This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following sentences has a misplaced modifier? A) I do my chores every day because my mom asks me to. B) First, we went to the grocery store on the other side of town. C) The young girl wanted to go on the exciting carousel ride. D) I saw a goose on the way home from school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I saw a goose on the way home from school. 2. Slipping on ice, Ashton broke his leg. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 3. True or False:The sentence 'Barely anyone noticed the mistake' contains a negative. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Choose the sentence that correctly uses modifiers:The dog chased by the cat barked loudly. Chased by the cat, the dog barked loudly. A) The dog chased by the cat barked loudly. B) Chased by the cat, the dog barked loudly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chased by the cat, the dog barked loudly. 5. What was the number one movie in 2000 A) The perfect storm. B) Gladiator. C) Mission:impossible 2. D) How the grinch stole Christmas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How the grinch stole Christmas. 6. How is a squinting modifier different from a dangling modifier like in 'Running for the bus, my hat flew off'? A) A squinting modifier has two possible words to describe, while a dangling modifier has no logical word to describe. B) A squinting modifier is always a single word, but a dangling modifier is always a phrase. C) A squinting modifier is a spelling error, while a dangling modifier is a grammar error. D) They are the same type of error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A squinting modifier has two possible words to describe, while a dangling modifier has no logical word to describe. 7. What is a squinting modifier? A) A modifier that is always an adverb. B) A modifier placed at the end of a sentence. C) A modifier that could modify the phrase before or after it. D) A modifier that is unrelated to the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A modifier that could modify the phrase before or after it. 8. Identify the correctly placed modifier. A) The car parked by the tree was sold. B) Parked by the tree, the car was sold. C) Sold was the car parked by the tree. D) The car was sold parked by the tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parked by the tree, the car was sold. 9. Complete the sentence:After reading the book, ..... was returned to the library. A) it B) the student C) the librarian D) the book A) It. B) The student. C) The librarian. D) The book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The book. 10. Which of these is considered a modifier? A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) Pronoun. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 11. Choose the sentence that correctly places the modifier:The cake, baked with care, was delicious. A) Baked with care, the cake was delicious. B) The cake was delicious, baked with care. C) With care, the cake was baked delicious. D) The delicious cake, baked with care. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baked with care, the cake was delicious. 12. What is the difference between a misplaced and dangling modifier? A) Misplaced modifiers clarify sentences. B) Dangling modifiers clarify sentences for the audience. C) Misplaced modifiers are never used correctly. D) Dangling modifiers do not logically modify a word in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dangling modifiers do not logically modify a word in the sentence. 13. Which of these is the best way to revise the following sentence to make it clear and effective?Never cleaning his room, it got messier each day. A) After never cleaning it, Jerry's room got messier each day. B) Never being cleaned, Jerry could not find things in his room. C) Jerry's room got messier each day never cleaning it. D) Because Jerry never cleaned his room, it got messier each day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because Jerry never cleaned his room, it got messier each day. 14. True or False:The following sentence is written clearly and correctly:'He saw a bird's nest walking through the park.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Where should the red modifier be placed?Ringing, everyone glared at the man with the cell phone. A) After "the". B) After "everyone". C) After "glared". D) After "phone". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After "the". 16. True or False:'After eating lunch, the sun was shining brightly.' is a correctly structured sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Which word does "having finished the test" modify?Having finished the test, Kenez turned his paper over and fell asleep. A) Kenez. B) Turned. C) Paper. D) Asleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kenez. 18. Which sentence correctly uses the modifier? The books, stacked high, were difficult to reach. A) Stacked high, the books were difficult to reach. B) The books were difficult to reach, stacked high. C) With the books stacked high, they were difficult to reach. D) The books, they were difficult to reach stacked high. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stacked high, the books were difficult to reach. 19. Which of these is clearest? A) Upon entering the doctor's office, a skeleton caught my attention. B) A skeleton caught my attention as I entered the doctor's office. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A skeleton caught my attention as I entered the doctor's office. 20. The Honda was stalled on the road out of oil. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 21. We were told at midnight the concert would begin. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 22. Which sentence below contains a misplaced modifier? A) My dad grilled burgers for the family in the backyard. B) My dad in the backyard grilled burgers for the family. C) My dad grilled burgers in the backyard for the family. D) My dad served burgers to my brother on a paper plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My dad served burgers to my brother on a paper plate. 23. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a negative modifier. A) She didn't hardly see him at the party. B) She hardly saw him at the party. C) She didn't see hardly him at the party. D) Hardly she didn't see him at the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She hardly saw him at the party. 24. True or False:'Hoping to win the game, the strategy was carefully planned by the coach' contains a misplaced modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Recognize the dangling modifier in the following sentence: "After reading the novel, the book was highly recommended." A) After reading the novel. B) The book. C) Was highly recommended. D) There is no dangling modifier in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After reading the novel. ← 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