This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 35 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Yesterday I shot an elephant in my pyjamas" This is an example of: A) Dangling modifier. B) Misplaced modifier (not dangling). C) A Dad joke. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier (not dangling). 2. Complete the sentence with the word that is most likely to create a squinting modifier:The coach told the team ..... to practice every day. A) Often. B) And. C) But. D) Happily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Often. 3. Identify the misplaced modifier in the following sentence: "Running quickly, the finish line seemed to approach faster for the athlete." A) Running quickly. B) The finish line. C) Seemed to approach. D) For the athlete. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running quickly. 4. Is the sentence below correct or incorrect? Listening to music while walking home, an accident was not noticed. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 5. What's the main problem with using modifiers incorrectly? A) They confuse verbs. B) They make no sense at all. C) They can completely change the meaning of a sentence and create ambiguity. D) They change the order of words in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They can completely change the meaning of a sentence and create ambiguity. 6. How can a dangling modifier be corrected? A) By adding more adjectives. B) By rewriting the sentence to make it clear. C) By removing the modifier. D) By changing the subject of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By rewriting the sentence to make it clear. 7. Driving to the party, the present rattled around in the trunk A) NO CHANGE. B) Driving to the party, the trunk rattled around in the present. C) Driving to the party, we heard the present rattled around in the trunk. D) Driving to the party, the mouse rattled around in the present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Driving to the party, we heard the present rattled around in the trunk. 8. Which of these is the modifier in the sentence?My favorite class is social studies because I like to read about events throughout history. A) Favorite. B) Class. C) Read. D) Events. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Favorite. 9. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?Hungry for dinner, the surface is where Gert the goldfish waited in anticipation of food flakes. A) Goldfish can't wait in anticipation. B) The surface sounds like it is the one waiting. C) Gert needs to be mentioned closer to 'Hungry for dinner'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gert needs to be mentioned closer to 'Hungry for dinner'. 10. "Working all weekend, Heart and Carlyn nearly earned five hundred dollars."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. 11. Which of the following is an example of a misplaced modifier?A) Running quickly, the ball was caught by the outfielder.B) The outfielder caught the ball running quickly.C) The ball was caught by the outfielder running quickly. A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 12. True or False:'Hiking through the forest, the birds were singing beautifully.' is a correctly structured sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. True or False:A squinting modifier is different from a dangling modifier because a squinting modifier has two possible words to describe, while a dangling modifier has none. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. "Torn into pieces, Tiana threw the photograph into the trash bin."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. 15. True or False:The sentences 'I almost ate the whole pizza' and 'I ate almost the whole pizza' mean the exact same thing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. A word that describes a verb A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Modifier. D) Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 17. True or False:A sentence with a dangling modifier can still be grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Choose the correct adverb to complete the sentence:She sang (beautiful/beautifully) during the concert. A) Beautifuller. B) Beauty. C) Beautifully. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beautifully. 19. What are the three ways to fix a run-on? A) Comma, Semicolon, and Period. B) Comma, Colon, and period. C) Comma, Conjunction, and Semicolon. D) Comma + Conjunction, Semicolon, and Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma + Conjunction, Semicolon, and Period. 20. A word that makes the meaning of a noun or pronoun more specific is an adjective. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. What is the problem with the sentence: "Sleeping during class, his grades suffered" ? A) It is too long. B) It contains a dangling modifier. C) It is a run-on sentence. D) It lacks a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It contains a dangling modifier. 22. What is wrong with the sentence: "She served sandwiches to the children on paper plates" ? A) Dangling modifier. B) Incorrect subject-verb agreement. C) Incorrect punctuation. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misplaced modifier. 23. What does it sound like is really happening in this sentence? "Tired from the long journey, the hotel bed provided much-needed comfort." A) The long journey is tired. B) The hotel bed is tired. C) Much-needed comfort is tired. D) Someone is tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The hotel bed is tired. 24. Does the following sentence have a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?The golfer won the trophy wearing green golf shoes. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced. 25. Complete the sentence:To finish the project, ..... worked all night. A) we B) they C) it D) everyone A) We. B) They. C) It. D) Everyone. 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