This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Misplaced Modifiers – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 9 (13 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the highlighted modifier in each sentence.The two families shared a delicious picnic under the trees. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Prepositional phrase/adjective. D) Prepositional phrase/adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 2. Which sentence does NOT include a misplaced modifier? A) I returned the phone to the store that didn't work. B) We served spaghetti to the kids on huge plates. C) Chased by the lion, the photographer saw a tall giraffe. D) In July, the fire department reported that three homes had burned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In July, the fire department reported that three homes had burned. 3. A modifier is called "squinting" when A) It is placed too close to the word or phrase it modifies. B) It is placed too far away from the word or phrase it modifies. C) It has nothing to modify in the sentence. D) It is modifying two things at the same time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is modifying two things at the same time. 4. What is the best way to rewrite this sentence?She wore a sweater to school that was blue. A) She wore a blue sweater to school. B) A blue sweater, she wore to school. C) She wore a sweater to school that was blue. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wore a blue sweater to school. 5. Complete the sentence:Running late, ..... the homework in my backpack. A) I quickly stuffed. B) The homework I stuffed. C) Quickly I stuffed. D) Stuffed I quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I quickly stuffed. 6. Identify the modifier.Our science class studied different animals. A) Adjective. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 7. Identify the highlighted modifier in each sentence.Sunbathers in swimsuits snoozed in the heat. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Prepositional phrase/adjective. D) Prepositional phrase/adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prepositional phrase/adjective. 8. Identify the highlighted modifier in each sentence.A busy army of ants marched into the salad. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Prepositional phrase/adjective. D) Prepositional phrase/adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prepositional phrase/adjective. 9. What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence?Lucky money is money rapped in small red envelopes that are given to children by friends and relatives. A) Change rapped to wrapped. B) Change are to is. C) Change friends to freinds. D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change rapped to wrapped. 10. In a classroom setting, Anika is writing a descriptive essay. What typically describes the words she uses to modify nouns and verbs? A) Conjunctions and interjections. B) Nouns and pronouns. C) Adjectives and adverbs. D) Verbs and adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjectives and adverbs. 11. Which sentence corrects the misplaced modifier?The cracked girl's glasses were thrown away. A) The girl's cracked glasses were thrown away. B) The glasses of the cracked girl were thrown away. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The girl's cracked glasses were thrown away. 12. Jim left the entire page blank because he did not know how to answer the question. A) Not knowing how to answer the question, Jim left the entire page blank. B) Leaving the entire page blank, Jim did not know how to answer the question. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not knowing how to answer the question, Jim left the entire page blank. 13. True or False:The sentence 'Flying over the city, the airplane's wings sparkled in the sun.' demonstrates correct modifier use. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesMisplaced Modifiers Quiz 1Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 2Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 3Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 4Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 5Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 6Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 7Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 8Accept Vs. 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