Revision Skills: Eliminating Dangling Modifiers Quiz

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1. Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

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The phrase “Hoping to impress the teacher” doesn’t logically describe “the essay.”

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Revision Skills: Eliminating Dangling Modifiers Quiz - Quiz

Strong writers edit out all confusion! In this eliminating dangling modifiers quiz, you'll focus on the essential revision skill of cleaning up your work. You'll practice techniques for rewriting entire sentences to smoothly integrate the modifying phrase with its correct subject. Each question strengthens your revision skills for eliminating dangling... see moremodifiers.
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2. Fill in the blank: A dangling modifier lacks a clear __________ performing the action it describes.

Explanation

The sentence needs a specific doer for clarity.

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3. True or False: A dangling modifier always begins with a prepositional phrase.

Explanation

It can begin with participial, infinitive, or prepositional phrases.

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4. Choose the correct revision for this sentence: “After watching the movie, the popcorn was gone.”

Explanation

The subject “we” clarifies who was watching.

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5. Fill in the blank: Dangling modifiers often occur when writers place a descriptive phrase too __________ from the noun it modifies.

Explanation

Distance between modifier and subject creates confusion.

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6. Match each sentence with the correct correction:

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Each fix introduces the missing subject.

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7. Pick two reasons dangling modifiers weaken writing.

Explanation

Ambiguity and misplaced humor reduce clarity.

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8. Fill in the blank: “Having studied all night, the test was easy” should be rewritten as “Having studied all night, __________ found the test easy.”

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The subject must match the modifier’s action.

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9. True or False: Revising a dangling modifier sometimes requires changing the verb tense.

Explanation

Adjusting tense or structure can make the modifier fit the sentence logically.

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10. Choose the correct version of this sentence: “Walking into the classroom, the lesson had already started.”

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“I” clarifies who performed the walking.

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11. Fill in the blank: A dangling modifier may sound like it modifies the __________ noun, even when that isn’t intended.

Explanation

Modifiers often attach to the closest noun by mistake.

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12. Match the incorrect sentence to its logical fix:

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The first two lacked subjects; the last one only needed a repositioned phrase.

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13. Pick two strategies for avoiding dangling modifiers.

Explanation

Clear structure and proximity prevent confusion.

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14. Fill in the blank: “To reach the summit, stamina was required” can be rewritten as “To reach the summit, __________ needed stamina.”

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Adding a clear subject fixes the dangling infinitive phrase.

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15. True or False: Dangling modifiers are acceptable in informal writing because meaning is always understood.

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Even in casual writing, dangling modifiers create ambiguity or unintended humor.

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Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
Fill in the blank: A dangling modifier lacks a clear __________...
True or False: A dangling modifier always begins with a prepositional...
Choose the correct revision for this sentence: “After watching the...
Fill in the blank: Dangling modifiers often occur when writers place a...
Match each sentence with the correct correction:
Pick two reasons dangling modifiers weaken writing.
Fill in the blank: “Having studied all night, the test was easy”...
True or False: Revising a dangling modifier sometimes requires...
Choose the correct version of this sentence: “Walking into the...
Fill in the blank: A dangling modifier may sound like it modifies the...
Match the incorrect sentence to its logical fix:
Pick two strategies for avoiding dangling modifiers.
Fill in the blank: “To reach the summit, stamina was required” can...
True or False: Dangling modifiers are acceptable in informal writing...
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