This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Worried, dark circles appeared under Nathan's eyes. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 2. The car on the bridge which is green is mine. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 3. Initially trained as a paleontologist, Jack Horner's consulting work helped make the Jurassic Park movies more scientifically accurate than previous dinosaur-related film efforts. A) Jack Horner's consulting work. B) Jack Horner performed consulting work that. C) The consulting work of Jack Horner. D) Jack Horner, whose consulting work. E) Consulting work performed by Jack Horner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jack Horner performed consulting work that. 4. What word is a misplaced word in the sentence below. Moving around the sun, Earth's speed is more than 66, 000 miles per hour. A) Moving around the sun. B) More than 66, 000 miles. C) Miles per hour. D) Earth's speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moving around the sun. 5. Correct or incorrect?Though not a fan of scary movies, A Quiet Place is actually quite good. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 6. Uncle Jim bought a new carriage for the baby that was on sale. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 7. To improve the results, the experiment was done again. A) Correct. B) Misplaced. C) Dangling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling. 8. Find the misplaced modifier in the sentence:After being shampooed, Trish was surprised by the carpet's new look. A) By the carpet's new look. B) Trish. C) After being shampooed. D) Was surprised. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After being shampooed. 9. "While they were dining, many guests admired the intricate centerpiece."If we wanted to add the phrase "on the kitchen table" to describe the centerpiece, where should we place it in the sentence above? A) Between guests and admired. B) After centerpiece. C) Between the and intricate. D) Before While. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After centerpiece. 10. Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:While I was waiting for my mom, snow started to fall heavily around me. A) Misplaced Modifier. B) Both. C) Dangling Modifier. D) Neither, It's Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither, It's Correct. 11. Read the following sentences and select the BEST correction.15. In the magazine, the singer was portrayed respectfully. A) Respectfully, the magazine portrayed the singer. B) Respectfully, the singer portrayed the magazine. C) The magazine, respectively, the singer portrayed. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respectfully, the singer portrayed the magazine. 12. The friendly man said hello to my mother, whose name I can't remember. A) Error. B) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Error. 13. Because he never forgot his friends, well-loved throughout the community was Walter Sobchak. A) Well-loved throughout the community was Walter Sobchak. B) Well-loved throughout the community is Walter Sobchak. C) Walter Sobchak's being well-loved throughout the community. D) Walter Sobchak was well-loved throughout the community. E) Walter Sobchak were well-loved throughout the community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walter Sobchak was well-loved throughout the community. 14. Which of the following is a dangling modifier in the sentence below? All of the required materials should be carefully gathered before beginning the project. A) Required. B) Of the required materials. C) Before beginning the project. D) Carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before beginning the project. 15. She wore a straw hat, which was obviously too small, on the back of her head. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 16. Unlike the prolific cheetah, which can have up to nine cubs in a litter, the size of a panda litter is typically only one or two cubs. A) The size of a panda litter is typically only one or two cubs. B) It is typical for the size of a panda litter to be only one or two cubs. C) One or two cubs is the typical size of a panda litter. D) The panda has a litter of typically only one or two cubs. E) In panda litters, the size is typically only one or two cubs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The panda has a litter of typically only one or two cubs. 17. Everyone complained that (his/her, their) food was cold. A) His/her. B) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His/her. 18. I am selling an antique dresser for my grandmother that is in perfect condition. Which of the following is a misplaced modifier in the sentence above? A) Perfect. B) Antique. C) That is in perfect condition. D) Selling an antique dresser. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That is in perfect condition. 19. Is the sentence below the corrected version of the dangling modifier? Biting my lip, not laughing was difficult. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 20. Which sentence does NOT contain a misplaced modifier or dangling modifier? A) While doing her homework, Hannah's goldfish held her interest. B) While doing her homework, Hannah instead was interested in her goldfish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While doing her homework, Hannah instead was interested in her goldfish. 21. Choose the best way to correct this sentence:Trevor gave a sculpture to his girlfriend that he had carved out of soap. A) After it was carved out of soap, Trevor gave a sculpture to his girlfriend. B) Trevor gave a sculpture that he had carved out of soap to his girlfriend. C) It's already correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trevor gave a sculpture that he had carved out of soap to his girlfriend. 22. Identify the misplaced modifier or dangling modifiers in the sentences.1. Driving to the party, the golden present slid around in the trunk of the car. A) In the trunk. B) Golden present. C) Driving to the party. D) Of the car. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Driving to the party. 23. Choose the best way to correct this sentence:Covered with mushrooms and cheese, Manfred bit into the pizza. A) Manfred, covered with mushrooms and cheese, bit into the pizza. B) Manfred bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese. C) The sentence is correct as written. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manfred bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese. 24. After showing my ID badge to the guard, the gate opened. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling. 25. What kind of modifier problem does this sentence have? The car on the bridge which is green is mine. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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 5Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 6Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 7Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 8Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 9Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books