This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Give an example of a misplaced modifier. A) Eating quickly, the food tasted delicious. B) Driving to work, the traffic was heavy. C) Running in the park, the birds chirped happily. D) Walking down the street, the trees looked beautiful. (The modifier 'Walking down the street' should be placed next to the word it modifies, such as 'I saw the beautiful trees while walking down the street.'). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walking down the street, the trees looked beautiful. (The modifier 'Walking down the street' should be placed next to the word it modifies, such as 'I saw the beautiful trees while walking down the street.'). 2. This room is ..... You can't smoke here. A) Free smoke. B) Smoke free. C) Free-smoke. D) Smoke-free. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smoke-free. 3. Which sentence contains a limiting modifier? A) The waiter presented a steak that was medium rare to the guest. B) Stephen takes only two classes. C) George hardly knows the answer. D) Raj wants to work only on weekends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stephen takes only two classes. 4. Your friend wrote, 'Studying for tests sometimes makes me tired.' Which revision best shows that they get tired only some of the time, not that they study only some of the time? A) Studying sometimes for tests makes me tired. B) Studying for tests makes me tired sometimes. C) Sometimes, studying for tests makes me tired. D) The sentence is already clear enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Studying for tests makes me tired sometimes. 5. The sentence "Exercising regularly builds strength" is ambiguous. What are the two possible meanings? A) Exercising is regular, or the strength is regular. B) If you exercise regularly it builds strength, or exercising in general builds strength in a regular way. C) Exercising builds regular strength, or you regularly build strength. D) The sentence has only one clear meaning and is not ambiguous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If you exercise regularly it builds strength, or exercising in general builds strength in a regular way. 6. Complete the sentence:To ace the exam, the student studied ..... every night. A) Diligently. B) Casually. C) Slowly. D) Rarely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diligently. 7. Which sentence correctly avoids a squinting modifier? A) The coach said players who train regularly improve. B) The coach said regularly players who train improve. C) The coach said that players improve regularly who train. D) The coach said players who train improve regularly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The coach said players who train regularly improve. 8. Rewrite the sentence 'The boy quickly ran' with the modifier in a different position. A) Quickly, the boy ran. B) Quickly ran the boy. C) The quickly boy ran. D) The boy ran quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly, the boy ran. 9. These are demonstrative Adjectives: A) Argentinian, Japanese and American. B) That, those, this and these. C) Nice, beautiful and friendly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That, those, this and these. 10. Which revision best clarifies the sentence 'Telling jokes frequently gets a laugh' to mean that the jokes *often succeed*? A) Telling jokes gets a laugh frequently. B) Frequently, telling jokes gets a laugh. C) Telling frequent jokes gets a laugh. D) Telling jokes that are frequent gets a laugh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telling jokes gets a laugh frequently. 11. A pilot experiences a close call when a flock of birds crosses his path. He manages to steer the plane away from the birds at the last second. Choose the sentence that correctly describes the situation. A) The plane hit nearly all the birds. B) The plane nearly hit all the birds. C) Nearly all the birds were hit by the plane. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The plane nearly hit all the birds. 12. Which sentence is correct? The painting, admired by many, hung in the gallery. Admired by many, the gallery hung the painting. A) The painting, admired by many, hung in the gallery. B) Admired by many, the gallery hung the painting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The painting, admired by many, hung in the gallery. 13. Giggling nervously, the teacher handed Trey a hall pass to go retrieve his missing shoe. 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. 14. Which of the following sentences contains an adverbial modifier? A) The book on the table is mine. B) She sings beautifully. C) The red car is fast. D) The dog barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She sings beautifully. 15. Which sentence has a SQUINTING modifier, not a misplaced or dangling one? A) Covered in mud, I had to give my dog a bath. B) I almost ate all of the cookies. C) Reading a book quickly makes the time pass. D) I bought a bike from my neighbor with a broken pedal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading a book quickly makes the time pass. 16. Anyah completed the assignment carefully to avoid mistakes. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Modifier phrase. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 17. Where should the comma go?Fortunately the vehicle worked well. A) Vehicle,. B) Worked,. C) Fortunately,. D) The sentence does not need commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fortunately,. 18. Finish this sentence:Listening to music while walking home, A) I did not notice my friend trying to get my attention. B) My friend's shouts of hello went unnoticed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I did not notice my friend trying to get my attention. 19. What is the main purpose of limiting modifiers? A) To provide additional information about a noun. B) To clarify the meaning of a verb. C) To enhance the description of an action. D) To restrict the meaning of a noun or verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To restrict the meaning of a noun or verb. 20. Which sentence contains a squinting modifier, making it unclear? A) My brother almost ate the whole pizza by himself. B) The coach told us on Friday we would have practice. C) The student I spoke to yesterday was very helpful. D) Reading in the car sometimes gives me a headache. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The coach told us on Friday we would have practice. 21. Complete the sentence to avoid a squinting modifier:'He said the book lying open on the table was read carefully by the students.' A) Carefully read. B) Read carefully. C) Carefully lying. D) Lying carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carefully read. 22. Which part of the sentence is a modifier?The student carefully proofread her draft. A) Carefully. B) Proofread. C) Draft. D) Student. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carefully. 23. True or False:Revising the sentence 'I promised on my way home to buy snacks' to 'On my way home, I promised to buy snacks' makes the meaning clear. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. John ain't do nothing wrong! A) John didn't do anything wrong!. B) John ain't do anything wrong!. C) Sentence is correct. D) John didn't do nothing wrong!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John didn't do anything wrong!. 25. Select the correct answer to fill in the blank.*Look at the placement of the commas.Hernando is an ..... player. A) Especially talented baseball. B) Especially, talented, baseball. C) Especially, talented baseball. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Especially, talented baseball. ← 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 9Modifiers Placement Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books