Dangling Misplaced Modifiers Quiz Questions
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Grammar quiz for ENG331 at NCSU Spring 2015by Patrick Templeton
- 1.While reading this sentence, there is a dangling modifier.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Which sentence contains a dangling/misplaced modifier?
- A.
People have problems with dangling modifiers because they get confused.
- B.
Since they are tricky, dangling modifiers sometimes confuse people.
- C.
All too often, misplaced modifiers modify the wrong target.
- 3.You can find a misplaced modifier while you're reading this sentence.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.What are the possible targets of the modifier in the following sentence?Due to their great personality, the Oswalds have always wanted beagles.
- A.
Their
- B.
Personality
- C.
Oswalds
- D.
Beagles
- 5.How would you fix this sentence?Black bears are known to hunt people if they haven't eaten for a while.
- A.
If they haven't eaten for a while, black bears are known to hunt people.
- B.
Black bears are known to hunt people, if they haven't eaten for a while.
- C.
If they haven't eaten for a while, people are known to be hunted by black bears.
- 6.What is the best way to fix the following sentence?Because he was being a brat, Frank's dad didn't take him to the cookout.
- A.
Because Frank was being a brat, his dad didn't take him to the cookout.
- B.
Frank's dad didn't take him to the cookout because he was being a brat.
- C.
Because he was being a brat, Frank's dad didn't take him to the cookout.
- 7.How would you fix the following sentence?Approaching the intersection, the stoplight suddenly turned red.
- A.
While approaching the intersection, the stoplight suddenly turned red.
- B.
The stoplight suddenly turned red when approaching the intersection.
- C.
When the car was approaching the intersection, the stoplight suddenly turned red.
- 8.Consider the following sentence:His computer crashed before finishing the assignment.The apparent target of "before finishing the assignment" is
- A.
His computer
- B.
Assignment
- C.
Him
- 9.What is the apparent target of the modifier clause?After failing to achieve the desired results, numbers were fudged in the experiment.
- A.
Results
- B.
Numbers
- C.
Experiment
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