This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an adjective:slowly, beautiful, carefully, loudly? A) Slowly. B) Loudly. C) Beautiful. D) Carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beautiful. 2. During the lengthy speech Alex fell asleep. A) Speech,. B) Alex,. C) Lengthy. D) As it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speech,. 3. Modifiers can take the form of what two parts of speech? A) Noun and pronoun. B) Adjective and noun. C) Adverb and preposition. D) Adverb and adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb and adjective. 4. Identify the squinting modifier in this sentence:'Studying for tests frequently is a good habit.' A) Studying for tests. B) Frequently. C) Is a good habit. D) For tests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frequently. 5. Select the correct answer to fill in the blank.*Look at the placement of the commas.The parents did nothing about the child's ..... behavior. A) Rude, loud annoying. B) Rude loud annoying. C) Rude, loud, annoying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rude, loud, annoying. 6. Which part of the sentence is a modifier?She studied in the library. A) Studied. B) In the library. C) Library. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the library. 7. Which sentence is written most clearly, without any squinting modifiers? A) Students who complain often get better grades. B) Students who often complain get better grades. C) Often, students who complain get better grades. D) Students who complain get better grades often. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Students who often complain get better grades. 8. What type of error is this?After consulting a selection of current publications, reseach in this area has been sparse. A) Dangling modifiers. B) Misplaced modifiers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling modifiers. 9. What is the modifier in the sentence: "The boy with curly hair is my cousin" ? A) The boy. B) Cousin. C) Curly. D) With curly hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With curly hair. 10. These are descriptive Adjectives: A) Her, his and their. B) Nice, generous, angry. C) Each, both, every. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nice, generous, angry. 11. Perla didn't have (no, any) food in her lunchbox. A) No. B) Any. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any. 12. The sentence 'He decided quickly to finish his homework' is unclear. What are the two possible meanings? A) He decided to do his homework or his chores. B) He made a quick decision, or he planned to finish his homework quickly. C) He decided by himself, or someone told him to decide. D) He was happy about his decision, or he was sad about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He made a quick decision, or he planned to finish his homework quickly. 13. True or False:The teacher explained the lesson to the students sitting in their seats. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Is the prepositional phrase in the sentence an adjective or an adverb phrase?The huge sea turtle with the green shell blinked sleepily. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 15. I had a ..... day A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 16. Which one of these options completes the sentence in a way that makes the most sense?Ticking faster and fast each day, A) I realized the clock must be broken. B) The clock was clearly broken. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The clock was clearly broken. 17. Wearing a light-up tiara, the crowd cheered as Harmony danced onto the stage. 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. 18. What is a squinting modifier, and how does it affect sentence clarity? A) A word or phrase that modifies the wrong part of the sentence. B) A word or phrase that is unclear because it could modify two parts of the sentence. C) A word or phrase that adds unnecessary detail. D) A word or phrase that modifies the subject directly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A word or phrase that is unclear because it could modify two parts of the sentence. 19. Which sentence is free of squinting modifiers? A) 'He only promised to call his mom tomorrow.' B) 'He promised to call only his mom tomorrow.' C) 'He promised to call his mom only tomorrow.' D) 'Only he promised to call his mom tomorrow.' A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 20. In the sentence "Running regularly improves fitness, " which word is the squinting modifier? A) Running. B) Regularly. C) Improves. D) Fitness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regularly. 21. Select the modifier.Rabbits are very cute. A) Rabbits. B) Are. C) Very. D) Cute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Very. 22. Squinting modifier is a modifier that is misplaced in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. How would you rewrite 'She said after the game she would meet us for pizza' to make it clear that the saying happened after the game? A) She said she would meet us for pizza after the game. B) After the game, she said she would meet us for pizza. C) She said she would after the game meet us for pizza. D) The sentence is already clear enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the game, she said she would meet us for pizza. 24. Which one is the noun modifiers?Brown bears sometimes steal garbage from careless campers. A) Sometimes. B) Campers. C) Bears. D) Brown. E) Garbage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brown. 25. He is the ..... boy among his friends. A) Tallest. B) Taller. C) Tall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tallest. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesModifiers Placement Quiz 1Modifiers Placement Quiz 2Modifiers Placement Quiz 4Modifiers Placement Quiz 5Modifiers Placement Quiz 6Modifiers Placement Quiz 7Modifiers Placement Quiz 8Modifiers Placement Quiz 9Modifiers Placement Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books