This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is this sentence correct or incorrect? A) He improve his results, the experiment was done again. B) He improved his results by doing the experiment again. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He improved his results by doing the experiment again. 2. She waited for the bus that stops at the corner. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 3. What is the misplaced modifier in this sentence?The snake did not see the approaching mongoose lying in the sun. A) Lying in the sun. B) Approaching mongoose. C) The snake did not see. D) Approaching mongoose lying in the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lying in the sun. 4. A modifier is called "dangling" when A) It is placed too close to the word or phrase it modifies. B) It is placed too far away from the word or phrase it modifies. C) It has nothing to modify in the sentence. D) It is modifying two things at the same time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has nothing to modify in the sentence. 5. Which one of the given two sentences is correct. A) Displaying its feathers, we all took pictures of the Indian peacock. B) We all took pictures of the Indian peacock displaying its feathers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We all took pictures of the Indian peacock displaying its feathers. 6. How can the dangling modifier in the sentence 'After eating the dinner, the movie was watched.' be corrected? A) After eating the dinner, we watched the movie. B) The movie was watched after eating the dinner. C) After the dinner, the movie was watched. D) The dinner was eaten, and then the movie was watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After eating the dinner, we watched the movie. 7. The girls noticed all the lockers were open as they were walking down the hallway. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 8. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?Too hungry to wait for Brenda's return from the restroom, the bowl of egg drop soup quickly disappeared. A) The sentence is correct. B) Brenda was too hungry to wait. C) We don't know who was too hungry to wait. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We don't know who was too hungry to wait. 9. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? A) The sentence is correct. B) Brenda was too hungry to wait. C) We don't know who was too hungry to wait. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We don't know who was too hungry to wait. 10. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?Attached to the email, Charlotte sent her boyfriend Byron another picture with eerie red eyes. A) The sentence is correct. B) Pictures don't have eerie red eyes. C) Charlotte was attached to the email. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charlotte was attached to the email. 11. Select the correctly written sentence: A) Running late for class, the hallway seemed endless. B) Running late for class, I sprinted down the hallway. C) Running late for class, my shoes got dirty. D) Running late for class, the bell had already rung. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running late for class, I sprinted down the hallway. 12. Which sentence is correctly structured? A) Flying over the city, the skyscrapers looked magnificent to the pilot. B) Flying over the city, the pilot thought the skyscrapers looked magnificent. C) The skyscrapers looked magnificent flying over the city to the pilot. D) The pilot flying over the city thought the skyscrapers looked magnificent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flying over the city, the pilot thought the skyscrapers looked magnificent. 13. The mayor was able to cut the ribbon because someone found scissors. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 14. When ..... , meat must be cooked immediately. A) Defrost. B) They defrost. C) Defrosting. D) Defrosted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Defrosted. 15. Does the sentence have a dangling modifier?Cell phones should be silenced when watching a theater performance. A) Dangling Modifier. B) No Dangling Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 16. Which sentence is the proper way to use a dangling modifier? A) Hoping to excuse my lateness, the note was written and given to my teacher. B) Hoping to excuse my lateness, I wrote a note and gave it to my teacher. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hoping to excuse my lateness, I wrote a note and gave it to my teacher. 17. Hoping to succeed in the interview, long hours were spent in preparation. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 18. Which word is a misplaced modifier in the sentence below?This year's graduating class admires really the famous British authors of the 19th century. A) Really. B) Famous. C) Graduating. D) British. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Really. 19. Choose the sentence with the properly placed modifier: A) Flying over the city, the buildings looked tiny below us. B) Flying over the city, the lights twinkled. C) Flying over the city, our cameras took pictures. D) Flying over the city, darkness fell quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flying over the city, the buildings looked tiny below us. 20. Walking his dog, Mr. Jones enjoyed some fresh air. A) Participle Adjective. B) Regular Participle. C) Nominative Absolute. D) Dangling Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regular Participle. 21. Which one of these options completes the sentence in a way that makes the most sense?Listening to music while walking home, A) I didn't notice my friend trying to get my attention. B) My friend's shouts of "hello" went unnoticed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I didn't notice my friend trying to get my attention. 22. Every morning, Arthur likes to slowly eat a blueberry muffin in his pajamas.Which modifier is misplaced in the sentence above? A) Blueberry. B) In his pajamas. C) Slowly. D) Every morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In his pajamas. 23. Before going out in the rain, ..... Correct the dangling modifier. A) Some umbrellas must be carried. B) We must carry some umbrellas,. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We must carry some umbrellas,. 24. Running quickly across the field, the backpack fell off Jason's shoulder. A) NO CHANGE. B) Running quickly across the field, Jason's backpack fell off his shoulder. C) Jason, running quickly across the field, had his backpack fall off his shoulder. D) Running quickly across the field, Jason felt his backpack fall off his shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running quickly across the field, Jason felt his backpack fall off his shoulder. 25. What type of error is this?:Being a first-year student, my professors do not accept Wikipedia as a credible source of information. A) No error. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Dangling Modifier. D) Squinting Modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling Modifier. 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