This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 32 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:While ..... on the porch, the sunset was beautiful. A) sit B) sitting C) sits D) sat A) Sit. B) Sitting. C) Sits. D) Sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sitting. 2. Is the modifier used correctly in this sentence?After reading the paper, the telephone rang. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 3. Identify the misplaced modifier in the following sentence: "The kitten was watched by the girl with a bow in her hair." A) The kitten. B) Was watched. C) By the girl. D) With a bow in her hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With a bow in her hair. 4. Identify the correct modifier usage in the sentence:'The boy kicked the ball ..... '. A) With his foot. B) With a smile. C) Through the window. D) While running. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With his foot. 5. Find the adjective in the sentence.I cut the carrots with a sharp knife. A) I. B) A. C) Sharp. D) Carrots. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sharp. 6. Effect is a ..... and affect is a ..... A) Verb, noun. B) Noun, verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun, verb. 7. Complete the sentence: ..... on the table, the sandwich looked delicious. A) Sitting. B) Sit. C) Sat. D) Sits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sitting. 8. What is the main feature of a 'squinting modifier'? A) It is always found at the beginning of a sentence. B) It is a modifier that has been misspelled. C) It is awkwardly placed between two parts of a sentence, making the meaning unclear. D) It describes a word that isn't actually in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is awkwardly placed between two parts of a sentence, making the meaning unclear. 9. While chatting on the phone, the doorbell rang. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling. 10. How ..... brothers do you have? A) Much. B) Many. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many. 11. What is the modifier in the sentence below that is describing the word cat? My cousin has a cat with all white fur. A) All white fur. B) With all white fur. C) White fur. D) Cousin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With all white fur. 12. The 3 types of modifiers are: A) Modifying Words, Modifying Clauses, Modifying Phrases. B) Modifying Adjectives, Modifying Nouns, Modifying Verbs. C) Modifying Sentences, Modifying Run-Ons, Modifying Fragments. D) Complex Modifiers, Simple Modifiers, Compound Complex modifiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modifying Words, Modifying Clauses, Modifying Phrases. 13. Walking along the bridge, a ship suddenly appeared. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 14. I left at six for an early appointment. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 15. How can you correct a sentence with a misplaced modifier? A) Rephrase the sentence. B) Add more details. C) Use a different verb. D) Change the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rephrase the sentence. 16. Identify the sentence with the correctly placed modifier:After eating lunch, the homework was completed by Sam. A) After eating lunch, Sam completed the homework. B) The homework was completed by Sam after eating lunch. C) After completing the homework, the lunch was eaten by Sam. D) Eating lunch, the homework was completed by Sam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After eating lunch, Sam completed the homework. 17. Which sentence is the best correction for 'Having forgotten the key, the door would not open'? A) The door, having forgotten the key, would not open. B) Having forgotten the key, I could not open the door. C) The door would not open, having forgotten the key. D) The sentence is correct as written. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having forgotten the key, I could not open the door. 18. A misplaced modifier is ..... A) A modifier that is NOT next to the modified word in the sentence. B) A modifier, but the modified word is NOT in the sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A modifier that is NOT next to the modified word in the sentence. 19. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.Reducing visibility to just a few feet, residents of the Great Plains gave the name "black blizzards" or "black rollers" to the dense dust clouds that often swept through during the 1930s. A) Reducing visibility to just a few feet. B) Residents of the Great Plains. C) The dense dust clouds. D) During the 1930s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reducing visibility to just a few feet. 20. What does the modifier 'rapidly' in the sentence 'Robbers who steal chocolate bunnies rapidly attract the outrage of onlookers' potentially modify? A) The robbers. B) Both B and C. C) The outrage of onlookers. D) The act of stealing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both B and C. 21. Which of these sentences is unclear? A) While I was walking on the street, I saw a lost dog. B) I often wish I were in a better position to help those in need. C) Tired and hungry, the girl fed the baby. D) If the weather gets much colder, I will have to find my winter coat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tired and hungry, the girl fed the baby. 22. Which sentence is correct? The teacher, explaining the lesson, answered all questions. A) Explaining the lesson, the teacher answered all questions. B) The teacher answered all questions, explaining the lesson. C) The teacher answered, explaining all the questions in the lesson. D) Explaining all the questions, the teacher the lesson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explaining the lesson, the teacher answered all questions. 23. Choose the sentence that corrects the dangling modifier:'To improve her grades, the books were read by Mia every night.' A) Mia read the books every night to improve her grades. B) The books were read by Mia every night to improve her grades. C) To improve her grades, Mia read the books every night. D) Every night, Mia read the books to improve her grades. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To improve her grades, Mia read the books every night. 24. Identify the simple modifier in the sentence:'The cat slept soundly on the couch.' A) Cat. B) Slept. C) Soundly. D) Couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soundly. 25. Complete the sentence:To win the game, ..... A) Practice hard is necessary. B) The team must practice hard. C) Hard practice is needed by the team. D) The need to practice hard is for the team. 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