This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Grammar > Modifiers – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modifiers Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:A squinting modifier makes a sentence confusing because it has two possible meanings. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Identify the misplaced modifier in the sentence. The boy ate the sandwich in the kitchen that was hungry. A) The boy. B) Ate the sandwich. C) In the kitchen. D) That was hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That was hungry. 3. Which of this keyword must be used to inherit a class? A) Super. B) This. C) Extent. D) Extends. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extends. 4. True or False:Adverbs like 'only, ' 'often, ' and 'almost' are common words that can become squinting modifiers. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. What type of modifier is the selected word in the following sentence? You float easily in sea water. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Prepositional phrase (adjective). D) Prepositional phrase (adverb). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 6. It looked very strange. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Adjective prepositional phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 7. Rewrite the sentence using an appositive: "Albert Einstein was a physicist who developed the theory of relativity." A) Albert Einstein, a physicist, developed the theory of relativity. B) A physicist, Albert Einstein, developed the theory of relativity. C) Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity, a physicist. D) The theory of relativity was developed by Albert Einstein, a physicist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Albert Einstein, a physicist, developed the theory of relativity. 8. ..... students were wearing hats A) An amout of. B) A number of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A number of. 9. If there is no M or L in the feature control frame, what would be the default modifier? A) Bilateral tolerance. B) Regardless of feature size. C) No modifier. D) Maximum material condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regardless of feature size. 10. True or False:A squinting modifier is confusing because it forces the reader to guess which of two different parts of the sentence it's supposed to describe. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What comma rule does this sentence follow:The warm, salty ocean was relaxing to listen to. A) Rule #4:Commas separate items in a series of three or more. B) Rule #1:Commas separate conjunctions within a sentence. C) Rule #5:Commas separate adjectives which describe a noun. D) Rule #3:Commas separate non-essential information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rule #5:Commas separate adjectives which describe a noun. 12. Choose the sentence where 'blue' is used as an adjective. A) The sky is blue. B) Blue is a color. C) She painted the wall blue. D) He likes blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sky is blue. 13. Which definition best describes a 'squinting modifier'? A) A modifier that describes the wrong word because it's too far away. B) A modifier placed ambiguously between two words, so it could describe either one. C) A modifier at the beginning of a sentence that doesn't describe the subject. D) A punctuation mark that is used incorrectly next to a modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A modifier placed ambiguously between two words, so it could describe either one. 14. He didn't have ..... money with him. A) Any. B) Some. C) Too. D) Very. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any. 15. Give an example of an adverbial modifier. A) Beautifully. B) Slowly. C) Quickly. D) Happily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quickly. 16. Complete the sentence to show the decision was made *during the game*:The coach decided ..... to put in a new player. A) During the game. B) Quickly. C) Wisely. D) Finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During the game. 17. Complete the sentence:A squinting modifier creates ..... in a sentence, making it hard for the reader to understand the intended meaning. A) Clarity. B) Rhyme. C) Ambiguity. D) Detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiguity. 18. Which sentence correctly addresses the squinting modifier:'Jogging every day improves quickly your health.' A) Jogging every day quickly improves your health. B) Quickly jogging every day improves your health. C) Jogging improves quickly every day your health. D) Every day, jogging improves your health quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jogging every day quickly improves your health. 19. What does the phrase 'with a blue cover' modify in the following sentence? The book with a blue cover is mine. A) Book. B) Cover. C) Mine. D) Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Book. 20. A change in the weather can easily ruin a trip to the beach. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Adverb prepositional phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 21. It's cold outside . I need ..... to wear . A) Warm something. B) Something warm. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something warm. 22. Analyze the sentence structure: "The car, a red convertible, sped down the highway."What PURPOSE does the appositive best serve in this sentence? A) It makes the author use commas. B) It gives an inaccurate description. C) It makes the sentence more complex. D) It describes the car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It describes the car. 23. Complete the sentence to make it clear that 'quickly' describes 'to decide':'We needed ..... so we wouldn't miss the bus.' A) To quickly decide. B) Quickly to decide. C) To decide quickly. D) To decide, quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To decide quickly. 24. True or False:The following revision successfully removes the ambiguity from the original sentence 'I thought by Tuesday I would finish my project.' Revision:'I thought I would finish my project by Tuesday.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. A gray bank of clouds loomed on the horizon. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Adjective prepositional phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesModifiers Quiz 1Modifiers Quiz 2Modifiers Quiz 4Modifiers Quiz 5Modifiers Quiz 6Modifiers Quiz 7Grammar QuizHead And Modifier QuizHeadwords QuizPrecise Word Classes Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books