This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:In the sentence 'Rustling through the leaves, the squirrel was hard to spot, ' the modifier is correctly placed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What type of modifier is the selected word in the following sentence? The cat slept soundly on the warm windowsill. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Prepositional phrase (adjective). D) Prepositional phrase (adverb). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 3. What does Ms. Frederiksen's pet peeve from this unit mean (good vs. well)? A) Good = adverb, well = adjective. B) Good = adjective, well = adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good = adjective, well = adverb. 4. Trey nervously presented his essay about penguins to the class wearing a superhero cape. 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. 5. What is a descriptive Adjective? A) Is a word which describes noun and pronouns. B) Is a word that modifies nouns and pronouns and is formed from a proper noun. C) Is a word that modifies a noun by indicating a number or quantity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is a word which describes noun and pronouns. 6. What is the modifier in the sentence? The freshly baked bread smelled delicious. A) Freshly. B) Baked. C) Bread. D) Delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freshly. 7. What type of error is this? Dolger discovered an ancient Mayan civilization using astronavigation. A) Misplaced modifiers. B) Dangling modifiers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifiers. 8. True or False:In the sentence 'My dad promised after dinner to help me with my homework, ' the phrase 'after dinner' creates confusion. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Complete the sentence to create a squinting modifier:She promised ..... she would text me the homework. A) Sincerely. B) After class. C) From her phone. D) Kindly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After class. 10. Which of the following is more correct? A) Yesterday we read about origami in the encyclopedia, the Japanese craft of making images out of folded paper. B) Yesterday we read about origami, the Japanese craft of making images out of folded paper in the encyclopedia. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yesterday we read about origami in the encyclopedia, the Japanese craft of making images out of folded paper. 11. What type of word does an adverb modify? A) Only nouns. B) Only adjectives. C) Verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. D) Prepositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. 12. True or False:The sentence "I told him after class I would send the notes" contains a squinting modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Modification is a ..... A) Word used to describe an occurrence. B) Sentence standing together in separate units. C) Phrase that expresses the same relation to another element. D) Syntactic construction in which one grammatical element by another. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Syntactic construction in which one grammatical element by another. 14. They said it's going to rain on the radio. A) It's raining on the radio. B) The rain will be on the radio. C) They just said on the radio that it is going to rain. D) This sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They just said on the radio that it is going to rain. 15. Select the modifier.America is very far from the UAE. A) UAE. B) America. C) Far. D) Very. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very. 16. After searching for hours, the missing homework mysteriously showed up in Cortez's locker. 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. 17. Complete the sentence:To improve your skills, you should practice ..... A) Often. B) Quickly. C) Seldom. D) Tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Often. 18. Complete the sentence:To avoid confusion, a modifier should be placed as ..... as possible to the word it describes. A) Close. B) Far. C) Randomly. D) Late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Close. 19. Which sentence uses a dangling modifier? A) While reading the book, the lights suddenly went out. B) I walked to school quickly. C) She was excited to go on the field trip. D) We stayed late at the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While reading the book, the lights suddenly went out. 20. Complete the sentence:The children laughed joyfully ..... A) At the park. B) With their friends. C) During recess. D) As the clown juggled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As the clown juggled. 21. Complete the sentence to make the modifier clear:'The artist said she would complete the painting before lunch quickly.' A) Quickly before lunch. B) Quickly complete the painting before lunch. C) Complete the painting quickly before lunch. D) Before lunch, quickly complete the painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete the painting quickly before lunch. 22. Hamad is ..... than me. A) Furious. B) More furious. C) Most furious. D) Furiouser. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More furious. 23. Read the passage. Then answer the questions below."Looking out the window, the storm clouds were moving in fast. The wind howled as the trees bent. Preparing for the worst, the windows were shut tightly."What is the error in the first sentence? A) Misplaced modifier. B) Incorrect verb tense. C) Dangling modifier. D) Run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangling modifier. 24. Is the prepositional phrase in the sentence an adjective or an adverb phrase?The water around my feet is inviting and cool. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 25. Is the following sentence using correct grammar?While Lancaster was riding his bike, a bird swooped past. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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