Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers – Quiz 11
1. Which sentence is correct?.
A) Searching for the missing contract, the whole house was turned upside down.
B) Searching for the missing contract, we turned the whole house upside down.
2. Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.
A) Nanya watched the drone hovering in the blue sky.
B) Hovering in the blue sky, Nanya watched the drone.
C) Both sentences are incorrect.
D) None of above.
3. Which is the correct way to write the sentence?.
A) The child with fuzzy orange hair playing on the jungle gym is my nephew.
B) The child playing on the jungle gym with fuzzy orange hair is my nephew.
4. Sir George Cayley invented the first successful glider, but he was not the first to fly it. After he designed several experimental models, Cayley's coachman was chosen to be the first glider pilot.
A) The coachman of Cayley was chosen by Cayley.
B) Cayley chose his coachman.
C) A coachman, a driver of a horse-drawn carriage, was picked.
D) NO CHANGE.
5. Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.
A) After she got home, Stephanie let out the dog who had been barking with an urgent howl.
B) Barking with an urgent howl, Stephanie let the dog outside after she got home.
C) Both sentences are incorrect.
D) None of above.
6. Muffled in heavy clothing, the hike up the mountain was tiring.
A) Correct.
B) Incorrect.
7. Someone in your class called and left (his, their) phone number.
A) His.
B) Their.
8. Choose the best way to correct the sentence:Crawling up the wall, my grandmother saw the tarantula and screamed.
A) My grandmother screamed when she saw the tarantula crawling up the wall.
B) My grandmother crawled up the wall and then screamed when she saw a tarantula.
C) Correct as written.
D) None of above.
9. Hot and tired, cold water was what the team needed.
A) No error.
B) Error.
10. Looking out the window, a remarkable sight appeared.
A) Correct.
B) Incorrect.
11. Which of these connectives are used to create complex sentences? Hint:There is more than one correct answer.
A) Because.
B) For.
C) But.
12. Where should the red modifier be placed? Ringing, everyone glared at the man with the cell phone.
A) After everyone.
B) After the.
C) After glared.
D) After phone.
13. Which sentence is correct?.
A) While farming in Texas, oil was discovered.
B) While farming in Texas, they discovered oil.
14. Until I saw the lions at the zoo, I didn't believe that they had such powerful legs.
A) Error.
B) No error.
15. I bought the accounting staff a small computer, which gave everyone a great deal of trouble.
A) Incorrect.
B) Correct.
16. Identify the misplaced modifier or dangling modifiers in the sentences.7. Having injured his dominant hand, it was difficult to write the exam.
A) Having injured his dominant hand.
B) It was difficult.
C) The exam.
D) To write the exam.
17. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Struggling with tight jeans, the zipper would not budge.
A) It's unclear who was struggling.
B) The sentence is correct.
C) The zipper was just being stubborn.
D) None of above.
18. The computer is used by a secretary with newly installed programs.
A) Misplaced.
B) Dangling.
19. Which sentence does NOT contain a misplaced modifier or dangling modifier?.
A) Digging up the treasure, James and Anna's shovels came in very handy.
B) While James and Anna were digging up the treaure, their shovels came in very handy.
20. Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.
A) The homework on her computer was shared with her friend.
B) She shared her homework with her friend on her computer.
C) Both sentences are incorrect.
D) None of above.
21. Which sentence is written correctly?.
A) Strolling through the park, a rabbit peered out at me from the underbrush.
B) Strolling through the park, I noticed a rabbit peering out at me from the underbrush.
22. Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:When he developed chicken pox, Josh's father called the school.
A) Dangling Modifier.
B) Neither, It's Correct.
C) Both.
D) Misplaced Modifier.
23. Which sentence is correct?.
A) Strolling through the narrow streets, the native quarter was picturesque.
B) Strolling through the narrow streets, we found the native quarter picturesque.
24. Which of the following is correct? Dangling modifier.
A) Lying on the sunny beach, thoughts of skin cancer began to enter my mind.
B) Lying on the sunny beach, I realized that the thoughts of skin cancer began to enter my mind.
25. Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?.
A) Though only 16-years-old, the college accepted Martha's application.
B) Although Martha is only 16-years-old, the college accepted her application.