This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Correcting a dangling modifier often involves adding or clarifying the subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What is the issue with the sentence: "Driving on the beach, a rock hit my windshield" ? A) It is a fragment. B) It contains a misplaced modifier. C) It contains a dangling modifier. D) It is a run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It contains a dangling modifier. 3. The difference between misplaced and dangling modifiers: A) Misplaced modifiers are missing a subject/target word which is being described; dangling modifiers are too far from the subject they describe. B) Dangling modifiers are missing the subject/target they are describing while misplaced modifiers are too far from the subject/target they describe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifiers are missing the subject/target they are describing while misplaced modifiers are too far from the subject/target they describe. 4. Which error means the modifier is too far away from the word it's modifying? A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 5. True or False:The sentence 'After scoring the winning goal, the crowd cheered loudly' contains a dangling modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Choose the sentence with the correct placement of modifiers:The chef cooked a dish for the guests that was delicious. The chef cooked a delicious dish for the guests. A) The chef cooked a dish for the guests that was delicious. B) The chef cooked a delicious dish for the guests. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The chef cooked a delicious dish for the guests. 7. Which sentence is correct? The pizza, loaded with cheese, made everyone hungry. A) Loaded with cheese, the pizza made everyone hungry. B) The pizza made everyone hungry, loaded with cheese. C) Loaded, the pizza with cheese made everyone hungry. D) With cheese loaded, the pizza made everyone hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loaded with cheese, the pizza made everyone hungry. 8. Which is a prepositional phrase modifier? A) Under the table. B) The book she read. C) Singing beautifully. D) To study hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the table. 9. What type of modifier is the selected word in the following sentence? The huge turtle with the green shell blinked sleepily. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Prepositional phrase (adjective). D) Prepositional phrase (adverb). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 10. Correct the misplaced modifier in the following sentence:I found a pair of shoes in the closet that fit perfectly. A) I found a pair of shoes that fit in the closet perfectly. B) I found in the closet a pair of shoes that fit perfectly. C) I found a pair of shoes in the closet perfectly that fit. D) I found a pair of shoes that fit perfectly in the closet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I found in the closet a pair of shoes that fit perfectly. 11. Complete the sentence:While ..... , the dog barked loudly. A) sleeping B) sleep C) slept D) sleeps A) Sleeping. B) Sleep. C) Slept. D) Sleeps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sleeping. 12. Identify the sentence with a dangling modifier: A) Hoping to earn a promotion, the report was submitted early. B) The report was submitted early, hoping to earn a promotion. C) The report, hoping to earn a promotion, was submitted early. D) Hoping to earn a promotion, she submitted the report early. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hoping to earn a promotion, the report was submitted early. 13. Does the following sentence have a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?Driving up the rock-strewn mountain, the tire went flat. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 14. Fill in the blank to show that you did nothing else but your homework. I ..... did my homework last night. A) Just. B) Almost. C) Finally. D) Even. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Just. 15. Which of the following is the BEST way to rewrite this confusing sentence? 'Covered in mud, my mom made me take off my shoes before coming inside.' A) My mom, covered in mud, made me take off my shoes. B) My mom made me take off my shoes before coming inside, covered in mud. C) Because I was covered in mud, my mom made me take off my shoes before coming inside. D) Covered in mud, my shoes were taken off by me at my mom's request. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because I was covered in mud, my mom made me take off my shoes before coming inside. 16. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a modifier:A) Running down the street, the dog chased its tail. B) The dog ran down the street, chasing its tail. A) Running down the street, the dog chased its tail. B) The dog ran down the street, chasing its tail. C) Chasing its tail, the dog ran down the street. D) The street was where the dog chased its tail running. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chasing its tail, the dog ran down the street. 17. Fill in the blank to correctly place the modifier 'with the ripped cover':The student returned the book ..... to the library. A) To the library with the ripped cover. B) With the ripped cover. C) That had a ripped cover to the library. D) To the library, it had a ripped cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With the ripped cover. 18. Complete the sentence:After reading the book, ..... was very inspiring. A) The story. B) I found the story. C) The story inspired. D) Inspiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I found the story. 19. True or False:The sentence 'Jumping over the puddle, the shoes got wet' has a dangling modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. What is a modifier in English grammar? A) A word that changes the meaning of a noun. B) A word that changes the meaning of a verb. C) A word that changes the meaning of a sentence. D) A word that changes the meaning of an adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A word that changes the meaning of a noun. 21. Does the following sentence have a dangling or a misplaced modifier?Amazed, the car was put into gear. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 22. Identify the adverb in this sentence: "The cat quietly waited by the door." A) Cat. B) Quietly. C) Waited. D) Door. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quietly. 23. What type of grammatical error does the sentence 'Thief robs town with world's largest chocolate bunny' illustrate? A) None of the above. B) Squinting modifier. C) Misplaced modifier. D) Dangling modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misplaced modifier. 24. It was so dark that the bear I couldn't see outside. A) Complete sentence. B) Dangling modifier. C) Misplaced modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misplaced modifier. 25. Having arrived late for practice, a written excuse was needed. What is the error? A) Dangling modifier:needs a subject of the main clause. B) Misplaced modifier:modifies wrong subject. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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