This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 29 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:The man ..... the bike is my uncle. A) riding B) rides C) rode D) ride A) Riding. B) Rides. C) Rode. D) Ride. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Riding. 2. Which sentence best corrects the dangling modifier? Listening to music while walking home, an accident was not noticed. A) Listening to music while walking home, Cam didn't notice an accident. B) While walking home, an accident happened listening to music. C) While listening to music, and accident happened walking home. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Listening to music while walking home, Cam didn't notice an accident. 3. Complete the sentence:The book ..... on the shelf is a bestseller. A) Sitting. B) Sat. C) Sits. D) Having sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sitting. 4. Which sentence is correct? A) Laughing loudly, the movie amused us. B) The movie amused us, laughing loudly. C) Laughing loudly, we were amused by the movie. D) The movie, laughing loudly, amused us. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 5. Caught in the net, I examined the lovely sand dollar. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 6. Complete the sentence: ..... by the loud music, the dog hid under the couch. A) Frightened B) Frightening C) Frightens D) Frighten A) Frightened. B) Frightening. C) Frightens. D) Frighten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frightened. 7. Identify the sentence with the correct modifier placement. A) The man walked his dog wearing a hat. B) Wearing a hat, the man walked his dog. C) The man wearing a hat walked his dog. D) His dog wearing a hat, the man walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wearing a hat, the man walked his dog. 8. A blinding flash startled everyone on the merry-go-round. A) Blinding. B) Flash. C) Startled. D) Everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blinding. 9. True or False:The sentence 'Listening to music loudly gives me a headache' contains a squinting modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Identify the modifier in the following sentence:The dog barked loudly at the stranger. A) Dog. B) Barked. C) Loudly. D) Stranger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loudly. 11. Malaya finished her missing assignments, which helped her pass the class, on time. A) Correct modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier. 12. Recognize the dangling modifier in the following sentence: "Walking into the room, the painting caught her eye." A) Walking into the room. B) The painting. C) Caught her eye. D) There is no dangling modifier in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking into the room. 13. Identify the sentence with the correctly placed modifier. A) Covered in chocolate, the children ate the strawberries. B) The children covered the strawberries in chocolate and ate them. C) The children ate the strawberries covered in chocolate. D) Covered in chocolate and strawberries, the children ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children covered the strawberries in chocolate and ate them. 14. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a negative. A) I don't have no money. B) I have no money. C) I don't have any money. D) I have any money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I don't have any money. 15. The man walked toward the car carrying a cup of coffee. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 16. Which of these best describes a dangling modifier? A) A modifier that only modifies a verb or adjective. B) A modifier that modifies a word that is not in the sentence. C) A modifier that modifies a word it is next to. D) A modifier that modifies a word it is not next to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A modifier that modifies a word that is not in the sentence. 17. After the school picnic, Ishika's leftover sandwich went into the lunchbox. A) Contains a misplaced modifier. B) Contains a dangling modifier. C) Is correct as written. D) Contains no modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contains a dangling modifier. 18. Correct the dangling participle in the sentence: "Walking into the room, the smell was overwhelming." A) Walking into the room, I was overwhelmed by the smell. B) The smell was overwhelming when walking into the room. C) The overwhelming smell greeted me as I walked into the room. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking into the room, I was overwhelmed by the smell. 19. Boiling in hot water, Kerri stirred the rice. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 20. Which of these words is a 'focus adverb' that very often causes a squinting modifier error? A) Quickly. B) Only. C) Very. D) Loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only. 21. To fix a sentence with a misplaced modifier, you are allowed to: A) Split the sentence into two sentences. B) Split the modifier into two different words. C) Replace the modifier with the modified word. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Split the sentence into two sentences. 22. Which sentence demonstrates a correct modifier placement? A) He walked his dog wearing a raincoat. B) Wearing a raincoat, he walked his dog. C) His dog walked wearing a raincoat. D) Wearing his raincoat, his dog was walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wearing a raincoat, he walked his dog. 23. What's the misplaced modifier?A woman passed by, leading a springer spaniel in a long black dress. A) A woman passed by. B) Leading a springer spaniel. C) In a long black dress. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a long black dress. 24. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.One of the first cartoon characters was writer-artist Richard Outcault's Yellow Kid, who also invented the character of Buster Brown. A) On the of the first cartoon characters was writer-artist. B) Yellow Kid. C) Who also invented. D) Who also invented the character of Buster Brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who also invented the character of Buster Brown. 25. What is the simple modifier in the sentence:'The leaves rustled gently in the breeze.' A) Leaves. B) Rustled. C) Gently. D) Breeze. 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