This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Tell if the sentence is correct, has a dangling modifier, or misplaced modifier.We built a cabinet with three shelves for the bathroom. A) Correct. B) Dangling. C) Misplaced. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 2. Nervously straightening his tie and smoothing his hair, the time to pick up his date for the dance had arrived. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling. 3. Does the following sentence have a dangling or a misplaced modifier?Having won the race, went home happy. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 4. Complete the sentence:The book ..... on the table is mine. A) Placed. B) Placing. C) Placed carefully. D) Carefully placing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Placed carefully. 5. Is the sentence below correct or does it contain a dangling modifier? After answering the question, Kasey earned a piece of candy. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 6. Does this sentence contain a misplaced modifier? The hotel manager addressed the staff during the morning meeting about new safety protocols. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 7. Complete the sentence: ..... , the dog barked loudly. A) Running through the yard. B) Running through the yard, the dog. C) The dog running through the yard. D) Running through the yard, loudly barking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running through the yard. 8. Complete the sentence:To win the game, the team ..... A) Practiced every day. B) Practicing every day. C) Was practiced every day. D) Practices every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Practiced every day. 9. What does an adjective modifier describe? A) A verb. B) A noun or pronoun. C) Another adjective. D) A preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noun or pronoun. 10. True or False:Misplaced modifiers can change the meaning of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. The pollen in the air has had a very bad ..... on my sinuses. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 12. Complete the sentence: ..... with excitement, the kids opened their presents. A) Squealing. B) Squealed. C) Squeal. D) Squealingly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Squealing. 13. Which sentence has a 'squinting' modifier, making the meaning unclear? A) He almost dropped the entire tray of food. B) She told me after the movie she would get popcorn. C) I quietly did my homework in the library. D) My friends often come over on weekends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told me after the movie she would get popcorn. 14. Which of the following is an example of a dangling modifier?A) After finishing the exam, the paper was handed in.B) The paper was handed in after finishing the exam.C) The paper was handed in by finishing the exam. A) A. B) D. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 15. Spread by rat fleas, millions of people in medieval Europewere killed by bubonic plague. A) NO CHANGE. B) Millions of people in Medieval Europe were killed by bubonicplague. C) This led to the killing of millions of medieval Europeans by bubonic plague. D) Bubonic plague killed millions of people in medieval Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bubonic plague killed millions of people in medieval Europe. 16. "Stranded at the airport, the travelers stared at the blizzard swirling outside."The sentence above is an example of a A) Dangling modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Correct sentenece. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct sentenece. 17. Choose the best way to rewrite this sentence:'Looking through the telescope, the moon appeared huge.' A) The moon, looking through the telescope, appeared huge. B) While I was looking through the telescope, the moon appeared huge. C) The moon appeared huge, looking through the telescope. D) Huge appeared the moon, looking through the telescope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While I was looking through the telescope, the moon appeared huge. 18. When I was six, my mother sang hymns to me. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 19. Complete the sentence:The old car was sold to the man ..... a red hat. A) Wear. B) Wore. C) Wearing. D) Worn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wearing. 20. What is the role of the modifier in the sentence:'The cat, fluffy and white, sat on the windowsill.'? A) To describe the cat. B) To describe the windowsill. C) To describe the action of sitting. D) To describe the time of the action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To describe the cat. 21. Which sentence has a 'squinting' modifier, where a word is placed unclearly between two things it could describe? A) Running quickly, she caught the bus. B) She told me after the game to meet her at the cafe. C) I almost failed the entire test. D) The boy who was crying went home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told me after the game to meet her at the cafe. 22. Which sentence correctly places the modifier? The students, studying for hours, finished their homework. A) Studying for hours, the students finished their homework. B) The students finished their homework, studying for hours. C) Finished their homework, the students studying for hours. D) The students, finished their homework, studying for hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studying for hours, the students finished their homework. 23. What is the main problem in this sentence:'After finishing my homework, the TV was turned on.'? A) The TV can't finish homework. B) The sentence is too long. C) The verb tense is wrong. D) It should not have a comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The TV can't finish homework. 24. Paula knew that John would have left the party early. A) Complete sentence. B) Dangling modifier. C) Misplaced modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete sentence. 25. On entering the room, the messages are easily seen. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. 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