This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Eliminate the squinting modifier:'The manager said on Monday the report will be reviewed quickly.' A) On Monday, the manager said the report will be reviewed quickly. B) The manager said the report will be reviewed quickly on Monday. C) The manager on Monday said the report will be reviewed quickly. D) Said the manager on Monday the report will be reviewed quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The manager said the report will be reviewed quickly on Monday. 2. How can you rewrite 'I thought in the car I would listen to music' to mean the thinking happened in the car? A) I thought I would listen to music in the car. B) In the car, I thought I would listen to music. C) I thought about listening to music in the car. D) I would listen to music, I thought in the car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the car, I thought I would listen to music. 3. Which one of these options completes the sentence in a way that makes the most sense?After finishing his toast, A) Marvin went outside. B) Jill told him to go outside. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marvin went outside. 4. Almost every student finished the test quickly. (Correct placement of "almost." ) A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Modifier phrase. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 5. It is a one word (or a unit) that modifies the meaning of another word, phrase or clause. A) Phrasal Modifiers. B) Adjectival Clausal. C) Single-Word Modifiers. D) Adverbial Clausal Modifiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Single-Word Modifiers. 6. What type of error is this?After writing the paper, the topic remained confusing. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifier. 7. Which sentence has no squinting modifier? A) Writing essays frequently can sharpen your skills. B) Frequently, writing essays can sharpen your skills. C) Writing essays can frequently sharpen your skills. D) Essays writing frequently can sharpen your skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writing essays can frequently sharpen your skills. 8. Carol let's go to the mall after dinner. A) Carol,. B) Go,. C) Mall,. D) As it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carol,. 9. Choose the sentence written correctly. A) Alaska is the larger state in the United States. B) Of the two astronauts, Mae C. Jemison is more experienced. C) Blanca's Cinco de Mayo costume is more fancier than mine. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of the two astronauts, Mae C. Jemison is more experienced. 10. How many things does the comparative form of an adjective or adverb compare? A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) One hundred. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 11. What type of error is this?The teacher caught the student cheating with the principal on a test. A) Misplaced modifiers. B) Dangling modifiers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifiers. 12. In the sentence 'She told him secretly to text his mom, ' the word 'secretly' creates ambiguity because it could modify which two words? A) She or him. B) Him or text. C) Told or to text. D) Text or mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Told or to text. 13. Isaiah spoke calmly during the debate, even when others disagreed. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Modifier phrase. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 14. What does a Modifier do? A) Change the meaning of words. B) Modify the meaning of words. C) Add detail to bring the writer's words to life. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add detail to bring the writer's words to life. 15. All generalizations are dangerous, even this one. A) Demonstrative adjective. B) Proper adjective. C) Demonstrative pronoun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demonstrative adjective. 16. True or False:The sentence 'The principal said on Friday we would have an assembly' is unclear because of a squinting modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Identify the correctly modified sentence: A) The dog barked loudly at the stranger. B) Loudly the dog barked at the stranger. C) The dog loudly barked at the stranger. D) At the stranger, the dog barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog barked loudly at the stranger. 18. Complete the sentence:To make it clear that you *frequently* play video games, the best placement for the adverb is:I ..... play video games after school. A) Play frequently. B) Frequently play. C) Play after school frequently. D) After school play frequently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frequently play. 19. What type of error is this?Confused by the weather, it rained while the sun was out. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling modifier. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifier. 20. Seaweed is one of sea treasures which is so ..... A) Vitamin-rich. B) Rich-vitamin. C) Vitamin rich. D) Vitamins-rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitamin-rich. 21. Is the following sentence correct?The Puritans were "often" dismissed as dour, strict, fun-hating people. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 22. Read the sentence:'She almost failed every test.' Why could 'almost' be considered a squinting modifier here? A) It describes 'she, ' but it's too far away. B) It's unclear if she 'almost failed' or 'failed almost every test.'. C) It should be at the end of the sentence. D) It doesn't have a word to describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's unclear if she 'almost failed' or 'failed almost every test.'. 23. A Two-Way Modifier is ..... ? A) A modifier in-between two sentence elements that it can possibly modify. B) Modifier placed incorrectly in a sentence. C) A modifier that cannot modify anything within a sentence. D) A modifier in-between the to and its infintive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A modifier in-between two sentence elements that it can possibly modify. 24. Your dress is as ..... as mine. A) Beautiful. B) More beautiful. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beautiful. 25. Which sentence tells what Amber was chosen for? A) Amber was chosen just for the one number in the show. B) Amber was just chosen for the one number in the show. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amber was chosen just for the one number in the show. ← 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