Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers – Quiz 1
1. Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?.
A) After I explained that I had lost my wallet, the waiter allowed me to pay by check.
B) After explaining that I had lost my wallet, the waiter allowed me to pay by check.
2. Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.
A) Josie loved the new painting hanging on the wall.
B) Hanging on the wall, Josie loved the new painting.
C) Both sentences are incorrect.
D) None of above.
3. Getting out of the glider, Cayley saw him trembling.
A) As the coachman got out of the glider, .
B) As he got out of the glider,.
C) NO CHANGE.
D) The coachman got out of the glider,.
4. Which of the following is correct? Misplaced modifier.
A) I peeled the potatoes before I cooked them with a paring knife.
B) I peeled the potatoes with a paring knife before I cooked them.
5. Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.
A) Sophie loved watching the wild horses eating grass and hay.
B) Eating wild grass and hay, Sophie loved watching the horses.
C) Both sentences are incorrect.
D) None of above.
6. Which sentence is written correctly?.
A) Pedaling shakily, the bike wobbled, but the kid stayed upright.
B) Pedaling shakily, the kid rode his bike on his own for the first time.
C) Pedaling shakily, the dad watched his kid ride his bike on his own for the very first time.
D) Pedaling shakily, confidence built as he made his way down the street.
7. No one was happier than Alex to discover his missing wallet mowing the lawn.
A) Dangling modifier.
B) Misplaced modifier.
C) Correct.
D) None of above.
8. Which of the following sentences is written correctly?.
A) Looking for someone, the department store is with experience to sell clothes.
B) The department store is looking for someone with experience to sell clothes.
C) The department store is looking for someone to sell clothes with experience.
D) Looking for someone, the department store with experience is to sell clothes.
9. What does the red phrase modify (or describe) in the following sentence?The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive.
A) Shoes.
B) Expensive.
10. A type of modifying phrase that has no clear or logical subject.
A) Subordinate Clause.
B) Dangling Modifier.
C) Verbal Phrase.
D) Misplaced Modifier.
11. Choose the sentence that has no dangling or misplaced modifier.
A) He rode his bike with a flat tire to the party.
B) He rode his bike to the party with a flat tire.
C) Both sentences are correct.
D) None of above.
12. Which sentence is an example of pronoun shift?.
A) You need to organize your room today before your father gets home.
B) When the students entered the room, they were ready for the test.
C) As I was reading my book, I remembered that my mom needed me to unload the dishwasher.
D) We were told that, if you studied hard, we could get a good grade.
13. Which sentence is correct?.
A) Vegetation became sparse approaching the summit of the mountain.
B) As we approached the summit of the mountain, vegetation became sparse.
14. My skin feels a lot smoother after applying lotion. Which of the following changes will eliminate the dangling modifier in the sentence above?.
A) Change applying to I apply.
B) Move after applying lotion to before My.
C) Add some between applying and lotion.
D) Change a lot smoother to smooth.
15. While watching the football game, Sue's horse ran away.
A) Incorrect.
B) Correct.
16. This modifier is in the sentence, but it is in the wrong place.
A) Dangling.
B) Misplaced.
17. While singing a high note, the crowd clapped for the singer.
A) Contains a misplaced modifier.
B) Is correct as written.
C) Contains a dangling modifier.
D) Contains no modifier.
18. Which sentence is correct?.
A) Having sent the suspect to jail, the case seemed to be closed.
B) Having sent the suspect to jail, they seemed to close the case.
19. Leaving quickly, my car lights were left on.
A) Misplaced.
B) Dangling.
20. What is the modifier in the sentence below that is describing the word woman. The woman behind the cash register is the owner of the store.
A) The cash register.
B) Of the store.
C) Behind the cash register.
D) Is the owner.
21. Find the misplaced words in the Sentence. I'm returning the shirt to the store that is too small.
A) That is too small.
B) The shirt.
C) To the store.
D) I'm returning the shirt.
22. What is a misplaced modifier?.
A) Incorrectly separated word(s).
B) Dangling modifier.
C) With a smoky tailpipe.
D) Misunderstand senctence.
23. Choose the best way to correct the following sentence:While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains.
A) While Kyle was skiing in the mountains on vacation last December, he encountered a coyote.
B) While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered, skiing in the mountains, a coyote.
C) The sentence is correct as written.
D) None of above.
24. Celia grabbed the food for the dogs from the pantry. Which of these is the best way to revise the sentence above to make it clear and effective?.
A) The food for the dogs from the pantry Celia grabbed.
B) Celia from the pantry grabbed the food for the dogs.
C) For the dogs from the pantry, Celia grabbed the food.
D) Celia grabbed from the pantry the food for the dogs.
25. A dangling modifier doesn't have a _____ word to attach itself to; therefore, it is left dangling.
A) Signal.
B) Fun.
C) Trigger.
D) Target.