This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In spike heels and a ruffled dress, the football captain was dazzled by the homecoming queen. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 2. Reading the directions carefully, the test was quite easy. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 3. Which sentence is a dangling modifier? A) Thinking about the exams, his eyes started closing. B) Thinking about the exams, he slept on the book. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thinking about the exams, his eyes started closing. 4. Which one of these options completes the sentence in a way that makes the most sense?Shorter than the person sitting in front of me, A) The play was really hard to see. B) I had a hard time watching the play. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had a hard time watching the play. 5. Does the following sentence contain a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?I showed my dog to the vet who has fleas. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 6. The teacher passed out the test to the students he had just created. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 7. Which sentence needs revision? A) Upon entering the room, she noticed the broken window. B) To improve your grade, the homework must be completed. C) Before leaving home, I packed my lunch. D) While watching TV, my sister called me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To improve your grade, the homework must be completed. 8. Hoping to excuse my lateness, the note was written and given to my teacher. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 9. Filled with cream, covered in chocolate frosting, and dusted with sprinkles, you will enjoy this cupcake. A) Dangling Modifier. B) No Dangling Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 10. Choose the sentence with the correct modifier placement. A) The man walked his dog in a suit. B) In a suit, the man walked his dog. C) The man in a suit walked his dog. D) The dog walked the man in a suit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The man in a suit walked his dog. 11. Going ten miles over the speed limit, the light quickly turned red and almost resulted in an accident. A) Correct. B) Dangling Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling Participle. 12. Select the one which is NOT a dangling modifier: A) Upon entering the doctor's office, I immediately noticed a skeleton. B) Upon entering the doctor's office, a skeleton caught my eye. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upon entering the doctor's office, I immediately noticed a skeleton. 13. Which of the following is an example of a dangling infinitive phrase? A) To improve his results, the experiment was done again. B) To learn effectively, students should study regularly. C) To win the spelling bee, we need to practice. D) To become a successful artist, one must practice daily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To improve his results, the experiment was done again. 14. Read the following sentence. Does it contain a misplaced modifier or dangling modifier? 'Flying over the city, the buildings looked magnificent.' A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifier. 15. Identify the error in the sentence:'Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by John.' A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) Correct sentence. D) Incorrect verb tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifier. 16. With this type of modifier error (dangling or misplaced), the subject is in the sentence, but it is not next to the modifier A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced. 17. In the sentence "Rushing to catch the bus, my homework fell out of my backpack, " what is wrong? A) The sentence has no subject. B) The homework wasn't rushing to catch the bus. C) The backpack is in the wrong place. D) The verb tense is incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The homework wasn't rushing to catch the bus. 18. Identify the misplaced modifier in the following sentence:'Covered in chocolate, the children enjoyed the strawberries.' A) Covered in chocolate. B) The children enjoyed. C) The strawberries. D) Enjoyed the strawberries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Covered in chocolate. 19. Which of the following is a dangling modifier in the sentence below?Excited about the trip, her luggage was already packed two weeks before the departure date. A) Two weeks. B) Before the departure date. C) Already. D) Excited about the trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excited about the trip. 20. After dying from not enough water, Olivia threw the plant in the trash. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) It's already correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 21. What is the main issue with the sentence:'Taken down to the cellar, the darkness obscured the details of the room.'? A) The subject is unclear. B) The verb is missing. C) It has too many modifiers. D) It is too long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The subject is unclear. 22. Which of the following is a dangling modifier in the sentence below?All of the required materials should be carefully gathered before beginning the project. A) Required. B) Of the required materials. C) Before beginning the project. D) Carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before beginning the project. 23. Identify the dangling modifier:To become a movie star, talent and luck must come into play. A) To become a movie star. B) Talent and luck. C) Must come into play. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To become a movie star. 24. What is the correct revision for:'Riding in the sports car, the world whizzed by rapidly.'? A) While riding in the sports car, the world seemed fast. B) As Jigme was riding in the sports car, the world whizzed by rapidly. C) The world whizzed by rapidly while riding in the sports car. D) Riding in the sports car, I saw the world whizz by. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As Jigme was riding in the sports car, the world whizzed by rapidly. 25. Each of these three sentences contains a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier. Choose the sentence that fixes it best.While standing in line for movie tickets, lightning flashed. A) Lightning flashed while standing in line for movie tickets. B) While John stood in line for movie tickets, lightning flashed. C) While standing in line for movie tickets, lightning flashed on John. D) While stadning in line for movie tickets, a bolt of lightning flashed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While John stood in line for movie tickets, lightning flashed. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDangling Modifiers Quiz 1Dangling Modifiers Quiz 2Dangling Modifiers Quiz 3Dangling Modifiers Quiz 5Dangling Modifiers Quiz 6Dangling Modifiers Quiz 7Dangling Modifiers Quiz 8Dangling Modifiers Quiz 9Dangling Modifiers Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books