This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Eric's foot indicated his nervousness during the interview, which jiggled wildly. A) The interview was jiggling wildly. B) Eric's foot can't indicate feelings. C) The sentence is correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The interview was jiggling wildly. 2. This modifier doesn't have a target word to attach itself to; therefore, it dangles. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 3. What type of error, if any, does the following sentence have?I found the book that I need for class after I looked in three rooms. A) No error. B) A misplaced modifier. C) A dangling modifier. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No error. 4. Choose the corrected misplaced modifier sentence:Dressed in a flowing gown, everyone watched the celebrity enter the room. A) Everyone watched the celebrity dressed in a flowing gown enter the room. B) Dressed in a flowing gown, everyone watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Everyone watched the celebrity dressed in a flowing gown enter the room. 5. Choose the correct 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) Even make one mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even. 6. What change, if any, should be made to the sentence?When running, it is important to breathe through your nose. A) Move When running to the end of the sentence. B) Change it is to you are. C) Add you are between When and running. D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add you are between When and running. 7. Is the modifier dangling or correct?-With a sigh of dissappointment, the dress was returned to the rack. A) Correct. B) Dangling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 8. Which word is being modified in the following sentence? "Daniel really admired the famous football player, Peyton Manning. A) Football player. B) Daniel. C) Peyton Manning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peyton Manning. 9. The man walked the dog in a pinstriped suit. A) The man in a pinstriped suit walked the dog. B) While in a pinstriped suit, the dog was walked. C) Because the dog was in a pinstriped suit, the man walked him. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man in a pinstriped suit walked the dog. 10. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Hungry for dinner, the surface is where Gert the goldfish waited in anticipation of food flakes. A) Goldfish can't wait in anticipation. B) The surface sounds like it is the one waiting. C) Gert needs to be mentioned closer to 'Hungry for dinner'. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gert needs to be mentioned closer to 'Hungry for dinner'. 11. Correct or incorrect?Being very shy, strangers easily frighten my little sister, Maggie. A) Incorrect. B) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect. 12. Although best known for his books that passionately defend local and organic food, Michael Pollan has written on other topics as well. A) Michael Pollan has written on other topics as well. B) Michael Pollan will have written on other topics as well. C) Michael Pollan's books cover other topics as well. D) Michael Pollan's books covered other topics as well. E) Michael Pollan's writing on other topics as well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Michael Pollan has written on other topics as well. 13. Once inside the glider, Cayley gave the machine a hard shove. A) NO CHANGE. B) Once he was inside the glider,. C) Once the coachman was inside the glider,. D) After Cayley got inside the glider,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Once the coachman was inside the glider,. 14. It is usually a phrase, frequently found at the beginning of a sentence, which refers to a word that is not actually stated in the sentence at all. A) Misplaced Adjectives. B) Dangling Modifier. C) Dependent Clause. D) Misplaced Modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling Modifier. 15. What is the misplaced modifier shown in the sentence below? The man bought a tie at the department store with yellow and blue stripes? A) At the department store. B) With yellow and blue stripes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With yellow and blue stripes. 16. In correcting dangling modifiers, sometimes the ..... of the verb must be changed. The original tense of the verb must be kept, however. A) Pitch. B) Tone. C) Voice. D) Intonation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Voice. 17. What word is not a certain single word modifier? A) Almost. B) Not. C) Only. D) Nearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not. 18. While tuning the radio, the car swerved dangerously toward a telephone pole. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 19. Covered with mushrooms, sausage, and extra cheese, Morgan eagerly bit into the enormous slice of pizza. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) Correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 20. Sir George Cayley invented the first successful glider, but he was not the first to fly it. After he designed several experimental models, Cayley's coachman was chosen to be the first glider pilot. A) NO CHANGE. B) The coachman of Cayley was chosen by Cayley. C) A coachman, a driver of a horse-drawn carriage, was picked. D) Cayley chose his coachman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cayley chose his coachman. 21. Muffled in heavy clothing, the hike up the mountain was tiring. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 22. Someone in your class called and left (his, their) phone number. A) His. B) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His. 23. Choose the best way to correct the sentence:Crawling up the wall, my grandmother saw the tarantula and screamed. A) My grandmother screamed when she saw the tarantula crawling up the wall. B) My grandmother crawled up the wall and then screamed when she saw a tarantula. C) Correct as written. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My grandmother screamed when she saw the tarantula crawling up the wall. 24. Hot and tired, cold water was what the team needed. A) Error. B) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Error. 25. Looking out the window, a remarkable sight appeared. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. 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