This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Describes another word or phrase A) Phrase. B) Modifier. C) Grammar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modifier. 2. What is the correct placement of the modifier in the following sentence?Misplaced:After eating dinner, the movie was watched. A) The movie was watched after eating dinner. B) After eating dinner, the movie was watched. C) After dinner, the movie was watched. D) The movie was watched, after eating dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After eating dinner, the movie was watched. 3. True or False? 'Bouncing the ball, the window was broken by the boy.' is correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Which sentence correctly places the focusing adverb 'only' to mean that you ate pizza and nothing else? A) I only ate pizza for lunch. B) I ate only pizza for lunch. C) Only I ate pizza for lunch. D) I ate pizza for lunch only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I ate only pizza for lunch. 5. True or False:Dangling modifiers often make sentences unclear. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. What is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?Swinging back and forth, the girls played on the swing set for hours. A) Back. B) Girls. C) Swing set. D) Hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Girls. 7. Misplaced modifiers can change the intended meaning of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. In the oven, Peeta Mellark looked for his pepperoni pizza. A) Incorrect use of a modifier. B) Correct use of a modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect use of a modifier. 9. Which sentence correctly uses a modifier? A) The cat on the mat was sleeping peacefully. B) Sleeping peacefully, the cat was on the mat. A) The cat on the mat was sleeping peacefully. B) Sleeping peacefully, the cat was on the mat. C) Peacefully sleeping, the cat was on the mat. D) The mat was under the cat sleeping peacefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sleeping peacefully, the cat was on the mat. 10. Complete the sentence:The man ..... the street was my uncle. A) Crossed. B) Crossing. C) Crosses. D) Cross. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crossing. 11. Which of the following is an example of a dangling modifier? A) Running quickly, the finish line was crossed. B) The finish line was crossed by the runner. C) The runner crossed the finish line quickly. D) Quickly, the runner crossed the finish line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running quickly, the finish line was crossed. 12. Which sentence is correct regarding modifiers? A) Covered in snow, the children built a snowman. B) The children built a snowman covered in snow. A) Covered in snow, the children built a snowman. B) The children built a snowman covered in snow. C) Building a snowman, covered in snow were the children. D) The snowman, covered in snow built by the children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children built a snowman covered in snow. 13. Which sentence correctly avoids a dangling modifier? A) While reading the book, the lamp fell over. B) While reading the book, the lamp was knocked over by the wind. C) While reading the book, I knocked over the lamp. D) The lamp fell over while reading the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While reading the book, I knocked over the lamp. 14. Correct the misplaced modifier in the following sentence:The girl quickly ate the delicious cake. A) The quickly girl ate the delicious cake. B) The girl quickly the delicious cake ate. C) The girl ate the delicious cake quickly. D) Quickly the girl ate the delicious cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The girl ate the delicious cake quickly. 15. Rearrange the sentence to fix the misplaced modifier:'She served sandwiches to the children on paper plates.' A) On paper plates, she served sandwiches to the children. B) She served on paper plates sandwiches to the children. C) She served sandwiches on paper plates to the children. D) The children on paper plates were served sandwiches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She served sandwiches on paper plates to the children. 16. They failed the science test, not having studied enough the night before. A) Incorrect use of a modifier. B) Correct use of a modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct use of a modifier. 17. Identify the sentence with the correct modifier placement:A) Covered in sauce, the plate was delicious. B) The plate was delicious, covered in sauce. C) Covered in sauce, we found the plate delicious. D) We found the plate delicious, covered in sauce. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 18. True or False:The sentence 'Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by the athlete' contains a dangling modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Which of these is the modifier in the sentence? The tourist excitedly snapped pictures of the ocean. A) Tourist. B) Excitedly. C) Ocean. D) Snapped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excitedly. 20. Whenever students at XYZ High School are under a great deal of stress, ..... often stop studying. A) He or she. B) They. C) Them. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They. 21. Which of the following is the correct form of the adjective in the sentence:She is a (good/well) dancer? A) Well. B) Good. C) Terrible. D) Bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good. 22. We watched a radiant sunset climbing a hill. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced. 23. Complete the sentence:The teacher ..... with a stern voice, gave the instructions. A) Speaking. B) Spoke. C) Spoken. D) Speaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaking. 24. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.In 1919, E. W. Bullard invented the first hard hat used for safety on construction sites made of steamed canvas, glue, and black paint. A) In 1919. B) Made of steamed canvas, glue, and black paint. C) Bullard invented the hard hat. D) Used for safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Made of steamed canvas, glue, and black paint. 25. Recognize the dangling modifier in the following sentence:Walking down the street, the trees looked beautiful. A) The trees looked beautiful. B) Walking down the street. C) Sitting on the bench. D) Running through the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking down the street. ← 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