This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A chicken will ..... an egg, but it might ..... down for a nap. A) Lay, lie. B) Lie, lay. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lay, lie. 2. Identify the sentence with a dangling modifier:After the movie, we all went out for pizza. After watching the movie, pizza was eaten by everyone. A) After the movie, we all went out for pizza. B) After watching the movie, pizza was eaten by everyone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After watching the movie, pizza was eaten by everyone. 3. Which of these best describes a misplaced 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: D) A modifier that modifies a word it is not next to. 4. Complete the sentence:The book ..... on the table belongs to my sister. A) laying B) lying C) lieing D) lay A) Laying. B) Lying. C) Lieing. D) Lay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lying. 5. True or False:Modifiers should always be placed as close as possible to the words they modify. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Grinning happily, the prize for the first time place wasaccepted. A) NO CHANGE. B) Grinning happily, Lara accepted the prize for the first time place. C) Grinning happily, the prize accepted for the first time place. D) Grinning happily, the first time place accepted the prize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grinning happily, Lara accepted the prize for the first time place. 7. The sentence is: "Listening to music loudly gives me a headache." What are the two possible meanings of this sentence? A) Music is loud; music gives me a headache. B) The act of listening loudly gives me a headache; listening to music that is loud gives me a headache. C) I get a headache from music; I get a headache from loud things. D) Listening to music is a headache; being loud is a headache. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The act of listening loudly gives me a headache; listening to music that is loud gives me a headache. 8. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.With a huge round dial and a heavy handset, Franklin thought his grandparents' rotary phone looked comically outdated. A) With a huge round dial and a heavy handset. B) Huge round dial. C) Franklin thought his grandparents' rotary phone looked comically outdated. D) Looked comically outdated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With a huge round dial and a heavy handset. 9. Choose the best pronoun to complete the sentence.Each student named Shreya, Arnav, or Aashi must study if ..... wants to be successful. A) He or she. B) They. C) It. D) The student. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He or she. 10. Thinking, perhaps, that their questions won't be answered, the number of students who attend career counseling has dropped precipitously. A) NO CHANGE. B) The number of students who attend career counseling is dropping precipitously. C) A dropping number of students are attending career counseling. D) Students are attending career counseling in ever lower numbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Students are attending career counseling in ever lower numbers. 11. You want to say that you ate the salad, and no other part of the meal. Choose the words that best complete the sentence to show this meaning: "For lunch, I ..... " A) Ate only the salad. B) Only ate the salad. C) Ate the salad only. D) For only ate the salad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ate only the salad. 12. Swimming out into the sea, the current grew stronger. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 13. Complete the sentence: ..... , the chef prepared the final touches on the dish. A) With great skill B) Skilfully applying C) Skillful D) To skillfully A) With great skill. B) Skilfully applying. C) Skillful. D) To skillfully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With great skill. 14. Complete the sentence: ..... , the car sped down the street. A) With a loud roar. B) A loud roar with. C) Roaring loudly with. D) Roared with loudness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With a loud roar. 15. Which of the following sentences contains a squinting modifier? A) The teacher said on Monday she would return the tests. B) She said she would return the tests on Monday. C) On Monday, the teacher said she would return the tests. D) The teacher said she would return the tests, on Monday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher said on Monday she would return the tests. 16. Identify the sentence with the misplaced modifier. A) With a smile, the teacher gave the student the award. B) The teacher gave the award to the student with a smile. C) The teacher, with a smile, gave the student the award. D) The teacher gave with a smile the student the award. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher gave with a smile the student the award. 17. Complete the sentence:Peering through the telescope, ..... could see the stars clearly. A) the stars B) the astronomer C) the telescope D) the sky A) The stars. B) The astronomer. C) The telescope. D) The sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The astronomer. 18. "Immediately pleased by the offer of a new toy, the spoiled child stopped crying."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: C) Correct sentence. 19. The sweater belongs to my best friend with a V-shaped neck. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced. 20. Re'Niya completed her missing assignments late at night, improving her grade. A) Correct modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct modifier. 21. Is this sentence a run-on sentence? The restaurant kitchen rushed through orders, a large group came unexpectedly, so dishes were delayed and customers were upset. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 22. "Dancing on his hind legs, the trainer gave a treat to the performing dog."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: B) Misplaced modifier. 23. Recognize the dangling modifier in the following sentence:After finishing my homework, the TV was turned on. A) After finishing my homework. B) The TV was turned on after finishing my homework. C) The TV was turned on while finishing my homework. D) The TV was turned on before finishing my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After finishing my homework. 24. Relaxing in the shade, Timon asked me to paint his toenails. 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. 25. Which sentence demonstrates appropriate use of modifiers? A) Running late, the bus was missed by the students. B) The students missed the bus running late. C) Running late, the students missed the bus. D) The bus was missed by the students running late. 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