This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where should the red modifier be placed? Joshua and Reginald heard that there was a destructive hailstorm on the news. A) After destructive. B) After heard. C) After Joshua. D) After was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After heard. 2. What type of error, if any, does the following sentence have?We left our car at the shop with a flat tire. A) No error. B) A misplaced modifier. C) A dangling modifier. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A misplaced modifier. 3. Choose the best way to correct the sentence:Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week. A) The police stole two cars this week. B) The police reported that two cars were stolen this week. C) It's already correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The police reported that two cars were stolen this week. 4. What is the following sentence saying?Entering the dining room, the roast turkey looked appetizing. A) We thought the roast turkey looked appetizing. B) The roast turkey was entering the dining room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The roast turkey was entering the dining room. 5. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Scrubbing the tile grout with bleach and an old toothbrush, the mildew stains began to fade. A) We don't know who scrubbed the tile grout. B) The mildew stains were scrubbing the tile grout. C) A toothbrush was scrubbing the tile grout. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We don't know who scrubbed the tile grout. 6. 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 You and should. B) Between bicycle and to. C) Between shop and down. D) Between should and take. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between bicycle and to. 7. Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:While talking on the phone, the door opened. A) Both. B) Dangling Modifier. C) Misplaced Modifier. D) Neither, It's Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misplaced Modifier. 8. What kind of modifier problem does this sentence have? We were told the movie would begin at 7:00 pm. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 9. Advertising a music festival, Paul saw a billboard while he was driving on the highway. What is the best way, if any, to rewrite this sentence? A) No change. B) Advertising a music festival, Paul saw a billboard driving on the highway. C) While he was driving on the highway, Paul saw a billboard advertising a music festival. D) While he was driving on the highway advertising a music festival, Paul saw a billboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While he was driving on the highway, Paul saw a billboard advertising a music festival. 10. Identify the misplaced modifier or dangling modifiers in the sentences. 5. The girl said on Wednesday with a blue skirt she would call us. A) With a blue skirt. B) Girl said. C) Would call us. D) The girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With a blue skirt. 11. What is the following sentence saying?Born into an immigrant family, the White House seemed an impossible goal. A) The White House was born into an immigrant family. B) The White House goal seemed impossible because he was born to an immigrant family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The White House was born into an immigrant family. 12. Standing near the runway, the noise of the jets was deafening. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 13. My friend uses a pen to write his essays with a gold cap. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 14. Which one of these options completes the sentence in a way that makes the most sense? Out of honey crunch cereal, A) Oatmeal was the best alternative. B) I decided oatmeal was the best alternative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I decided oatmeal was the best alternative. 15. Choose the sentence with the corrected misplaced modifier:She almost needed one day to complete the assignment. A) She needed one day to almost complete the assignment. B) She needed almost one day to complete the assignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She needed almost one day to complete the assignment. 16. "While driving around town, a tree fell and hit my car." A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling. 17. Which of the following best completes the sentence?When grocery shopping, ..... 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. 18. Anita warned us that the animals were dangerous, being completely untamed. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 19. Identify the misplaced modifier or dangling modifiers in the sentences.4. After reading the book, the movie made more sense. A) The movie. B) Made more sense. C) Movie made. D) After reading the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After reading the book. 20. Is the sentence below the corrected version of the misplaced modifier? The man bought a tie at the department store with yellow and blue stripes. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 21. The girl danced on the stage with curly brown hair. A) Correct as is. B) While on the stage with curly brown hair, the girl danced. C) The girl danced on the curly, brown-haired stage. D) The girl with curly brown hair danced on the stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The girl with curly brown hair danced on the stage. 22. What is the dangling modifier in the following sentence? "Having no food in the house, Arby's was the closest option for dinner for Ben" A) Having no food in the house. B) Arby's was the closest option. C) For Ben. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having no food in the house. 23. Which sentence contains a dangling modifier? A) Running through the house, the mom yelled at the wild child. B) Running through the house, the walls shook. C) Running through the house, the wild child made his mother angry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running through the house, the walls shook. 24. Starting out as a short-order cook, a trainee can find the work confusing at first. A) Dangling. B) Correct. C) Misplaced. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 25. Read each sentence. Then select the correct answer below.Tonya was petting the cat eating a candy bar. A) Contains a misplaced modifier. B) Contains a dangling modifier. C) Is correct as written. D) Contains no modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contains a misplaced modifier. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 1Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 2Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 3Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 4Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 5Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 6Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 7Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 8Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books