This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? "Walking through the park, the flowers were beautiful." A) The sentence is correct. B) The flowers were walking through the park. C) The park was walking through the flowers. D) The flowers were beautiful while walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The flowers were walking through the park. 2. ..... the fireworks, the children were super happy A) Watching. B) Watched. C) Watch. D) To watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching. 3. Choose the clause that will complete the given phrase below.In trying it, ..... A) A. one must have good balance. B) B. a part of the ocean's water would swallow the rider. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. one must have good balance. 4. Which of the following is an example of a dangling participle phrase? A) After drilling my tooth, my cavity stopped aching. B) To become a physician, one needs to have aptitude. C) Having finished the assignment, Jill turned on the TV. D) While driving to work, a car accident occurred. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While driving to work, a car accident occurred. 5. Tired from the run, water was drank. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 6. Choose the clause that will complete the given phrase below.In attaching the boots to the board, ..... A) A. one must make sure that the binding is not too tight. B) B. it could be adjusted by moving them in any direction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. one must make sure that the binding is not too tight. 7. Which of the following sentences is correctly structured? A) While driving to work, a deer crossed the road. B) While driving to work, I saw a deer cross the road. C) A deer crossed the road while driving to work. D) Driving to work, the road was crossed by a deer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While driving to work, I saw a deer cross the road. 8. Which is correctly written? A) Ron Weasley looked like a secret agent in his uncle's velvet suit. B) Ron Weasley looked like a secret agent in his velvet uncle's suit. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ron Weasley looked like a secret agent in his uncle's velvet suit. 9. Identify the error in this sentence: "Covered in chocolate, the children enjoyed the cake." A) The sentence is correct. B) The children were covered in chocolate. C) The cake was covered in chocolate. D) The chocolate was enjoyed by the children. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cake was covered in chocolate. 10. Read the following sentence. Does it contain a misplaced modifier or dangling modifier?Running on the track, a soccer ball hit her head. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifier. 11. Identify the dangling modifier in the sentenceWalking, the morning was pleasant. A) Walking,. B) The morning. C) Was pleasant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking,. 12. Winning the lottery money, a new home was much easier to purchase. A) Correct. B) Dangling Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling Participle. 13. Is the sentence below written correctly? A) Yes, the sentence is correct. B) No, the sentence has a misplaced modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, the sentence has a misplaced modifier. 14. What is the main issue with dangling modifiers? A) They make sentences unclear by not clearly stating what is being modified. B) They are grammatically correct. C) They enhance sentence clarity. D) They are used to join two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They make sentences unclear by not clearly stating what is being modified. 15. What is the main issue with the following sentence? 'To win the race, the strategy was carefully planned by the coach.' A) The strategy is not clearly linked to the coach. B) The coach is not mentioned in the sentence. C) The sentence is grammatically correct. D) The race is not mentioned in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The strategy is not clearly linked to the coach. 16. Tom fed the kitten in the kitchen that his aunt had given him. A) Dangling Modifier. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced Modifier. 17. What is the dangling modifier in this sentence? 'Hiking the trail, the birds chirped loudly.' A) Hiking the trail. B) The birds chirped. C) Chirped loudly. D) The trail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hiking the trail. 18. Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the dog in the house that snarled all the time. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) Already correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 19. Which of the following sentences is correctly revised? A) Heartbroken, the park closed for repairs. B) Heartbroken, the amusement park had to close for repairs. C) Heartbroken, the repairs were needed at the park. D) Heartbroken, the children learned the park was closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heartbroken, the children learned the park was closed. 20. With a heavy heart, ..... Complete the sentence leaving it as a dangling modifier. A) Ron had to return the gift to its owner. B) The gift was returned to its owner. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The gift was returned to its owner. 21. With this type of modifier error (dangling or misplaced), the subject is present 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. 22. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?Sheila watched Desmond stuff his mouth with a cupcake frosted with vanilla icing. A) Sheila was the one eating the cupcake. B) The sentence is correct. C) Desmond's mouth is what is frosted with vanilla icing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sentence is correct. 23. Tell if the sentence is correct, has a dangling modifier, or misplaced modifier.Water from the sprinklers started to rust the brand new child's bike. A) Correct. B) Dangling. C) Misplaced. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misplaced. 24. What is the dangling modifier in this sentence?While taking a shower, Jerry pounded on my door. A) Jerry pounded. B) While taking a shower. C) On my door. D) Taking a shower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While taking a shower. 25. What is the dangling modifier in this sentence? A) Suddenly appeared. B) Along the bridge. C) A ship suddenly. D) Walking along the bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walking along the bridge. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDangling Modifiers Quiz 1Dangling Modifiers Quiz 2Dangling Modifiers Quiz 3Dangling Modifiers Quiz 4Dangling Modifiers Quiz 6Dangling Modifiers Quiz 7Dangling Modifiers Quiz 8Dangling Modifiers Quiz 9Dangling Modifiers Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books