Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers – Quiz 12
1. This book by Judith Griffin describes Nat Turner's struggle for freedom.
A) Error.
B) No error.
2. Choose the sentence with the modifier in the correct place.
A) On her way to school, Marissa found a woman's green purse.
B) On her way to school, Marissa found a green woman's purse.
3. English does not allow and adverb to appear between a verb and its object.
A) False.
B) True.
4. Where does the clause 'with the dead battery' go in the following sentence? "The car was left at Target".
A) Between 'car' and 'was'.
B) Between 'was' and 'left'.
C) Between 'at' and 'Target'.
D) None of above.
5. Choose the sentence that has no dangling or misplaced modifier.
A) Jose admired the artwork carefully assembled with thread and wire.
B) Carefully assembled with thread and wire, Jose admired the artwork.
C) Both sentences are correct.
D) None of above.
6. Choose the sentence in which the modifiers are correctly placed.
A) Splashing in the puddles left by the thunderstorm, Jayanti cooled her hot feet. .
B) Splashing in the puddles left by the thunderstorm, the cool water refreshedJayanti's hot feet.
C) Splashing in the puddles, the thunderstorm cooled Jayanti's hot feet.
D) None of above.
7. Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:Spending way to much money on his house, Brian's salary wasn't enough.
A) Misplaced Modifier.
B) Both.
C) Dangling Modifier.
D) Neither, It's Correct.
8. Which of the following is correct?.
A) The child playing on the jungle gym with purple hair is my nephew.
B) The child with purple hair playing on the jungle gym is my nephew.
9. Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?.
A) Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, Donovan quenched his thirst with a bottle of cold water.
B) Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, the bottle of cold water quenched Donovan's thirst.
C) Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, Donovan's thirst was quenched with a bottle of cold water.
D) None of above.
10. Which of the following is correct? Dangling modifier.
A) Though not a fan of science fiction, the new Star Trek movie, to my surprise, was very enjoyable.
B) Though not a fan of science fiction, I liked the new Star Trek movie, to my surprise, was very enjoyable.
11. Choose the best way to correct the sentence:After learning to sit and roll over, Walter entered his puppy in a local dog show.
A) After Walter's puppy learned to sit and roll over, Walter entered him in a local dog show.
B) After Walter learned to sit and roll over, the puppy entered him in a local dog show.
C) It's already correct.
D) None of above.
12. It is a word or phrase that, due to its placement, mistakenly refers to the wrong word.
A) Misplaced Modifier.
B) Verbal.
C) Dangling Modifier.
D) Participles.
13. Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?.
A) Exhausted by his first day at school, Sam closed his eyes in the middle of his favorite TV show.
B) Exhausted by his first day at school, Sam's eyes closed in the middle of his favorite TV show.
14. Correct or incorrect?Colin, a sensitive boy, trembled at the sound of thunder.
A) Incorrect.
B) Correct.
15. Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:Working out one morning, the solution to the problem hit me.
A) Dangling Modifier.
B) Neither, It's Correct.
C) Misplaced Modifier.
D) Both.
16. Choose the correct misplaced word(s) in the sentence below. The costumer demanded that the waiter take her order rudely.
A) Nearly.
B) Demanded.
C) That the waiter take her order.
D) Costumer.
17. Which word is being modified in the following sentence? "In pajamas, the students were excited to see the movie.".
A) Students.
B) Movie.
C) Pajamas.
D) None of above.
18. Read the following sentences and select the BEST correction.12. The teacher gave John a detention because he was late.
A) Because he was late, the teacher gave John a detention.
B) A detention was given, by John, for being late.
C) The teacher and John were late to detention.
D) No change.
19. Choose the sentence that has no dangling or misplaced modifier.
A) My cat tumbled out of the sheets while I was fixing my bed.
B) Fixing my bed, my cat tumbled out of the sheets.
C) Both sentences are correct.
D) The customer demanded that the waiter take her order rudely.
20. Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.
A) Misplaced modifier.
B) Dangling modifier.
C) Correct.
D) None of above.
21. A word or phrase that is misplaced and changes the meaning or purpose of the sentence.
A) Dangling Modifier.
B) Participles.
C) Misplaced Modifier.
D) Verbs.
22. Is the sentence below the corrected version of the misplaced modifier? Take the note which Kim wrote to Mr. Henderson's office.
A) No.
B) Yes.
23. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Emma Sue was delighted when Mr. Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin.
A) Mr. Nguyen was the who took the test.
B) It sounds like the calculus test as the grin.
24. Identify the misplaced modifier or dangling modifiers in the sentences.3. Though very happy, the wedding ring didn't fit her finger.
A) Wedding ring.
B) Though very happy.
C) Didn't fit her finger.
D) Her finger.
25. Read the following sentences and select the BEST correction.14. The student was admired by all of her friends with the pink hair.
A) The student with the pink hair was admired by all of her friends.
B) Admired by all of her friends was the student with the pink hair.
C) With the pink hair, the friends admired the student.
D) No change.