This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the sentence 'She said she would call me yesterday, ' which two words could the modifier 'yesterday' be describing? A) She / me. B) Call / me. C) Said / call. D) Would / call. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Said / call. 2. Select the sentence with a dangling modifier. A) Walking through the park, the flowers were beautiful. B) Walking through the park, I saw beautiful flowers. C) I saw beautiful flowers walking through the park. D) The flowers were beautiful walking through the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking through the park, the flowers were beautiful. 3. What does a misplaced modifier affect in a sentence? A) The verb tense. B) The punctuation used. C) The length of the sentence. D) The clarity of the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The clarity of the subject. 4. Complete the sentence:The boy ..... playing in the park is my brother. A) was B) were C) is D) are A) Was. B) Were. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 5. Which word or phrase is modifying cat? The cat with the fluffy tail is sleeping. A) With the fluffy tail. B) Cat. C) Is sleeping. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With the fluffy tail. 6. You want to say that your announcement will happen during class. Complete the sentence to make this meaning clear: " ..... , I will announce the winner." A) The winner I will announce during class. B) I will announce the winner during class. C) During class. D) The winner during class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During class. 7. Choose the sentence with the correct placement of the modifier. A) She almost drove her kids to school every day. B) She drove her kids almost to school every day. C) She drove almost her kids to school every day. D) She drove her kids to school almost every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She drove her kids to school almost every day. 8. Which sentence best fixes the error in this sentence:'I bought a puppy for my sister with floppy ears.'? A) I bought a puppy with floppy ears for my sister. B) For my sister, I bought a puppy with floppy ears. C) With floppy ears, I bought a puppy for my sister. D) The original sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I bought a puppy with floppy ears for my sister. 9. True or False:The sentence 'Covered in chocolate, the children enjoyed the strawberries.' implies that the children are covered in chocolate. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct and clear:'The girl served cookies to her friends on paper plates.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Identify the sentence with a correct modifier placement. A) Looking out the window, a bird was seen. B) Looking out the window, I saw a bird. C) A bird was seen looking out the window. D) I saw a bird looking out the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking out the window, I saw a bird. 12. True or False:Modifiers should always be placed as close as possible to the noun they modify. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which sentence correctly resolves the dangling modifier? A) After studying, the test was easy. B) Studying made the test easy. C) After studying, I found the test easy. D) The test was easy after studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After studying, I found the test easy. 14. Which sentence is free of a dangling modifier? A) Excited to start the trip, the car was packed. B) Excited to start the trip, we packed the car. C) The car was packed excited to start the trip. D) Excited to start the trip, packed the car we did. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excited to start the trip, we packed the car. 15. Dangling modifiers are often found: A) Beside the word or phrase they modify. B) At the beginning of sentences. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the beginning of sentences. 16. Group of words (not a sentence) A) Adjective. B) Phrase. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phrase. 17. Which sentence correctly places the modifier to show that the phone has a cracked screen? A) I gave the phone to my friend with a cracked screen. B) With a cracked screen, I gave the phone to my friend. C) I gave the phone with a cracked screen to my friend. D) I gave my friend the phone with a cracked screen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I gave the phone with a cracked screen to my friend. 18. I showed my dog to the veterinarian with the fleas. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 19. Dallis raised her grade by completing the missing assignments carefully. A) Correct modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct modifier. 20. Identify the adjective in the following sentence:The (smallest/small) cat in the entire neighborhood is named Whiskers. A) Smallest. B) Neighborhood. C) Small. D) Cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smallest. 21. What type of error does the following sentence contain?The high winds scared us that were bending the trees nearly to the ground. A) A dangling modifier. B) A misplaced modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A misplaced modifier. 22. What is the simple modifier in the sentence:'The river flows smoothly over the rocks.' A) River. B) Flows. C) Smoothly. D) Rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smoothly. 23. Examples of PREPOSITIONS are: A) For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So. B) Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally. C) If, Even though, Unless, Until, Before, Although. D) In, At, On, Of, To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In, At, On, Of, To. 24. Choose the sentence with a misplaced modifier:The teacher said on Tuesday she would give a test. On Tuesday, the teacher said she would give a test. A) The teacher said on Tuesday she would give a test. B) On Tuesday, the teacher said she would give a test. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher said on Tuesday she would give a test. 25. What's the misplaced modifier?The guide found the lion following its trail. A) The guide. B) Found the lion. C) Following its trail. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Following its trail. ← 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