Placement Of Modifiers

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Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers Quiz

This quiz focuses on identifying and correcting dangling and misplaced modifiers in sentences, essential for clear communication. It tests understanding through sentence selection...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 2539 | Last updated: Jul 02, 2025

Sample Question
Select the correctly written sentence in this group.

Spending way too much money on his old car, Fred's salary just wasn't enough.

Spending way too much money on his old car, Fred soon found he'd used up his salary.

Modifiers Quiz With Answers

Are you ready to put your English grammar skills to the test? Our Modifiers Quiz is designed to challenge your knowledge of sentence modifiers, offering a comprehensive...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 32424 | Last updated: Jan 22, 2025

Sample Question
A pilot experiences a close call when a flock of birds crosses his path. He manages to steer the plane away from the birds at the last second. Choose the sentence that correctly describes the situation.

The plane hit nearly all the birds.

The plane nearly hit all the birds.

Nearly all the birds were hit by the plane.

Misplaced And Dangling Modifiers Quiz With Answers

Check out this misplaced and dangling modifiers quiz with answers and evaluate your knowledge. Dangling and misplaced terms refer to modifiers connected to the misplaced word,...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 20030 | Last updated: Jan 06, 2025

Sample Question
Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?

The dog barked at the mailman with a wagging tail.

Walking down the street, the dog barked at the mailman.

The dog, wagging its tail, barked at the mailman.

The dog barked excitedly at the mailman.

Modifiers-Adjectives And Adverbs

This quiz on 'Modifiers-Adjectives and Adverbs' assesses understanding of how adjectives and adverbs function to modify elements in sentences. It covers types, uses, and the rules...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 1680 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
1. What do adverbs modify?

Nouns, verbs and adjectives

Verbs, adjectives or other adverbs

Prepositions and verbs

Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers Test! Quiz

Welcome to the "Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers Test! Quiz." Do you want to fine-tune your understanding of modifiers and avoid common grammatical mistakes? Look no...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 12185 | Last updated: Jul 24, 2023

Sample Question
Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?

To raise a good dog, patience is useful.

Moving slowly, Bowie stalked the rabbits.

After eating the cat food, Bowie belched.

All of the above

None of the above

Sentence Parts, Phrases, And Misplaced And Dangling Modifiers

Objective: To recognize prepositional, appositive phrases, participial phrases, gerund phrases, and infinitive phrases, and use them in writing. To recognize and correct misplaced...

Questions: 25 | Attempts: 185 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
Read the question below. Select T for True and F for False on the line provided.A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. The four types of sentences are declarative, imperative, exclamatory, and interrogative.

True

False

Placement Of Modifiers

As he gave out the trophies, the coach praised his players for playing their best.

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Climbing up the hill, they were delighted to see a field of daffodils.

After researching the African American oral tradition in Florida, the book Mules and Men was written.

Undaunted, the storm did not prevent the crew from setting sail as planned.

While wrapping the gifts, Murphy, my pet terrier, kept trying to untie the bows.

The mayor said when the city council met he would discuss the proposed budget.