This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:In the sentence "He said he would call me back later, " moving 'later' to the very end of the sentence would help fix the ambiguity. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Choose the sentence that correctly shows how to use a comma when listing items in a series. A) She likes to go to the movies, and eat a lot of popcorn. B) My aunt has four daughters. Their names are Andrea, Michelle Rebecca, and Monica. C) I am going to brush my teeth, wash my face, and put on my pajamas before I go to sleep. D) Would you like to eat pizza, spaghetti tacos, or chicken nuggets for lunch?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am going to brush my teeth, wash my face, and put on my pajamas before I go to sleep. 3. In the sentence, 'Reading a book silently can be very relaxing, ' the word silently is a squinting modifier because it could be describing: A) Book or relaxing. B) Reading or can be. C) Book or can be. D) Reading or relaxing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading or can be. 4. In which sentence is the squinting modifier correctly repositioned? A) 'He promised to call his mom tomorrow.' B) 'He promised tomorrow to call his mom.' C) 'Tomorrow, he promised to call his mom.' D) 'He tomorrow promised to call his mom.' A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 5. How many things are being compared if we use the superlative form? A) One. B) Two. C) Three or more. D) No clue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three or more. 6. Which of these sentences contains a squinting modifier? A) After practice, I promised my mom I would clean my room. B) I promised my mom I would clean my room after practice. C) I promised after practice I would clean my room. D) I promised my mom after practice that I would clean my room. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I promised after practice I would clean my room. 7. Which revision corrects the dangling modifier in the sentence?Walking down the street, the flowers caught my eye. A) The flowers caught my eye while walking down the street. B) I noticed the flowers walking down the street. C) Walking down the street, I noticed the flowers. D) The flowers walking down the street caught my eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking down the street, I noticed the flowers. 8. Include almost, even, exactly, hardly, just, merely, nearly, only, scarcely and simply; place before the word(s) they modify A) Modifier. B) Split infinitive. C) Limiting modifiers. D) Confusing phrasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limiting modifiers. 9. What are Adjectives? A) They express actions, processes and states. B) Are words that describe and modify nouns and pronouns. C) Are words that modify adjectives, verbs and another adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are words that describe and modify nouns and pronouns. 10. Which of the following is NOT an example of an introductory word? A) Since. B) However. C) That. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That. 11. Which part of speech is the word 'quickly' in the sentence 'The rabbit ran quickly'? A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 12. Which one of these options completes the sentence in a way that makes the most sense?After having eaten a handful of jalapenos, A) My tongue was on fire!. B) I felt like my tongue was on fire!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I felt like my tongue was on fire!. 13. Choose the best revision for the sentence below: "Flying high above the lake, the boat looked tiny." A) The boat flying high above the lake looked tiny. B) Flying high above the lake, we saw the tiny boat below. C) High above, the tiny boat flew over the lake. D) Looking tiny, the boat flew high over the lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flying high above the lake, we saw the tiny boat below. 14. What type of error is this?I ate a cereal with chocolate milk in my pajamas. A) Misplaced modifiers. B) Dangling modifiers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifiers. 15. Which sentence contains correct punctuation? A) Mrs. Parker who loves math is our teacher. B) Mrs. Parker who loves math, is our teacher. C) Mrs., Parker who loves math is our teacher. D) Mrs. Parker, who loves math, is our teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mrs. Parker, who loves math, is our teacher. 16. Is this sentence correct? While typing on the computer, the kitten sat down. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 17. Where do the commas belong in the following sentence?Marcus my sisters hamster likes to run in a wheel. A) , my sisters hamster,. B) , Marcus my sisters,. C) , hamster likes to run,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , my sisters hamster,. 18. Fix this sentence:She went to with great haste take out the pie from the oven. A) She went "with great haste" to take . B) To take "with great haste" the pie . C) To take out the piece from the oven "with great haste" . D) Remove the modifier. E) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To take out the piece from the oven "with great haste" . 19. Rewrite the following sentence to correct the misplaced modifier:'Running down the street, the dog chased the cat.' A) The cat chased the dog running down the street. B) The dog chased the cat while running down the street. C) Down the street, the dog chased the cat running. D) The dog chased the cat running down the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dog chased the cat running down the street. 20. The classroom, filled with excited voices, was buzzing before the assembly. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Modifier phrase. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modifier phrase. 21. Which revision correctly fixes the misplaced modifier in the sentence: "Staring out of the window, the rain poured down in torrents" ? A) Staring out of the window, torrents of rain poured down. B) The rain poured down in torrents while staring out of the window. C) The rain poured down in torrents, staring out of the window. D) The rain stared out of the window, pouring down in torrents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Staring out of the window, torrents of rain poured down. 22. You want to say that the *only thing* you ate for lunch was a sandwich. Which sentence says this most clearly? A) I only ate a sandwich for lunch. B) I ate only a sandwich for lunch. C) I ate a sandwich for lunch only. D) I ate a sandwich only for lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I ate only a sandwich for lunch. 23. Complete the sentence:To avoid confusion, place the adverb ..... the verb it modifies. A) before B) after C) around D) near A) Before. B) After. C) Around. D) Near. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Near. 24. True or False:Rewriting 'He said after the movie he would get popcorn' as 'He said he would get popcorn after the movie' successfully removes the confusion. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Which of these sentences implies that the instructor nodded only at Elvis and no one else? A) The instructor nodded just to Elvis as she came in. B) The instructor just nodded to Elvis as she came in. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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