This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of an adjectival phrase? A) He plays in the corner. B) Tom read the book on the chair. C) Arthur was extremely tired. D) A tall and slim girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A tall and slim girl. 2. Falls in the wrong place in a sentence (modifies the wrong word) A) Modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Dangling modifier. D) Limited modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced modifier. 3. Which sentence is written clearly and correctly? A) The customer rudely demanded that the waiter take her order. B) The customer demanded that the waiter take her order rudely. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The customer rudely demanded that the waiter take her order. 4. This T-shirt is ..... in this store. A) Smaller. B) As small. C) The smallest. D) The most small. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The smallest. 5. Use the correct form.Oakdale Junior High is the (good) school in the whole district. A) Best. B) Better. C) Gooder. D) Goodest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Best. 6. What is the function of the modifier in the sentence:The brightly colored flowers attracted many bees? A) Describes the flowers. B) Describes the bees. C) Describes the action of attracting. D) Describes the number of flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Describes the flowers. 7. Covered in glitter from head to toe, Noah walked proudly into the art room. A) Correct Modifier Placement. B) Misplaced/Dangling Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct Modifier Placement. 8. Identify the modifier in the following sentence:The incredibly fast runner won the race. A) Incredibly. B) Fast. C) Runner. D) Race. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incredibly. 9. Smiling proudly, Heaven's skateboard rolled into a bush while she celebrated landing the trick. A) Correct Modifier Placement. B) Misplaced/Dangling Modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced/Dangling Modifier. 10. Identify the modifier in the following sentence:The extremely tall building was visible from miles away. A) Extremely. B) Tall. C) Building. D) Visible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extremely. 11. Of all the mountains, Everest is the ..... A) High. B) Higher. C) Highest. D) Most high. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Highest. 12. True or False:A squinting modifier makes a sentence unclear because it creates two possible meanings. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Complete the sentence with the word that creates a squinting modifier: "The coach told the player ..... to practice more often." A) Sternly. B) That he needed. C) After the game. D) And his team. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After the game. 14. Select the modifier.He is a really good artist. A) Really. B) Good. C) Artist. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Really. 15. Which of the following words is an adverb:quickly, table, happy, big? A) Happy. B) Quickly. C) Table. D) Big. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly. 16. A squinting modifier is different from a dangling modifier because a squinting modifier ..... A) Has no word to describe at all. B) Is always at the beginning of the sentence. C) Has two possible words it could be describing. D) Is always a single word, like 'only'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has two possible words it could be describing. 17. True or False:The sentence 'The coach said on Friday we would practice' contains a squinting modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Complete the sentence:While jogging in the park, ..... saw a beautiful sunset. A) She. B) The sunset. C) The park. D) A tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She. 19. Choose the answer that corrects the misplaced phrase in this sentence:Wearing a tutu, Bill Bates gave pet rats to the little girl and her brother. A) Bill Bates gave pet rats wearing a tutu to the little girl and her brother. B) Bill Bates gave pet rats to the little girl and her brother while wearing a tutu. C) Bill Bates gave pet rats to the little girl wearing a tutu and her brother. D) The modifier is placed correctly in the original sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bill Bates gave pet rats to the little girl and her brother while wearing a tutu. 20. Which of these sentences means that the vendor did not make a sale? A) The shop keeper sold almost all the pots. B) The shop keeper almost sold all the pots. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The shop keeper almost sold all the pots. 21. Which sentence avoids a squinting modifier? A) 'Reading books frequently enhances your knowledge.' B) 'Reading frequently books enhances your knowledge.' C) 'Frequently reading books enhances your knowledge.' D) 'Books reading frequently enhances your knowledge.' A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 22. Complete the sentence to clarify the modifier:'You should organize your desk regularly to increase your productivity.' A) Regularly organize your desk. B) Organize regularly your desk. C) Organize your desk regularly to increase. D) To increase your productivity regularly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organize your desk regularly to increase. 23. Identify the dangling modifier:'Eager to finish the project, the deadline was extended by the manager.' A) Eager to finish the project. B) The deadline was extended. C) By the manager. D) The project. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eager to finish the project. 24. What is a demonstrative Adjective? A) Is a word that modifies a noun by indicating a number or quantity. B) Is a word that shows a form of possession. C) Directly refers to something or someone demonstrative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directly refers to something or someone demonstrative. 25. What is the proper adjective made from the proper noun:The ..... sweaters looked warm. (Scotland) A) Scottish. B) Scotland. C) Scotlandian. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scottish. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesModifiers Placement Quiz 1Modifiers Placement Quiz 2Modifiers Placement Quiz 3Modifiers Placement Quiz 4Modifiers Placement Quiz 5Modifiers Placement Quiz 6Modifiers Placement Quiz 7Modifiers Placement Quiz 8Modifiers Placement Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books