This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Modifiers Placement – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Placement Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:The cat chased the mouse under the couch that was very fast. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase modifier? A) The student solved the problem quickly. B) The research team collected accurate data. C) The samples were stored in a cold chamber. D) The professor explained the theory clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The samples were stored in a cold chamber. 3. Complete the sentence:They said moving the meeting ..... help everyone. A) will B) might C) could D) would A) Will. B) Might. C) Could. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 4. Rephrase this sentence to make it clear:'She almost drove her kids to school every day.' A) 'She drove her kids almost to school every day.' B) 'Almost every day, she drove her kids to school.' C) 'She drove almost her kids to school every day.' D) 'She drove her almost kids to school every day.' A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 5. Identify the squinting modifier in this sentence:'The student who studies often passes the exams.' A) Student. B) Studies. C) Often. D) Passes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Often. 6. Which is the best way to revise this sentence to remove the squinting modifier? 'She advised him on Thursday to start saving money.' A) She advised him to start saving money on Thursday. B) On Thursday, she advised him to start saving money. C) She advised him to start on Thursday saving money. D) The sentence is already clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On Thursday, she advised him to start saving money. 7. Adverb are words ..... A) That describe an action or a state. B) That give meaningless idea of the sentence. C) Used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. D) That are used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. 8. Which revision corrects the squinting modifier:'Jogging regularly strengthens your muscles quickly.' A) Regularly jogging quickly strengthens your muscles. B) Jogging strengthens your muscles quickly when done regularly. C) Jogging quickly strengthens your muscles regularly. D) Strengthens jogging regularly your muscles quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jogging strengthens your muscles quickly when done regularly. 9. True or False:Moving a squinting modifier to the very beginning or end of a sentence is a common way to fix the ambiguity. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. In the sentence 'Exercising frequently improves your health, ' the word 'frequently' could modify which two parts of the sentence? A) 'Exercising' or 'improves'. B) 'improves' or 'health'. C) 'your' or 'health'. D) 'Exercising' or 'health'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Exercising' or 'improves'. 11. Which sentence corrects the dangling modifier below? "After studying all night, the test was surprisingly difficult." A) After studying all night, the test was very hard. B) The test was difficult, after I studied all night. C) After studying all night, I still found the test surprisingly difficult. D) Surprisingly difficult, the test came after I studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After studying all night, I still found the test surprisingly difficult. 12. Occurs when a modifier is ambiguosly or illogically modifying a word. A) Misplaced modifiers. B) Dangling modifiers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifiers. 13. In the sentence 'Reading a book quietly makes me happy, ' the adverb 'quietly' is a squinting modifier because it could mean ..... A) The book is quiet or the reading is quiet. B) The reading is quiet or it quietly makes you happy. C) The person reading is quiet or the house is quiet. D) The book is quiet or the person is happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reading is quiet or it quietly makes you happy. 14. True or False:Rewriting a sentence can help eliminate the ambiguity caused by a squinting modifier. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. How can you improve this sentence to avoid the squinting modifier? 'He said after the meeting he would call.' A) He said he would call after the meeting. B) After the meeting, he said he would call. C) He would call he said after the meeting. D) He said he after the meeting would call. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said he would call after the meeting. 16. The sentence 'I told her when the bell rang I would meet her at the lockers' is confusing. What are the two possible meanings? A) I told her I would meet her, or I told someone else. B) The bell rang at the lockers, or I would meet her there. C) I told her at the moment the bell rang, or I would meet her after the bell rang. D) I would meet her, or she would meet me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I told her at the moment the bell rang, or I would meet her after the bell rang. 17. Complete the sentence:Anxious about the results, ..... waited nervously. A) The student. B) The teacher. C) The classroom. D) The paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The student. 18. Which sentence uses a misplaced modifier? A) The girl who was wearing a red dress danced gracefully. B) He served a meal to the guests that was delicious. C) The dog barked at the stranger in the yard. D) The teacher explained the problem to the students clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He served a meal to the guests that was delicious. 19. Choose the sentence that is a complex sentence: A) The dog barked, and the cat hissed. B) When the rain started, we ran inside. C) I bought a sandwich. D) We went shopping, then we ate lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the rain started, we ran inside. 20. Identify the error in: "He decided quickly to leave the party." A) 'quickly' is a squinting modifier. B) 'decided' is a squinting modifier. C) 'leave' should be 'leaves'. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'quickly' is a squinting modifier. 21. Choose the sentence without a squinting modifier. A) She decided quickly to leave. B) He promised to call tomorrow. C) Lately, she has been working hard. D) Running quickly improves your health. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lately, she has been working hard. 22. Which sentence uses a squinting modifier? A) 'He laughed loudly at the joke.' B) 'He loudly laughed at the joke.' C) 'He laughed at the joke loudly.' D) 'Loudly, he laughed at the joke.' A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 23. My grandparents' farm was the opposite of my apartment in the city, with the fresh air of its open pasture. A) NO CHANGE. B) Farm was like the opposite to my city apartment, and the fresh air of the open pasture. C) Farm, was the opposite of my apartment in the city with the fresh air of the open pasture. D) Farm, with the fresh air of its open pasture, was the opposite of my apartment in the city. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farm, with the fresh air of its open pasture, was the opposite of my apartment in the city. 24. Which type of word most often becomes a squinting modifier when placed in the middle of a thought? A) Nouns like 'pizza' or 'game'. B) Adverbs like 'often', 'quickly', or 'only'. C) Adjectives like 'blue' or 'tall'. D) Pronouns like 'he' or 'they'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbs like 'often', 'quickly', or 'only'. 25. Complete the sentence:After dinner, ..... in the cozy living room. A) We watched a movie. B) The sun set beautifully. C) The cat purred contentedly. D) A gentle breeze blew. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We watched a movie. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books