This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Dangling Modifiers – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dangling Modifiers Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bowen walked to the park, Leah followed behind. A) NO CHANGE. B) Park and Leah. C) Park; Leah. D) Park:Leah. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Park; Leah. 2. Is the modifier dangling or correct?-After reading the great new book, the movie was a bit of a disappointment. A) Correct. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 3. My studies have been focused on the social sciences, having taken two political science courses and one sociology course. A) This sentence does contain a dangling modifier. B) This sentence does not contain a dangling modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This sentence does contain a dangling modifier. 4. Identify the dangling modifier in the sentence:Walking to the store, the rain started to fall A) Walking in the rain to the store. B) Walking to the store. C) The store where the rain started to fall. D) The rain started to fall while walking to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking to the store. 5. Hammering the final nail into the wall, the house was completed. A) Correct. B) Dangling Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling Participle. 6. Sheila watched Desmond stuff his mouth with a cupcake frosted with vanilla icing. A) Yes! This sentence has a misplaced or dangling modifier!. B) No! This sentence is error free!. C) This sentence has a spelling error. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No! This sentence is error free!. 7. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Jumping over the fence, the dog chased the cat. A) The cat was jumping over the fence. B) The sentence is correct. C) We don't know who was jumping over the fence. D) The dog needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sentence is correct. 8. To get a good grade, studying hard is important. A) Studying hard is important to get a good grade. B) To get a good grade, you should study hard. C) You should study hard to get a good grade. D) Getting a good grade is important by studying hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get a good grade, you should study hard. 9. Although the rain stopped we decided to postpone the ceremony. A) NO CHANGE. B) Stopped, we. C) Stopped; we. D) Stopped. We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stopped, we. 10. What word is defined as readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence A) Presumptuous. B) Amiable. C) Credulity. D) Dubious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Credulity. 11. Walking along the river, the flowers looked beautiful. A) Walking along the river, I saw the flowers looked beautiful. B) I walked along the river and the flowers looked beautiful. C) The flowers looked beautiful as I walked along the river. D) The flowers looked beautiful walking along the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The flowers looked beautiful as I walked along the river. 12. The man was stopped for speeding in the blue sweater. A) Sentence is correct as written. B) Sentence contains a misplaced modifier. C) Sentence contains a dangling modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence contains a misplaced modifier. 13. Select the correct answer. As a teacher, patience is important. A) Dangling Modifier. B) No Dangling Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling Modifier. 14. Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on. A) Having finished the assignment, he turned on the TV. B) The TV was turned on after finishing the assignment. C) He turned on the TV after finishing the assignment. D) The TV was turned on by him having finished the assignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having finished the assignment, he turned on the TV. 15. A dangling modifier is when the doer of the action is NOT next to the phrase or it is missing A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Which part is the dangling modifier in the sentence below? Running around, an ankle was broken. A) Running around. B) An ankle. C) Was broken. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running around. 17. Which is incorrect:dangling modifier? A) While driving down the street, the car stalled. B) While I drove down the street, the car stalled. C) The car stalled while I was driving down the street. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While driving down the street, the car stalled. 18. What can be added to this sentence to make it correct?Running down the hallway, the lights were left on in the classroom. A) I realized. B) Susan thought. C) Trevor remembered. D) All options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All options are correct. 19. This year's graduating class admires really the famous British authors of the 19th century.Which word is a misplaced modifier in the sentence? A) Graduating. B) Really. C) British. D) Famous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Really. 20. Driving in heavy traffic, my head started to ache. A) Correct. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling Modifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling Modifier. 21. Determine if the sentence contains a misplaced or dangling modifier. Looking out the airplane window, the volcano seemed ready to erupt. A) Misplaced. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 22. Identify the dangling modifier in the sentence:Driving down the road, the trees looked beautiful A) Down the road. B) Driving. C) The trees looked beautiful. D) Driving down the road. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Driving down the road. 23. Which sentence correctly relocates the misplaced modifier? Original: "She read the book to the children with colorful pictures." A) She read to the children the book with colorful pictures. B) She read the book with colorful pictures to the children. C) To the children, she read the book with colorful pictures. D) The book with colorful pictures was read to the children by her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She read the book with colorful pictures to the children. 24. Is the modifier dangling or correct?-Hoping to excuse my lateness, the note was written and given to my teacher. A) Correct. B) Dangling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling. 25. Raising her hand, Olivia asked the teacher a question. A) Correct. B) Dangling Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDangling Modifiers Quiz 1Dangling Modifiers Quiz 2Dangling Modifiers Quiz 3Dangling Modifiers Quiz 4Dangling Modifiers Quiz 5Dangling Modifiers Quiz 6Dangling Modifiers Quiz 7Dangling Modifiers Quiz 8Dangling Modifiers Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books