This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She walked to the front of the room proudly. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 2. The dish garden displayed from an exhibit was made ..... A) Gracefully. B) Strand. C) Beautifully. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beautifully. 3. In the sentence 'Students who practice often get better grades, ' what are the two possible meanings? A) The students are often good, or the grades are better. B) The students practice frequently, or they frequently get better grades. C) The practice is good, or the grades are frequent. D) There is only one clear meaning in this sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The students practice frequently, or they frequently get better grades. 4. It was the ..... accident I have ever seen. A) Worse. B) The. C) Worst. D) Than. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worst. 5. Choose the best use of an infinitive phrase modifier: A) The scientist paused the test to check results carefully. B) To check carefully results, the scientist paused the test. C) The scientist to check results paused carefully. D) Paused to check, results the scientist carefully tested. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The scientist paused the test to check results carefully. 6. Which revision corrects the dangling modifier in the sentence?After finishing the book, the movie was watched by them. A) After finishing the book, they watched the movie. B) They watched the movie after finishing the book. C) The movie was watched by them after finishing the book. D) After finishing the book, the book was watched by them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After finishing the book, they watched the movie. 7. Which sentence tells when Adam was picked? A) Just Adam was picked for the team. B) Adam was just picked for the team. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adam was just picked for the team. 8. Her ..... brooch looks so good on her veil. A) Eye catch. B) Eye-catched. C) Eye-catching. D) Eye-catch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eye-catching. 9. Is the prepositional phrase in the sentence an adjective or an adverb phrase? A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 10. Jorge rides the huge waves on his surfboard. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Prepositional phrase (adjective). D) Prepositional phrase (adverb). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prepositional phrase (adverb). 11. Does the following sentence contain a dangler?Filled with cream, covered in chocolate frosting, and dusted with sprinkles, you will enjoy this cupcake. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 12. Select the modifier.I think animals are pretty amazing. A) Think. B) Pretty. C) Animals. D) Amazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pretty. 13. Which sentence contains a squinting modifier? A) I saw a bird on the way to school with a bright red chest. B) To win the game, you need to practice. C) Telling jokes often makes my friends laugh. D) The dog that was barking loudly ran away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telling jokes often makes my friends laugh. 14. How can you fix a dangling modifier? A) Delete the modifier completely. B) Change the modifier to an adverb. C) Replace it with a pronoun. D) Add or move the subject it describes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Add or move the subject it describes. 15. Which of the following sentences is written most clearly and avoids any squinting modifiers? A) The principal announced on Friday the winners would be chosen. B) My brother who runs often wins his races. C) When I am tired, I fall asleep easily. D) She planned secretly to read the whole book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When I am tired, I fall asleep easily. 16. Fill in the blank:To test for a squinting modifier, you should try to ..... the sentence in two different ways to confirm it has two possible meanings. A) Diagram. B) Punctuate. C) Rewrite. D) Shorten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rewrite. 17. Fill in the blank with the word that creates a squinting modifier:'He told me ..... to check my email.' A) Yesterday. B) In the morning. C) Quickly. D) Once. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quickly. 18. Complete the sentence to make it clear that the *act of thinking* happened often:'I ..... about the fun we had at the party.' A) Thought often. B) Often thought. C) Fun often. D) Party often. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Often thought. 19. The tall building stood proudly. Which two words from the sentence are modifiers? A) Tall, building. B) Building, stood. C) Tall, proudly. D) Stood, proudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tall, proudly. 20. Select the most meaningful sentence. A) She served hamburgers to the children on paper plates. B) She served hamburgers on paper plates to the children. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She served hamburgers on paper plates to the children. 21. Types of Adjectives: A) Demonstrative, possesive and personal. B) Modal, auxiliary and stative. C) Demonstrative, possesive and descriptive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Demonstrative, possesive and descriptive. 22. Select the modifier.Some animals are very dangerous. A) Animals. B) Very. C) Dangerous. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very. 23. Consider the sentence:'I just told him that I finished the project.' If you move 'just' to be right before 'finished, ' how does the meaning change? A) It changes from being the only person who told him to telling him a moment ago. B) It changes from telling him a moment ago to having only recently completed the project. C) It changes from telling only him to telling him only one thing. D) The meaning does not change at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It changes from telling him a moment ago to having only recently completed the project. 24. What does a modifier do in a sentence? A) Adds emotion or tone to the main idea. B) Describes or gives more information about a word. C) Repeats key words, phrases, or clauses for emphasis. D) Replaces a noun or pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describes or gives more information about a word. 25. Is the prepositional phrase in the sentence an adjective or an adverb phrase?Jorge rides the waves on his surfboard. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesModifiers Placement Quiz 2Modifiers Placement Quiz 3Modifiers Placement Quiz 4Modifiers Placement Quiz 5Modifiers Placement Quiz 6Modifiers Placement Quiz 7Modifiers Placement Quiz 8Modifiers Placement Quiz 9Modifiers Placement Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books