This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence correctly resolves the squinting modifier: "They promised yesterday to finish." ? A) They promised to finish yesterday. B) Yesterday, they promised to finish. C) They to finish promised yesterday. D) Promised they yesterday to finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yesterday, they promised to finish. 2. Julia is pretty but her sister Anita is even ..... A) Prettier. B) Most pretty. C) Prettiest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prettier. 3. In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat quietly, ' which word is an adverb modifying a verb? A) Cat. B) Sat. C) Mat. D) Quietly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quietly. 4. What question below is NOT one that is answered by an adjective? A) What kind?. B) Where at?. C) How Many?. D) How much?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where at?. 5. True or False:Carefully planted, the flowers bloomed beautifully in the garden. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Complete the sentence to correctly place the modifier:'After the rain stopped, the kids went outside immediately to play.' A) Immediately after the rain stopped. B) Went immediately outside to play. C) Outside immediately went to play. D) Stopped immediately after the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went immediately outside to play. 7. In the sentence 'The dog barked loudly at the stranger', what is the modifier and what word does it modify? A) The modifier is 'dog' and it modifies the noun 'stranger'. B) The modifier is 'loudly' and it modifies the verb 'barked'. C) The modifier is 'barked' and it modifies the noun 'dog'. D) The modifier is 'at' and it modifies the noun 'stranger'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The modifier is 'loudly' and it modifies the verb 'barked'. 8. Which sentence best fixes the squinting modifier in:'The boy promised his mom when he got home he would do his chores.'? A) The boy promised his mom he would do his chores when he got home. B) The boy, when he got home, promised his mom he would do his chores. C) Both A and B fix the ambiguity. D) The original sentence is fine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B fix the ambiguity. 9. The boring class just ending a few minutes ago A) Incorrect. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect. 10. Use the correct form.The titanic was (large) than the sail boat A) More large. B) Larger. C) Largest. D) Most large. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Larger. 11. She is ..... diligent as her sister. A) More. B) Different. C) So. D) As. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As. 12. Which of the following is an adverb:sweet, loudly, apple, blue? A) Sweet. B) Loudly. C) Apple. D) Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loudly. 13. There were three boys on my team. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 14. Select the correct answer to fill in the blank.*Look at the placement of the commas.I want a slice of ..... cake. A) Warm gooey, delicious. B) Warm, gooey, delicious. C) Warm gooey delicious. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm, gooey, delicious. 15. Select the squinting modifier from the sentence:Having been fully restored, the car was the owner's true love, so the owner who commuted often drove the car. A) True. B) Having been fully restored. C) Fully. D) Often. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Often. 16. Which of these sentences means that he did not buy a tie? A) The shopper only looked at ties. B) The shopper looked only at the ties. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The shopper only looked at ties. 17. Fix the misplaced modifier:'The painting was admired by the tourists with vivid colors.' A) The tourists admired the painting with vivid colors. B) With vivid colors, the painting was admired by the tourists. C) The painting with vivid colors was admired by the tourists. D) The tourists with vivid colors admired the painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The painting with vivid colors was admired by the tourists. 18. Which of the following adjectives should be used to complete the sentence:It was the (most/more) exciting movie I have seen this year? A) Very. B) Much. C) More. D) Most. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Most. 19. Which sentence has a clearer meaning without a squinting modifier? A) 'Jogging daily improves quickly your stamina.' B) 'Jogging improves daily quickly your stamina.' C) 'Jogging daily quickly improves your stamina.' D) 'Jogging daily improves your stamina quickly.' A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 20. Select the correct answer to fill in the blank.*Look at the placement of the commas.Her ..... hair was tied at the back of her neck. A) Long straight brown. B) Long straight, brown. C) Long, straight, brown. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long, straight, brown. 21. True or False:A squinting modifier can make the meaning of a sentence unclear. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. What is a good way to test if a modifier is 'squinting'? A) Check if the sentence is a question or a statement. B) See if moving the modifier to another spot creates two different, logical meanings. C) Make sure all the nouns and verbs agree in number. D) Count the number of prepositional phrases in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) See if moving the modifier to another spot creates two different, logical meanings. 23. Which one is the verb modifier?The unique paintings were carefully designed by Van Gogh. A) Unique. B) Designed. C) Were. D) Carefully. E) Paintings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carefully. 24. Complete the sentence:He said that reading books ..... improved his vocabulary. A) Sometimes. B) Regularly. C) Quickly. D) Often. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Often. 25. Pick the appropriate location for this modifier:eating banana pancakes. A) The couple watched the rain falling from the sky. B) The couple watched the rain falling from the sky. C) The couple watched the rain falling from the sky . D) None of the above. 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