This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Realizing that he would arrive late to the party, Jeffrey Lebowski drove as quickly as he could. A) Jeffrey Lebowski drove as quickly as he could. B) Jeffrey Lebowski driving as quickly as he could. C) Jeffrey Lebowski's driving was as quick as he could. D) Driving as quickly as he could was Jeffrey Lebowski. E) Driving as quickly than he could was Jeffrey Lebowski. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jeffrey Lebowski drove as quickly as he could. 2. What is the dangling modifier in the following sentence? "While working at Sonic, Kylie tripped in a hole without her glasses on." A) Without her glasses on. B) While working at Sonic. C) Tripped in a hole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While working at Sonic. 3. What type of error, if any, does the following sentence have?Drinking coffee on the balcony, a fire engine came down the street. A) No error. B) A misplaced modifier. C) A dangling modifier. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A dangling modifier. 4. Either my sister or my aunts will buy (her, their) gifts at that store. A) Her. B) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 5. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? After the rainstorm, Jeremy walked his dog on a sidewalk covered in wet leaves. A) Jeremy can't walk his dog after a rainstorm. B) Sidewalks cannot be covered in leaves. C) The sentence is correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sentence is correct. 6. A modifier is a ..... , ..... or ..... that adds description to a sentence. A) Sentence, paragraph, essay. B) Word, phrase, clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Word, phrase, clause. 7. Which of the following is correct? Hint:watch out for dangling modifiers. A) After visiting the bakery, we smelled the aroma of freshly baked bread fill our car. B) After visiting the bakery, the aroma of freshly baked bread filled our car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After visiting the bakery, we smelled the aroma of freshly baked bread fill our car. 8. Where should the red modifier be placed? The hat belongs to that girl with the feathers. A) After to. B) After hat. C) After that. D) After feathers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After hat. 9. Identify the modifying phrase:Waking in the night, the fire engine could be heard. A) Waking in the night. B) Waking. C) Could be heard. D) The fire engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waking in the night. 10. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Sneezing from the high pollen count, a clean handkerchief would come in handy. A) The sentence is correct. B) It's unclear who was sneezing. C) A handkerchief can't come in handy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's unclear who was sneezing. 11. Plans for a new road have finally been approved after three years of red tape to stretch across thevalley. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 12. The farmers in the province were spraying their crops wearing protective masks. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 13. While vacationing in Mexico, snorkeling in the bay was the most fun. A) Error. B) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Error. 14. Correct or incorrect?Lying on the beach, thoughts of sun cancer entered my mind as I tried to relax. A) Incorrect. B) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect. 15. Choose the best way to correct the sentence:In spike heels and a ruffled dress, the football captain was dazzled by the homecoming queen. A) The football captain dazzled the homecoming queen by wearing his spike heels and ruffled dress. B) The football captain was dazzled by the homecoming queen in her spike heels and ruffled dress. C) Correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The football captain was dazzled by the homecoming queen in her spike heels and ruffled dress. 16. Find the correct dangling modifier below. 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. 17. What is the dangling modifier in the following sentence? "Jordan was ready for the game wearing a new uniform." A) Ready for the game. B) Jordan. C) Wearing a new uniform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wearing a new uniform. 18. Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:Decorating for a party, streamers were hung up. A) Misplaced Modifier. B) Neither, It's Correct. C) Both. D) Dangling Modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dangling Modifier. 19. Grinning happily, the prize for first place was accepted. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 20. Identify the misplaced modifier or dangling modifiers in the sentences.10. My dad said a bad word, incredibly lost. A) Incredibly lost. B) My dad said. C) My dad. D) Bad word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incredibly lost. 21. The batter swung the bat forcefully extremely. A) Error. B) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Error. 22. Steve loved the little boats. What word is the modifier? A) Steve. B) Loved. C) Little. D) Boats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Little. 23. How can the following sentence be revised to eliminate the misplaced modifier error?The orchestra members prepared for the performance, who were tuning their instruments. A) Who were tuning their instruments the orchestra members prepared for the performance. B) The orchestra, who were tuning their instruments, members prepared for the performance. C) The orchestra members, who were tuning their instruments, prepared for the performance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The orchestra members, who were tuning their instruments, prepared for the performance. 24. The captains of both teams forgot the words of wisdom that (his, their) coaches had given them the night before the championship. A) His. B) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 25. To fix a misplaced modifier, relocate it as close to the ..... it is supposed to modify. A) Adjective. B) Preposition. C) Noun. D) Verb. 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