This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Misplaced Modifiers – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence without any misplaced modifier. A) Drooling in anticipation of the treat, Gizmo waited for Sylvia to reward him with a dog cookie. B) Drooling in anticipation of the treat, Sylvia rewarded Gizmo with a dog cookie. C) Drooling in anticipation of the treat, a dog cookie was given to Gizmo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drooling in anticipation of the treat, Gizmo waited for Sylvia to reward him with a dog cookie. 2. Choose the most logical way to complete each sentence.Watering the lawn, ..... A) Leroy gave the grass a refreshing break from the dry weather. B) The grass enjoyed a refreshing break from the dry weather. C) A refreshing break from the dry weather was given to the grass. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leroy gave the grass a refreshing break from the dry weather. 3. Choose the most logical way to complete each sentence.Squeezing from the bottom of the tube, ..... A) Toothpaste splattered the mirror. B. B) Kendra splattered the mirror with toothpaste. C) The mirror was splattered with toothpaste. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kendra splattered the mirror with toothpaste. 4. What word does the blue word modify (describe)?The creepy old house belongs to my neighbor. A) Old. B) House. C) Neighbor. D) Belongs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) House. 5. In the sentence below, which is the MISPLACED MODIFIER?Seated around the dining room table, everyone salivated at the sight of the Thanksgiving turkey. A) Seated around the dining room table. B) At the sight. C) Of the Thanksgiving turkey. D) NO MISPLACED MODIFIER. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO MISPLACED MODIFIER. 6. Which sentence is free of misplaced modifiers? A) The boy watched the movie with his friend that was exciting. B) The boy with his friend watched the movie that was exciting. C) The boy watched the exciting movie with his friend. D) With his friend, the boy watched the movie that was exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The boy watched the exciting movie with his friend. 7. Which of the following sentences does not contain a misplaced or dangling modifier? A) Tired and hungry, the homework seemed endless. B) The young girl watched the kitten playing in the yard. C) Wrapped in a blanket, she watched TV comfortably. D) Carrying a heavy backpack, the walk home was difficult.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The young girl watched the kitten playing in the yard. 8. Smaller and flatter than an orange, ..... A) A tangerine is easy to peel and its sections separate readily. B) The peel of a tangerine is easily removed and its sections are readily separated. C) It's easy to peel a tangerine and to separate its sections. D) To peel a tangerine is easy, and its sections can be readily separated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tangerine is easy to peel and its sections separate readily. 9. ..... an average of 471 inches of rain a year, Mount Waialeale in Hawaii is the wettest spot in the world. A) It receives. B) Receiving. C) To receive. D) Received. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receiving. 10. Identify the misplaced modifier in this sentence: "Covered in chocolate, the child ate the cake." A) Covered in chocolate. B) The child. C) Ate. D) The cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Covered in chocolate. 11. Identify the misplaced modifier in the following sentence: "Flying over the city, the skyscrapers looked magnificent." A) Flying over the city. B) The skyscrapers. C) Looked magnificent. D) Over the city. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flying over the city. 12. What word does the blue word modify (describe)?I cut the apple with a sharp knife. A) Cut. B) Apple. C) Knife. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knife. 13. The tall lanky outfielder is a powerful hitter. A) Add a comma after "tall". B) Add a comma after "lanky". C) No Comma Needed. D) Add a comma after "powerful". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add a comma after "tall". 14. In the sentence below, which is the MISPLACED MODIFIER?Eric broke the lamp while he was bouncing on the bed last Monday. A) Last Monday. B) While he was bouncing. C) On the bed. D) NO MISPLACED MODIFIER. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO MISPLACED MODIFIER. 15. Which word or phrase is the misplaced modifier in this sentence: "The boy saw the bird with binoculars." A) The boy. B) Saw. C) The bird. D) With binoculars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With binoculars. 16. Which sentence is correctly written without a misplaced modifier? A) With a diagram, the teacher explained the problem to the students. B) The problem was explained by the teacher to the students with a diagram. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With a diagram, the teacher explained the problem to the students. 17. Choose the sentence that correctly places the modifier. A) The teacher gave a lecture to the students that was boring. B) The teacher gave a boring lecture to the students. C) To the students, the teacher gave a lecture that was boring. D) The students were given a lecture by the teacher that was boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher gave a boring lecture to the students. 18. Rewrite the sentence to correct the misplaced modifier: "Covered in chocolate, the girl ate the cake." A) Covered in chocolate, the cake was eaten by the girl. B) The girl covered in chocolate ate the cake. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Covered in chocolate, the cake was eaten by the girl. 19. The mayor threw out the traditional first pitch. A) Add a comma after "mayor". B) Add a comma after "traditional". C) Add a comma after "first". D) No Comma Needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No Comma Needed. 20. Choose the most logical way to complete each sentence.Cursing her heavy book bag, ..... A) Jillian's professors seldom made assignments in the thick textbooks. B) Jillian carried around thick textbooks that her professors seldom use. C) The textbooks that Jillian seldom needed made her shoulders sore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jillian carried around thick textbooks that her professors seldom use. 21. A group of Shakers, ..... settled around Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, in 1805. A) Members of a strict religious sect which. B) Whose members of a strict religious sect. C) Members of a strict religious sect,. D) Were members of a strict religious sect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Members of a strict religious sect,. 22. In the sentence below, which is the misplaced modifier? 'The chef cooked a meal for the guests that was delicious.' A) The chef. B) Cooked a meal. C) For the guests. D) That was delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That was delicious. 23. Identify the misplaced modifier in the following sentence: "Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by the athlete." A) Running quickly. B) The finish line. C) Was crossed. D) By the athlete. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running quickly. 24. True or False:The sentence contains a misplaced modifier. "The teacher gave the homework to the student that was due on Friday." A) A) True. B) B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) True. 25. Identify the misplaced modifier in the following sentence: "The girl watched the movie with her friend in the theater." A) The girl. B) Watched. C) With her friend. D) In the theater. 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