Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers – Quiz 10
1. Choose the corrected misplaced modifier sentence:Dressed in a flowing gown, everyone watched the celebrity enter the room.
A) Dressed in a flowing gown, everyone watched.
B) Everyone watched the celebrity dressed in a flowing gown enter the room.
2. Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?.
A) When we opened the woman's leather purse, we found the missing keys.
B) When we opened the leather woman's purse, we found the missing keys.
3. Choose the correct misplaced modifier in the sentence below. I didn't even make one mistake on the midterm test.
A) One mistake.
B) Even.
C) On the midterm test.
D) Even make one mistake.
4. What change, if any, should be made to the sentence?When running, it is important to breathe through your nose.
A) Add you are between When and running.
B) Move When running to the end of the sentence.
C) Change it is to you are.
D) Make no change.
5. Is the modifier dangling or correct?-With a sigh of dissappointment, the dress was returned to the rack.
A) Dangling.
B) Correct.
6. Which word is being modified in the following sentence? "Daniel really admired the famous football player, Peyton Manning.
A) Peyton Manning .
B) Football player.
C) Daniel.
D) None of above.
7. The man walked the dog in a pinstriped suit.
A) The man in a pinstriped suit walked the dog.
B) Correct as is.
C) While in a pinstriped suit, the dog was walked.
D) Because the dog was in a pinstriped suit, the man walked him.
8. Choose the sentence in which the modifiers are correctly placed.
A) Rosalind struggled up the three flights of stairs in her new jeans, which were too tight for comfort.
B) Too tight for comfort, Rosalind struggled up the three flights of stairs in her new jeans.
C) In her new jeans, Rosalind struggled up three flights of stairs, which were tootight for comfort.
D) None of above.
9. Choose the best way to correct the sentence:No one was happier than Alex to discover his missing wallet mowing the lawn.
A) No one was happier than Alex when he discovered his missing wallet while he was mowing the lawn.
B) Mowing the lawn, no one was happier than Alex when he discovered his missing wallet.
C) It's already correct.
D) None of above.
10. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Hungry for dinner, the surface is where Gert the goldfish waited in anticipation of food flakes.
A) Gert needs to be mentioned closer to 'Hungry for dinner'. .
B) Goldfish can't wait in anticipation.
C) The surface sounds like it is the one waiting.
D) None of above.
11. Correct or incorrect?Being very shy, strangers easily frighten my little sister, Maggie.
A) Correct.
B) Incorrect.
12. Although best known for his books that passionately defend local and organic food, Michael Pollan has written on other topics as well.
A) Michael Pollan will have written on other topics as well.
B) Michael Pollan has written on other topics as well.
C) Michael Pollan's books cover other topics as well.
D) Michael Pollan's writing on other topics as well.
E) Michael Pollan's books covered other topics as well.
13. Once inside the glider, Cayley gave the machine a hard shove.
A) NO CHANGE.
B) After Cayley got inside the glider,.
C) Once he was inside the glider,.
D) Once the coachman was inside the glider, .
14. Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?.
A) He served lemonade in plastic cups to the children.
B) He served lemonade to the children in plastic cups.
C) In plastic cups, the children were served lemonade.
D) None of above.
15. Which sentence is correct?.
A) Trish was surprised by the carpet's new look after being shampooed.
B) After being shampooed, Trish was surprised by the carpet's new look.
16. It is usually a phrase, frequently found at the beginning of a sentence, which refers to a word that is not actually stated in the sentence at all.
A) Dependent Clause.
B) Misplaced Modifier.
C) Misplaced Adjectives.
D) Dangling Modifier.
17. Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?.
A) The initials of the lovers were carved on the tree.
B) The initials were those of the lovers carved on the tree.
18. Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.
A) Before leaving the house, we carefully locked the doors.
B) Before leaving the house, doors were carefully locked.
C) Both sentences are incorrect.
D) None of above.
19. What is the misplaced modifier shown in the sentence below? The man bought a tie at the department store with yellow and blue stripes?.
A) With yellow and blue stripes.
B) At the department store.
20. In correcting dangling modifiers, sometimes the _____ of the verb must be changed. The original tense of the verb must be kept, however.
A) Tone.
B) Pitch.
C) Voice.
D) Intonation.
21. Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?.
A) The jet, carrying 155 passengers, crashed into a cliff.
B) The jet crashed into a cliff carrying 155 passengers.
22. What word is not a certain single word modifier?.
A) Nearly.
B) Only.
C) Almost.
D) Not.
23. Which is the correct way to write the sentence?.
A) Touched by the movie, I was emotional and tears came to my eyes.
B) Touched by the movie, tears came to my eyes.
24. While tuning the radio, the car swerved dangerously toward a telephone pole.
A) Incorrect.
B) Correct.
25. Covered with mushrooms, sausage, and extra cheese, Morgan eagerly bit into the enormous slice of pizza.
A) Misplaced modifier.
B) Dangling modifier.
C) Correct.
D) None of above.