This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fishing for trout, our boat tipped over. A) Correct. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Dangling Modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling Modifier. 2. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? To finish the project, the computer was used by Emily. A) The computer was finishing the project. B) Emily needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. C) The sentence is correct. D) We don't know who was finishing the project. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emily needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. 3. Which of the following statements about dangling modifiers is true? A) Dangling modifiers are always incorrect and need to be fixed by rewriting the entire sentence. B) Dangling modifiers usually involve adjectives only and cannot involve adverbs or phrases. C) A dangling modifier can be fixed by simply adding a subject that agrees with the modifier. D) The use of dangling modifiers is encouraged in creative writing to add stylistic ambiguity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A dangling modifier can be fixed by simply adding a subject that agrees with the modifier. 4. Determine if the sentence contains a misplaced or dangling modifier. Floating in the wind, Shelly stared wistfully at the kite. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced. 5. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by John. A) The finish line was running quickly. B) John needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. C) The sentence is correct. D) We don't know who was running quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. 6. Determine if the sentence contains a misplaced or dangling modifier. Dr. Draper is an expert on alligators from the University of Georgia. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced. 7. Is the modifier dangling or correct?-Understanding the daycare's policies, the baby waited inside for his mom. A) Correct. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 8. In academic or professional writing, how would you approach correcting a dangling modifier in a document? A) Ignore it if the meaning is clear, as the intent behind the sentence is more important. B) Reorder the sentence to make sure the modifier is clearly linked to the intended noun or phrase. C) Replace the dangling modifier with a relative clause. D) Rewrite the sentence without the modifier, as it often leads to unnecessary complexity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reorder the sentence to make sure the modifier is clearly linked to the intended noun or phrase. 9. Is the modifier dangling or correct?-Hoping to excuse my lateness, I wrote a note and gave it to my teacher. A) Correct. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 10. Misplaced modifiers can make a sentence unclear A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Walking through the park, the flowers were admired by Jane. A) The flowers were walking through the park. B) Jane needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. C) The sentence is correct. D) We don't know who was walking through the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jane needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. 12. The jet crashed into a cliff carrying 155 passengers. A) Correct. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier. 13. Climbing up the telephone pole, we saw a squirrel. A) Correct. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier. 14. What is the error in this sentence? Write it correctly on your paper.Waiting for the Hershey bar, the candy machine began to hum loudly. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling participle. 15. Choose the sentence that correctly fixes the misplaced modifier: "On her way home, Jan found a gold man's watch." A) On her way home, Jan found a man's gold watch. B) Jan found a gold man's watch on her way home. C) A gold man's watch was found by Jan on her way home. D) On her way home, a gold watch was found by Jan.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On her way home, Jan found a man's gold watch. 16. Having had no time to eat breakfast, the day-old bagel looked absolutely delicious to the woman in a business suit.Which modifier is dangling in the sentence above? A) To the woman in a business suit. B) Having had no time to eat breakfast. C) Absolutely. D) Day-old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having had no time to eat breakfast. 17. Correct the dangling modifier in this sentence: "Hiking the trail, the birds chirped loudly." A) Hiking the trail, we heard the birds chirp loudly. B) The birds chirped loudly while hiking the trail. C) We heard the birds chirp loudly hiking the trail. D) The trail was hiked by us, and the birds chirped loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hiking the trail, we heard the birds chirp loudly. 18. Identify the dangling modifier in the sentenceHer baseball bat was found looking in the closet. A) Her baseball bat. B) Was found. C) Looking in the closet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Looking in the closet. 19. A misplaced modifier is ALWAYS at the beginning of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. As a teacher, patience is important. A) This sentence does contain a dangling modifier. B) This sentence does not contain a dangling modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This sentence does contain a dangling modifier. 21. Consider the following sentence: "Covered in chocolate, I ate the dessert quickly." What is the correct interpretation of this dangling modifier? A) The speaker (I) is the one covered in chocolate. B) The dessert is the one covered in chocolate. C) Both the speaker and the dessert are covered in chocolate. D) The speaker is describing the chocolate that was covered by something else. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dessert is the one covered in chocolate. 22. An ADVERB answers all of the following except ..... A) How many. B) When. C) Where. D) How. E) To what extent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How many. 23. Is the modifier dangling or correct?-After reading the great new book, Nate found that the movie was a bit of a disappointment. A) Correct. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 24. Which sentence has an example of a dangling modifier? A) Sam bought a used car with a smoky tailpipe from a local dealer. B) While I was reading the newspaper, my dog sat with me on the steps. C) The man walked toward the car carrying a briefcase. D) I remembered after I got home that I had forgotten my keys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While I was reading the newspaper, my dog sat with me on the steps. 25. What is the error in this sentence? Write it correctly on your paper.Running for the bus, my book fell in the mud. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling participle. ← 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