Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Test! Quiz

The sentence "To raise a good dog, patience is useful" contains a dangling modifier. The phrase "To raise a good dog" does not have a clear subject and does not properly modify the rest of the sentence.

The sentence "When taking a grammar quiz, concentration is everything" contains a dangling participial phrase. The phrase "When taking a grammar quiz" is a participial phrase that modifies the subject "concentration." However, there is no clear subject in the sentence that is actually taking the grammar quiz.

The sentence "On completing the grammar quiz, spiking your pencil is acceptable" contains a dangling gerund phrase. The phrase "On completing the grammar quiz" does not have a clear subject and does not properly modify the main clause. It is not clear who is completing the grammar quiz, which creates a dangling construction.

None of the given sentences contains a dangling modifier. A dangling modifier is a phrase or clause that does not clearly and logically modify a word or phrase in the sentence. In the given sentences, the phrases "Having worked for the company for twenty years", "Having taught phonology every semester for the last five years", and "After sweating in Reavis Hall throughout the summer" are all correctly modifying the subjects of the sentences ("I", "he", and "I" respectively). Therefore, none of the sentences contain a dangling modifier.

None of the sentences in the given options contain a dangling modifier. A dangling modifier is a phrase or clause that does not clearly and logically modify a word in the sentence. In all the given sentences, the phrases "After washing my car" and "After talking with our veterinarian" are correctly modifying the subjects "I" and "I" respectively. The sentence "She called her boyfriend because she missed him" does not have any modifiers that are incorrectly or ambiguously modifying a word. Therefore, the correct answer is none of the above.

The sentence "A dog appeared in my dreams that sang like an angel" has a misplaced modifier. The phrase "that sang like an angel" is modifying the noun "dreams" instead of the intended noun "dog." This suggests that the dreams were the ones that sang like an angel, rather than the dog.

All of the given sentences do not have a misplaced modifier. A misplaced modifier occurs when a word or phrase is placed in a sentence in a way that makes the meaning unclear or ambiguous. However, in this case, none of the sentences contain any modifiers that are incorrectly placed, and their intended meanings are clear. Therefore, the correct answer is "none of the above."

None of the above sentences have a misplaced modifier. In each sentence, the modifiers are correctly placed and clearly modify the intended noun or noun phrase.

A split infinitive occurs when an adverb or other word is placed between the "to" and the base form of a verb. In the given sentence, there is no split infinitive error. The phrase "to really do well" is a correct usage of an infinitive verb form. Therefore, the correct answer is "none of the above."

All of the given sentences are grammatically correct. Each sentence follows the correct sentence structure and uses appropriate grammar rules. Additionally, each sentence conveys a specific intended meaning, as described in the explanations provided.