This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 26 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Believing that he was flexible, the black dog jumped over ten benches. A) Complete sentence. B) Dangling modifier. C) Misplaced modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifier. 2. True or False. The sentence contains a dangling modifier. Walking through the park, the flowers were beautiful. A) A) True. B) B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) True. 3. Determine if the example is correct or if it contains a misplaced modifier?The intruder was led away by the police in handcuffs. A) Correct. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 4. Hurrying to turn in missing assignments, the submission portal confused Conor. A) Correct modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling modifier. 5. Complete the sentence:The book ..... on the table was covered in dust. A) lying B) laid C) lay D) lain A) Lying. B) Laid. C) Lay. D) Lain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lying. 6. Sooner or later, everyone must make ..... own decisions. A) His or her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His or her. 7. Complete the sentence:The chef cooked the meal ..... to perfection. A) That was. B) Quickly. C) Perfectly. D) With precision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With precision. 8. A friend wrote, "I promised quickly to finish my homework." They want to say the promise was made in a hurry. Which of these revisions best clarifies that specific meaning? A) I promised to quickly finish my homework. B) I quickly promised to finish my homework. C) I promised to finish my homework quickly. D) Quickly, I promised to finish my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I quickly promised to finish my homework. 9. True or False:Dangling modifiers are modifiers that do not clearly and logically refer to any word in the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Complete the sentence:The cat ..... on the mat after a long day of chasing mice. A) Sits. B) Sit. C) Sitting. D) Sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sat. 11. Which sentence correctly places the modifier? A) Sarah saw a puppy walking to the store. B) Walking to the store, Sarah saw a puppy. C) Sarah walking to the store saw a puppy. D) A puppy saw Sarah walking to the store. A) Sarah saw a puppy walking to the store. B) Walking to the store, Sarah saw a puppy. C) Sarah walking to the store saw a puppy. D) A puppy saw Sarah walking to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking to the store, Sarah saw a puppy. 12. True or False:To fix the sentence 'He served pizza to the guests on paper plates, ' you should move 'on paper plates' to after the word 'pizza.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. True or False:The main problem with a squinting modifier is that it makes a sentence have two possible, confusing meanings. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Complete the sentence:The boy ..... the street was hit by a car. A) Cross. B) Crossed. C) Crossing. D) Crosses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crossing. 15. To fix a misplaced modifier, you should A) Move it closer to the word it modifies. B) Move it away from the word it modifies. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Move it closer to the word it modifies. 16. Complete the sentence to avoid a dangling modifier:After studying all night, ..... for the exam. A) the exam was passed B) the student felt ready C) the notes were reviewed D) sleep was needed A) The exam was passed. B) The student felt ready. C) The notes were reviewed. D) Sleep was needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The student felt ready. 17. Read the sentence:'Having finished the game, the controllers were put away.' Why is this sentence grammatically incorrect? A) The phrase 'Having finished the game' is in the wrong place. B) The sentence needs a subject, like 'we' or 'they', to perform the action of 'having finished'. C) The verb 'were put' should be 'was put'. D) The word 'away' is unnecessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sentence needs a subject, like 'we' or 'they', to perform the action of 'having finished'. 18. What is the problem with this sentence?Tired, the pillows were calling my name. A) "tired" should go at the end of the sentence. B) "tired" should go after "were". C) The subject that "tired" modifies is missing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The subject that "tired" modifies is missing. 19. "At barely five years old, my family left the Philippines to start a new life in the United States."The sentence above is an example of a A) Dangling modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Correct sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling modifier. 20. Does the following sentence have a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?While taking a shower, Jerry pounded on my door. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 21. What is the correct placement of the modifier in the following sentence?Misplaced:Having finished my homework, the TV was turned on. A) The TV was turned on before having finished my homework. B) I turned on the TV after having finished my homework. C) Having finished my homework, I turned on the TV. D) The TV was turned on, having finished my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I turned on the TV after having finished my homework. 22. While finishing his missing assignments, Fin raised his grade significantly. A) Correct modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct modifier. 23. Complete the sentence to clearly state that you almost finished ALL the homework:I ..... finished all my homework before the show started. A) Almost. B) Happily. C) Finally. D) Just. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Almost. 24. Which sentence is free of misplaced and dangling modifiers? A) The teacher explained the lesson to the students in the classroom. B) The teacher, in the classroom, explained the lesson to the students. C) Explaining the lesson, the students listened to the teacher in the classroom. D) In the classroom, the teacher explained the lesson to the students. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the classroom, the teacher explained the lesson to the students. 25. 'Squinting' modifiers most often take the form of: A) Adverbs. B) Verbs. C) Nouns. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverbs. ← 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