This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Modifier Errors – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Modifier Errors Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To help keep this party a secret, all of the decorations and supplies will be kept where the birthday boy never goes, at Lisa's house. What is the dangling modifier in this sentence? A) To help keep this party a secret. B) At Lisa's house. C) Where the birthday boy never goes. D) Of the decorations and supplies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help keep this party a secret. 2. Which of the following sentences is written with all modifiers placed correctly? A) The students received an A who made the first presentation. B) The kitten belongs to my neighbor that is on the branch. C) I showed the colorful cotton fabric that was made in Kenya to my sister. D) The doctor said that the triplets were quite healthy who examined them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I showed the colorful cotton fabric that was made in Kenya to my sister. 3. A dangling modifier occurs when a modifier in a sentence is ..... the word it modifies. A) Close to. B) Missing. C) Describing. D) Far away from. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Missing. 4. However, there (can be, can't be) no doubt that little Howie is smart. A) Can be. B) Can't be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can be. 5. Which sentence avoids misplaced modifiers? A) Drooling in anticipation of the treat, Gizmo waited for Sylvia to reward him with a dog cookie. B) Drooling in anticipation of the treat, Sylvia rewarded Gizmo with a dog cookie. C) Drooling in anticipation of the treat, a dog cookie was given to Gizmo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drooling in anticipation of the treat, Gizmo waited for Sylvia to reward him with a dog cookie. 6. Find the misplaced modifier in this sentence:We almost lost all our money, and now we only have $ 10.00 to last the rest of the week. A) To last. B) Of the week. C) To last the rest of the week. D) Almost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Almost. 7. The patient was referred to the physician with stomach pains. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 8. Choose the misplaced modifier in the sentence below:I didn't even make one mistake on the midterm test. A) Even. B) On the midterm test. C) One mistake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even. 9. The lake is darker over there because it is (more deeper, deeper). A) More deeper. B) Deeper. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deeper. 10. You (won't, will) never guess what he can already do. A) Won't. B) Will. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will. 11. Is this sentence below correctly written or does it have a misplaced, awkward, or confusing part?With white fur, my cousin has a cat. A) Correctly written. B) Incorrectly written with a misplaced, awkward, or confusing part. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrectly written with a misplaced, awkward, or confusing part. 12. Where should the red modifier be placed? Ringing, everyone glared at the man with the cell phone. A) After the. B) After everyone. C) After glared. D) After phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the. 13. Nobody had (ever, never) given me a one hundred in math before. A) Ever. B) Never. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ever. 14. Where should the red modifier be placed? Mary read that a wasp larva spins a cocoon in the encyclopedia. A) After cocoon. B) After spins. C) After wasp. D) After read. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After read. 15. Mark Twain was more outspoken than (any other, any) writer of his time A) Any other. B) Any. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any other. 16. One day I (could, couldn't) find my homework nowhere A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 17. Is the sentence below correctly written or does it have a misplace, awkward, or confusing part?Steve loved the little boats. A) Correctly written. B) Incorrect with a misplaced, awkward, or confusing part. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correctly written. 18. He is (more readier, readier) to talk than I was at age two. A) More readier. B) Readier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Readier. 19. I (can, can't) hardly wait to tell you. A) Can. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 20. Is the sentence below correctly written or does it have a misplace, awkward, or confusing part? Take the note which Kim wrote to Mr. Henderson's office A) Correctly written. B) Incorrect with a misplaced, awkward, or confusing part. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correctly written. 21. When grocery shopping, ..... Which of the following best completes the sentence above? A) It is necessary to have a list of needed items. B) There is an advantage to having a list. C) A list of needed items is essential. D) You should have a list of needed items. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You should have a list of needed items. 22. Filled with an assortment of cakes, Josephine drooled as she peered into the glass display case because she hadn't had dessert in months. What is the misplaced modifier in this sentence? A) Because she hadn't had dessert. B) Filled with an assortment of cakes. C) Josephine drooled as she peered. D) Into the glass display case. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Filled with an assortment of cakes. 23. Mr. Van Daan was more selfish than (any other, any) character in the play A) Any other. B) Any. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any other. 24. Where does the phrase "with the flat tire" belong in the sentence below? You should take the bicycle to the repair shop down the street with the flat tire. A) Between bicycle and to. B) Between You and should. C) Between should and take. D) Between shop and down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between bicycle and to. 25. Which of the following is a dangling modifier in the sentence below? Sleeping, the heavy rainstorm passing through was not heard. A) Sleeping. B) Passing through. C) Heavy. D) Not heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sleeping. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCommon Modifier Errors Quiz 2Common Modifier Errors Quiz 3Accept Vs. 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