Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers – Quiz 14
1. Standing near the runway, the noise of the jets was deafening.
A) Correct.
B) Incorrect.
2. My friend uses a pen to write his essays with a gold cap.
A) Dangling.
B) Misplaced.
3. Which one of these options completes the sentence in a way that makes the most sense? Out of honey crunch cereal, .
A) I decided oatmeal was the best alternative.
B) Oatmeal was the best alternative.
4. Which is the correct way to write the sentence?.
A) I peeled the potatoes with a parking knife before I cooked them.
B) I peeled the potatoes before I cooked them with a paring knife.
5. Choose the sentence with the corrected misplaced modifier:She almost needed one day to complete the assignment.
A) She needed almost one day to complete the assignment.
B) She needed one day to almost complete the assignment.
6. Choose the sentence in which the modifiers are correctly placed.
A) Struggling with the math problem, Kenneth nervously tapped his pencil on the desk.
B) Struggling with the math problem, Kenneth's desk was tapped nervously with the pencil.
C) Struggling with the math problem, the pencil tapped nervously on Kenneth's desk.
D) None of above.
7. "While driving around town, a tree fell and hit my car.".
A) Dangling.
B) Misplaced.
C) Correct.
D) None of above.
8. Which of the following best completes the sentence?When grocery shopping, _____ .
A) A list of needed items is essential.
B) It is necessary to have a list of needed items.
C) You should have a list of needed items.
D) There is an advantage to having a list.
9. Anita warned us that the animals were dangerous, being completely untamed.
A) Correct.
B) Incorrect.
10. Which is the correct way to write the sentence?.
A) While waiting for and important call, Peg realized her phone was making weird noises.
B) While waiting for an important call, Peg's phone began making weird noises.
11. Which sentence is written correctly?.
A) Exploring the cave, a new tunnel was discovered.
B) Exploring the cave, we discovered a new tunnel.
12. Identify the misplaced modifier or dangling modifiers in the sentences.4. After reading the book, the movie made more sense.
A) The movie.
B) Made more sense.
C) After reading the book.
D) Movie made.
13. Is the sentence below the corrected version of the misplaced modifier? The man bought a tie at the department store with yellow and blue stripes.
A) No.
B) Yes.
14. The girl danced on the stage with curly brown hair.
A) The girl danced on the curly, brown-haired stage.
B) While on the stage with curly brown hair, the girl danced.
C) Correct as is.
D) The girl with curly brown hair danced on the stage.
15. What is the dangling modifier in the following sentence? "Having no food in the house, Arby's was the closest option for dinner for Ben".
A) Having no food in the house.
B) Arby's was the closest option.
C) For Ben.
D) None of above.
16. Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?.
A) Running through the house, the walls shook.
B) Running through the house, the mom yelled at the wild child.
C) Running through the house, the wild child made his mother angry.
D) None of above.
17. 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 a coyote skiing on a sled.
C) The sentence is correct as written.
D) None of above.
18. Starting out as a short-order cook, a trainee can find the work confusing at first.
A) Correct.
B) Dangling.
C) Misplaced.
D) None of above.
19. Which of the following is correct? Dangling modifier.
A) After visiting the bakery, the aroma of freshly baked bread filled our car.
B) After visiting the bakery, we smelled the aroma of freshly baked bread fill our car.
20. Read each sentence. Then select the correct answer below.Tonya was petting the cat eating a candy bar.
A) Is correct as written.
B) Contains a misplaced modifier.
C) Contains a dangling modifier.
D) Contains no modifier.
21. Never one to waste a crisis, the earthquake was used by the dictator to consolidate his power.
A) The dictator used the earthquake to consolidate his power.
B) The earthquake was used by the dictator to consolidate his power.
C) The earthquake could have been used by the dictator to consolidate his power.
D) The dictator' s power was consolidated by the earthquake.
E) The dictator use the earthquake to consolidate his power.
22. Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?.
A) We gave the old clothes that had been piled up in the basement to a local charity.
B) We gave the old clothes to a local charity that had been piled up in the basement.
23. Identify the misplaced modifier or dangling modifiers in the sentences.9. Down on his luck, my mom gave the homeless man money.
A) Money.
B) My mom gave.
C) Down on his luck.
D) Homeless man money.
24. Choose the best way to correct the sentence:Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the dog in the house that snarled all the time.
A) Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the house which had a dog that snarled all the time.
B) Everyone that snarled all the time warned the child not to get too close to the dog in the house.
C) Already correct.
D) None of above.
25. Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:Standing on the balcony, the mountain view was breathtaking.
A) Misplaced Modifier.
B) Both.
C) Neither, It's Correct.
D) Dangling Modifier.