This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 37 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:In the sentence 'Covered in chocolate, the children ate the strawberries, ' the modifier is used correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. What type of modifier is this? Listening to spotify music on his phone, the pet pig was given a bath by Cinna. A) Misplaced Modifier. B) Dangling Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced Modifier. 3. Identify the modifier in the following sentence:'The cat with the fluffy tail is sleeping.' A) Cat. B) With the fluffy tail. C) Is sleeping. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With the fluffy tail. 4. Identify the misplaced modifier in the following sentence:The teacher only allows students to use pen during the exam. A) Students. B) Use. C) Only. D) Allows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only. 5. Complete the sentence to correctly fix the dangling modifier:After finishing my homework, ..... A) The TV was turned on. B) My dog wanted to play fetch. C) I decided to watch a movie. D) A slice of pizza sounded good. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I decided to watch a movie. 6. Heaped up next to the hamper, I began doing the laundry. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 7. Which sentence correctly places the modifier? The girl sang a song with a beautiful voice. With a beautiful voice, the girl sang a song. A) The girl sang a song with a beautiful voice. B) With a beautiful voice, the girl sang a song. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a beautiful voice, the girl sang a song. 8. While at the park, the sun shone brightly on the sunbathers. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 9. After missing several deadlines, the assignments were finally completed by Re'Niya. A) Correct modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling modifier. 10. True or False:A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What type of error does the following sentence contain?Smoking my cigar, a fire engine came roaring around the corner. A) A dangling modifier. B) A misplaced modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A dangling modifier. 12. Which of these shows a dangling modifier? A) Scientists found the crabs using a remotely operated submersible. B) Using a remotely operated submersible, scientists found the crabs. C) Both A and B. D) Neither A or B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither A or B. 13. "Falling off the table, Liam reached for the jar of jam."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. 14. Which sentence contains a word or group of words that is misplaced? A) Wise students finish their homework before starting other activities. B) Johnny proudly wore the medal he had earned at the competition. C) The conductor happily directed the musicians he had taught. D) Maggie clutched the seashell she had found closely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maggie clutched the seashell she had found closely. 15. Complete the sentence: ..... by the performance, the audience stood and applauded. A) Moved B) Moving C) Move D) Movement A) Moved. B) Moving. C) Move. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moved. 16. One of the spiciest cuisines in the world, Sichuan has recently become very popular in the United States. A) NO CHANGE. B) Sichuan has most recently become known as. C) Sichuan food has recently become. D) The cuisines of Sichuan have become. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sichuan food has recently become. 17. I found my missing baseball glove cleaning my room. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 18. After the party could either modify when Juanita made the promise or when she'll buy the ice cream. A) NO CHANGE. B) After the final exam, the ice cream announced that it wouldbuy everyone an ice cream cone. C) Juanita announced she'd buy everyone an ice cream cone after the final exam. D) After the final exam, the cone announced that it would buyeveryone an ice cream to everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juanita announced she'd buy everyone an ice cream cone after the final exam. 19. Does the following sentence have a dangling or a misplaced modifier?Blowing dirt on her back, Ryan spotted an elephant at the zoo. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 20. True or False:'While sleeping, the thunderstorm woke the child.' is correctly structured. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Read the following sentence. Does it contain a misplaced modifier or dangling modifier?I made cookies for Nicky with extra chocolate chips. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 22. Complete the sentence to avoid a misplaced modifier:The librarian put the book ..... A) On the shelf that was about aliens. B) That was about aliens on the shelf. C) On the shelf which it was about aliens. D) Being about aliens on the shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That was about aliens on the shelf. 23. Choose the sentence that avoids a dangling modifier:A) After reading the novel, the movie seemed dull. B) The movie seemed dull after I read the novel. A) After reading the novel, the movie seemed dull. B) The movie seemed dull after I read the novel. C) Reading the novel, the movie seemed dull. D) After I read the novel, dull the movie seemed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The movie seemed dull after I read the novel. 24. Having arrived late to school, A) The front office gave me a tardy slip. B) A tardy slip was given to me by the front office. C) I went to the front office to get a tardy slip. D) My class started without me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I went to the front office to get a tardy slip. 25. Complete the sentence:The dog ..... by the children wagged its tail happily. A) Petted. B) Pet. C) Petting. D) Was pet. 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