This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:The musician performed the piece ..... with great emotion. A) On stage. B) With a full orchestra. C) Under the spotlight. D) While smiling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a full orchestra. 2. Which of these adverbs is most likely to become a squinting modifier if not placed carefully? A) Happily. B) Yesterday. C) Only. D) Loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only. 3. Which sentence is correct? Completing the homework, the television was turned on by the student. The student, completing the homework, turned on the television. A) Completing the homework, the television was turned on by the student. B) The student, completing the homework, turned on the television. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The student, completing the homework, turned on the television. 4. Which is ..... , the red shirt or the blue shirt? A) Cheaper. B) The cheapest. C) Cheap. D) More cheap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheaper. 5. True or False:A squinting modifier is an adverb or phrase that is unclear because it could describe the word before it or the word after it. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Identify the squinting modifier in this sentence:'Studying hard often pays off.' A) Studying. B) Hard. C) Often. D) Pays. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Often. 7. The gushing water was causing a health hazard. What word is being modified? A) Health. B) Water. C) The. D) Causing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 8. Rome saw a cat wearing a tiny cowboy hat while walking to school. 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. 9. What is the modifier in the sentence? Jamie quickly drove to the store to get some snacks for the party. A) Quickly. B) Drove. C) Some. D) Snacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly. 10. What type of error is this?Stepping onto the field, expressions changed suddenly. A) Misplaced modifiers. B) Dangling modifiers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling modifiers. 11. What is the correct revision for the sentence:'While driving to work, a car accident was witnessed on the highway.'? A) While driving to work, a car accident occurred on the highway. B) While driving to work, I witnessed a car accident on the highway. C) While driving to work, the highway had a car accident. D) While driving to work, a car accident was seen on the highway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While driving to work, I witnessed a car accident on the highway. 12. While eating pancakes at breakfast, the syrup attacked Heaven's favorite shirt. 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. 13. True or False:The sentence 'I decided on Tuesday to start my project' has a clear, single meaning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. True or False:Rewriting 'I decided in the car to listen to a podcast' as 'In the car, I decided to listen to a podcast' successfully removes all ambiguity. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. What type of modifier is "running quickly" in this sentence: "Running quickly, she caught the bus" ? A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Adverb phrase. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb phrase. 16. Tall and leafy, the tree swayed gently in the wind. Which two words from the sentence are modifiers? A) Tall, leafy. B) Swayed, gently. C) Tree, wind. D) Tall, gently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tall, leafy. 17. What is the main issue with the sentence:'Raj only wants to work on weekends.'? A) It is a dangling modifier. B) It has a misplaced modifier. C) It is grammatically correct. D) It lacks a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has a misplaced modifier. 18. Identify the squinting modifier in the sentence:'Exercising regularly quickly builds endurance.' A) Exercising. B) Regularly. C) Quickly. D) Endurance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quickly. 19. True or False:In the sentence 'Telling secrets often can get you into trouble, ' the word 'often' creates confusion. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. The following are examples of adjectives EXCEPT ..... A) Arise. B) Outstanding. C) Beautiful. D) Slow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arise. 21. How can the sentence be improved: "Driving carefully avoids accidents." ? A) Move 'carefully' to the end. B) Make 'driving' the subject. C) Move 'avoids' to the beginning. D) Add 'by' before 'carefully'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Move 'carefully' to the end. 22. With rhythm and simplicity, the memory of the time I spent with Grandma and Grandpa gives me a sense of security, nurturing, and calm. A) NO CHANGE. B) The memory of the rhythm and simplicity of the time. C) With rhythm and simplicity, the time of the memory. D) With rhythm and simplicity, I remember the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The memory of the rhythm and simplicity of the time. 23. True or False:Moving the modifier to the beginning or end of the sentence can help clarify its meaning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Where is the modifier in the following sentence: "Stephen dropped his fork after he saw a tarantula." A) Stephen. B) Dropped his fork. C) After he saw a tarantula. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After he saw a tarantula. 25. Peter is not ..... as Mary. A) As active. B) More active. C) The most active. D) Activer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As active. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesModifiers Placement Quiz 1Modifiers Placement Quiz 2Modifiers Placement Quiz 3Modifiers Placement Quiz 4Modifiers Placement Quiz 6Modifiers Placement Quiz 7Modifiers Placement Quiz 8Modifiers Placement Quiz 9Modifiers Placement Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books