This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 27 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Effect is a ..... and affect is a ..... A) Verb, noun. B) Noun, verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun, verb. 2. Complete the sentence: ..... on the table, the sandwich looked delicious. A) Sitting. B) Sit. C) Sat. D) Sits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sitting. 3. What is the main feature of a 'squinting modifier'? A) It is always found at the beginning of a sentence. B) It is a modifier that has been misspelled. C) It is awkwardly placed between two parts of a sentence, making the meaning unclear. D) It describes a word that isn't actually in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is awkwardly placed between two parts of a sentence, making the meaning unclear. 4. While chatting on the phone, the doorbell rang. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling. 5. How ..... brothers do you have? A) Much. B) Many. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many. 6. What is the modifier in the sentence below that is describing the word cat? My cousin has a cat with all white fur. A) All white fur. B) With all white fur. C) White fur. D) Cousin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With all white fur. 7. The 3 types of modifiers are: A) Modifying Words, Modifying Clauses, Modifying Phrases. B) Modifying Adjectives, Modifying Nouns, Modifying Verbs. C) Modifying Sentences, Modifying Run-Ons, Modifying Fragments. D) Complex Modifiers, Simple Modifiers, Compound Complex modifiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modifying Words, Modifying Clauses, Modifying Phrases. 8. Walking along the bridge, a ship suddenly appeared. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 9. I left at six for an early appointment. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 10. How can you correct a sentence with a misplaced modifier? A) Rephrase the sentence. B) Add more details. C) Use a different verb. D) Change the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rephrase the sentence. 11. Identify the sentence with the correctly placed modifier:After eating lunch, the homework was completed by Sam. A) After eating lunch, Sam completed the homework. B) The homework was completed by Sam after eating lunch. C) After completing the homework, the lunch was eaten by Sam. D) Eating lunch, the homework was completed by Sam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After eating lunch, Sam completed the homework. 12. Which sentence is the best correction for 'Having forgotten the key, the door would not open'? A) The door, having forgotten the key, would not open. B) Having forgotten the key, I could not open the door. C) The door would not open, having forgotten the key. D) The sentence is correct as written. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having forgotten the key, I could not open the door. 13. A misplaced modifier is ..... A) A modifier that is NOT next to the modified word in the sentence. B) A modifier, but the modified word is NOT in the sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A modifier that is NOT next to the modified word in the sentence. 14. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.Reducing visibility to just a few feet, residents of the Great Plains gave the name "black blizzards" or "black rollers" to the dense dust clouds that often swept through during the 1930s. A) Reducing visibility to just a few feet. B) Residents of the Great Plains. C) The dense dust clouds. D) During the 1930s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reducing visibility to just a few feet. 15. What does the modifier 'rapidly' in the sentence 'Robbers who steal chocolate bunnies rapidly attract the outrage of onlookers' potentially modify? A) The robbers. B) Both B and C. C) The outrage of onlookers. D) The act of stealing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both B and C. 16. Which of these sentences is unclear? A) While I was walking on the street, I saw a lost dog. B) I often wish I were in a better position to help those in need. C) Tired and hungry, the girl fed the baby. D) If the weather gets much colder, I will have to find my winter coat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tired and hungry, the girl fed the baby. 17. Which sentence is correct? The teacher, explaining the lesson, answered all questions. A) Explaining the lesson, the teacher answered all questions. B) The teacher answered all questions, explaining the lesson. C) The teacher answered, explaining all the questions in the lesson. D) Explaining all the questions, the teacher the lesson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explaining the lesson, the teacher answered all questions. 18. Choose the sentence that corrects the dangling modifier:'To improve her grades, the books were read by Mia every night.' A) Mia read the books every night to improve her grades. B) The books were read by Mia every night to improve her grades. C) To improve her grades, Mia read the books every night. D) Every night, Mia read the books to improve her grades. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To improve her grades, Mia read the books every night. 19. Identify the simple modifier in the sentence:'The cat slept soundly on the couch.' A) Cat. B) Slept. C) Soundly. D) Couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soundly. 20. Complete the sentence:To win the game, ..... A) Practice hard is necessary. B) The team must practice hard. C) Hard practice is needed by the team. D) The need to practice hard is for the team. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team must practice hard. 21. A "dangling modifier" refers to (or modifies) a word: A) That is clearly stated in the sentence. B) That might not be included in the sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That might not be included in the sentence. 22. Correct the misplaced modifier in the following sentence: "She served cupcakes to the children on paper plates." A) She served cupcakes on paper plates to the children. B) On paper plates, she served cupcakes to the children. C) She served to the children cupcakes on paper plates. D) She served the children on paper plates cupcakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She served cupcakes on paper plates to the children. 23. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the modifier: A) Flying high above the mountains, the eagle was spotted by the hikers. B) Flying high above the mountains, the hikers spotted the eagle. C) The eagle spotted the hikers flying high above the mountains. D) The hikers, flying high above the mountains, spotted the eagle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flying high above the mountains, the hikers spotted the eagle. 24. Which revision corrects the dangling modifier? 'Reading the book, the hours passed quickly.' A) Reading the book, I noticed the hours passed quickly. B) The hours passed quickly reading the book. C) While the hours passed quickly, reading the book. D) Reading the book, passing the hours quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading the book, I noticed the hours passed quickly. 25. What is the correct placement of the modifier in the following sentence?Dangling:To improve your writing skills, practice is essential. A) Practice is essential to improve your writing skills. B) To improve your writing skills, essential is practice. C) To improve your writing skills, practice is essential. D) To improve your writing skills, is essential practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To improve your writing skills, practice is essential. 26. Complete the sentence: ..... playing in the yard, the children were called inside. A) After. B) During. C) While. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While. 27. Complete the sentence with correct grammar:The car ..... in the garage belongs to my uncle. A) parking B) parked C) parks D) park A) Parking. B) Parked. C) Parks. D) Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parked. 28. Complete the sentence: ..... , the broken window was repaired by the handyman. A) After being shattered. B) While fixing. C) After fixing. D) Repairing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After being shattered. 29. Complete the sentence:To improve his grades, ..... every day. A) Studying. B) He studies. C) He study. D) Studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He studies. 30. Complete the sentence:The cat ..... chased the mouse quickly. A) Who was hungry. B) Hungry. C) Quickly. D) Chased. 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