This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which option is the best way to correct the sentence below?Searching my wallet, my driver's license was found A) Correct as written. B) Searching my wallet, I found my driver's license. C) After searching my wallet, my driver's license was found. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Searching my wallet, I found my driver's license. 2. The trash, located by the sink, is always taken out at least once a week to keep the kitchen from smelling.What is the dangling modifier in this sentence? A) Located by the sink. B) Taken out at least once a week. C) Always. D) To keep the kitchen from smelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To keep the kitchen from smelling. 3. Choose the correct version of the sentences below.Swimming in the ocean, the birds swarmed above us looking for fish. A) The birds swimming in the ocean swarmed above us looking for fish. B) While we were swimming in the ocean, the birds swarmed above us looking for fish. C) Above us, the birds swarmed swimming in the ocean looking for fish. D) Sentence correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While we were swimming in the ocean, the birds swarmed above us looking for fish. 4. What is the participial phrase in this sentence?The waitress served Gilbert a plate of gray meatloaf sauced with lumpy gravy. A) Gray meatloaf. B) Served Gilbert a plate. C) Gray meatloaf sauced with lumpy gravy. D) Sauced with lumpy gravy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sauced with lumpy gravy. 5. There are only two parking spaces left in the lot. A) Correct as written. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct as written. 6. Raising your eyebrow at someone after they told you something you don't quite believe describes this vocabulary word. A) Dubious. B) Presumptuous. C) Credulity. D) Frivolous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dubious. 7. Which option is the best way to correct the sentence below?Fishing for trout, our boat tipped over. A) Correct as written. B) Fishing for trout, Jerry's boat tipped over. C) While Jerry was fishing for trout, his boat tipped over. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While Jerry was fishing for trout, his boat tipped over. 8. Hoping to win the prize, the contest was entered by many people. A) The contest was hoping to win the prize by many people. B) The contest was entered by many people who hoped to win the prize. C) Many people entered the contest hoping to win the prize. D) Hoping to win the prize, many people entered the contest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hoping to win the prize, many people entered the contest. 9. Choose the correct version of the sentences below.While doing the dishes, the parrot sang along with the radio. A) The parrot sang along with the radio while doing the dishes. B) The parrot, while doing the dishes, sang along with the radio. C) While I was doing the dishes, the parrot sang along with the radio. D) Sentence correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While I was doing the dishes, the parrot sang along with the radio. 10. The sentence "Hoping to impress the teacher, the essay was written neatly" is correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Searching my wallet, my driver's license was found. A) Correct. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Dangling Modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 12. Does this sentence contain a dangling modifier?Helping the mother find her ticket, the train left. A) Dangling modifier. B) No error. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling modifier. 13. Emma Sue was delighted when Professor Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin. A) Yes! This sentence has a misplaced or dangling modifier!. B) No! This sentence is error free!. C) This sentence has a spelling error. D) This sentence does not have a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes! This sentence has a misplaced or dangling modifier!. 14. Choose the correct version of the sentences below. Ice cream was served to everyone in a bowl. A) Everyone in a bowl was served ice cream. B) In a bowl, ice cream was in a bowl served to everyone. C) Ice cream was served in a bowl to everyone. D) Sentence correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ice cream was served in a bowl to everyone. 15. To help keep this party a secret, all of the decorations and supplies will be kept where the birthday boy never goes, at Lisa's house.What is the dangling modifier in this sentence? A) At Lisa's house. B) Where the birthday boy never goes. C) To help keep this party a secret. D) Of the decorations and supplies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To help keep this party a secret. 16. Are dangling participles always correct? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 17. When she slipped on the ice, she broke her leg. A) Correct. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Dangling Modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 18. When running, it is important to breathe through your nose.What change, if any, should be made to the sentence above? A) Change it is to you are. B) Add you are between When and running. C) Move When running to the end of the sentence. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add you are between When and running. 19. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? While baking cookies, the timer went off. A) The cookies were baking the timer. B) The sentence is correct. C) We don't know who was baking cookies. D) The timer was baking cookies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We don't know who was baking cookies. 20. While they were dining, many guests admired the intricate centerpiece.If Dante wanted to add the phrase "on the kitchen table" to describe the centerpiece, where should he place it in the sentence above? A) Between guests and admired. B) Before While. C) After centerpiece. D) Between the and intricate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After centerpiece. 21. Buying which of these items would be considered frivolous if you only had 10 dollars to last you the week? A) Hot dog from 7-11 that costs 1 dollar. B) A soda from quick trip that costs 79 cents. C) School lunch everyday for a week. D) A large Starbucks coffee that costs 7 dollars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A large Starbucks coffee that costs 7 dollars. 22. Which option best corrects the sentence below?We've almost found all the pieces to the puzzle. A) Almost, we found all the pieces to the puzzle. B) We found almost all the pieces to the puzzle. C) When we lost some puzzle pieces, we almost found them all. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We found almost all the pieces to the puzzle. 23. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? While reading the book, the cat sat on the windowsill. A) The book was reading the cat. B) The sentence is correct. C) We don't know who was reading the book. D) The windowsill was reading the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We don't know who was reading the book. 24. Which option corrects the following sentence?The man was stopped for speeding in the blue sweater. A) The man in the blue sweater was stopped for speeding. B) Correct as written. C) The man was stopped in the blue sweater for speeding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man in the blue sweater was stopped for speeding. 25. The sentence "She found a gold man's watch" is correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDangling Modifiers Quiz 1Dangling Modifiers Quiz 2Dangling Modifiers Quiz 3Dangling Modifiers Quiz 4Dangling Modifiers Quiz 5Dangling Modifiers Quiz 6Dangling Modifiers Quiz 7Dangling Modifiers Quiz 8Dangling Modifiers Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books