This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a participial phrase. A) Excited for the concert, the tickets were bought months in advance. B) The tickets were bought months in advance, excited for the concert. C) Excited for the concert, she bought the tickets months in advance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excited for the concert, she bought the tickets months in advance. 2. The woman walked the dog IN THE BLUE DRESS AND HIGH HEELS. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced. 3. They said it is going to rain on the radio. A) NO CHANGE. B) It is raining on the radio. C) The rain will be on the radio. D) They just said on the radio that it is going to rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They just said on the radio that it is going to rain. 4. True or False:'Covered in syrup, the pancakes were delicious' is correctly structured. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Which word is a modifier? The bright sun shone over the city. A) Bright. B) Sun. C) Shone. D) City. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bright. 6. Misplaced or DanglingAisha stumbles while heading to school upon the road bumps. A) Misplaced Modifier"while heading to school". B) Misplaced Modifier"upon the road bumps". C) Dangling Modifier"while heading to school". D) Dangling Modifier"upon the road bumps". E) This sentence is grammatically correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier"upon the road bumps". 7. Which sentence correctly fixes the dangling modifier? 'Flying across the country, the mountains looked beautiful.' A) Flying across the country, I saw the mountains look beautiful. B) The mountains looked beautiful flying across the country. C) While flying, the mountains looked beautiful. D) Flying across the country, the beautiful mountains looked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flying across the country, I saw the mountains look beautiful. 8. The test didn't study for a week. A) NO CHANGE. B) Having studied for a week, the test found the students weren't that difficult. C) Having studied for a week, the test wasn't that difficult. D) Having studied for a week, the students found that the test wasn't that difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having studied for a week, the students found that the test wasn't that difficult. 9. What type of modifier is used in the sentence:'The dog barked loudly at the stranger.'? A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 10. True or False:In the sentence 'After looking over the test, the teacher was disappointed with her performance, ' the modifier is properly placed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. GrammarRiver Nile is ..... longest river in the world. A) The. B) Than. C) Then. D) This. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The. 12. Rearrange the sentence to correct the misplaced modifier:'The girl saw a dog walking to school.' A) Walking to school, the girl saw a dog. B) The girl walking to school saw a dog. C) The girl saw a dog walking to school. D) A dog saw the girl walking to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking to school, the girl saw a dog. 13. Does this sentence contain a misplaced modifier? With a smile, the hotel room was cleaned thoroughly by the housekeeper. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 14. We could see corn growing from our car window. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 15. Which sentence correctly avoids a misplaced modifier? A) We nearly lost all the money betting on the game. B) Betting on the game, we nearly lost all the money. A) We nearly lost all the money betting on the game. B) Betting on the game, we nearly lost all the money. C) We lost nearly all the money betting on the game. D) Nearly betting on the game, we lost all the money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We lost nearly all the money betting on the game. 16. Which sentence correctly uses a modifier? A) Flying through the air, the ball was caught by the player. B) Flying through the air, the player caught the ball. C) The ball was caught by the player flying through the air. D) The player flying through the air caught the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flying through the air, the player caught the ball. 17. A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies. What is a misplaced modifier? A) A word, phrase, or clause that is properly placed next to the word it modifies. B) A word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies. C) A word, phrase, or clause that is used to modify a sentence correctly. D) A word, phrase, or clause that is not used in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies. 18. Identify the sentence with the correct use of modifiers. A) The boy ate a cold bowl of cereal for breakfast. B) The boy ate a bowl of cold cereal for breakfast. C) The boy ate a bowl for breakfast of cold cereal. D) For breakfast, the boy ate a bowl of cereal cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boy ate a bowl of cold cereal for breakfast. 19. Complete the sentence:Standing on the balcony, ..... the fireworks in the sky. A) watched B) watching C) watches D) watch A) Watched. B) Watching. C) Watches. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watching. 20. True or False:In the sentence 'To win the game, practice is essential, ' the modifier is correctly placed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Dancing in the rain. A) Complete sentence. B) Dangling modifier. C) Misplaced modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 22. The flagman motioned the car right. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 23. Choose the best phrase to complete the sentence so it is grammatically correct:'To build a strong sandcastle, ..... ' A) A lot of wet sand is needed. B) The waves must be avoided. C) Buckets and shovels are useful tools. D) You need to pack the sand tightly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You need to pack the sand tightly. 24. The first exercise is the ..... of the two. A) Simpler. B) Simplest. C) More simple. D) Most simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simpler. 25. The building jutted high into the sky. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. ← 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