinting modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Complete the sentence:While jogging in the park, ..... saw a beautiful sunset. A) She. B) The sunset. C) The park. D) A tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She. 29. Choose the answer that corrects the misplaced phrase in this sentence:Wearing a tutu, Bill Bates gave pet rats to the little girl and her brother. A) Bill Bates gave pet rats wearing a tutu to the little girl and her brother. B) Bill Bates gave pet rats to the little girl and her brother while wearing a tutu. C) Bill Bates gave pet rats to the little girl wearing a tutu and her brother. D) The modifier is placed correctly in the original sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bill Bates gave pet rats to the little girl and her brother while wearing a tutu. 30. Which of these sentences means that the vendor did not make a sale? A) The shop keeper sold almost all the pots. B) The shop keeper almost sold all the pots. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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