Dangling Modifier Quizzes & Trivia

Grammar Quiz On Modifiers! Trivia Questions

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 1227 | Last updated: Mar 18, 2020

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 nearly hit all the birds.

The plane hit nearly all the birds.

Nearly all the birds were hit by the plane.

Dangling Modifiers

Test your modifying skills!

Questions: 4 | Attempts: 727 | Last updated: Jan 2, 2013

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 catfood, Bowie belched.

All of the above

None of the above

Dangling And Misplaced Modifiers

Review Test

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 543 | Last updated: Jan 7, 2013

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 catfood, Bowie belched.

All of the above

None of the above

Modifiers Quiz

Choose the correct form of each incorrect sentence.

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 335 | Last updated: Jan 28, 2013

Sample Question
While walking through the shopping mall, my head suddenly began to pound.

While I was walking through the shopping mall, my head suddenly began to pound.

My head suddenly began to pound while walking through the shopping mall.

While walking, my head suddenly began to pound through the shopping mall.

Misplaced And Dangling Modifiers

Each of the following sentences are either correct or incorrect. If incorrect, choose option A, B, or C. If the sentence is correct as is, select option D. Avoid rephrased sentences, focus on the misplacement of the modifiers and...

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 72 | Last updated: Oct 25, 2012

Sample Question
Many of the trustees congratulated him for his speech at the end of the meeting and promised their support.

At the end of the meeting, many of the trustees congratulated him for his speech, and promised their support.

The speech was given at the end of the meeting and the trustees promised their support.

The trustees congratulated the meeting and promised his support.

This sentence is correct.

Dangling Modifier Questions & Answers

Which of the following sentences contain a dangling modifier?

To raise a good dog, patience is useful is the example of a dangling modifier. A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that modifies something not clearly stated in the sentence. These are also known as misplaced modifiers and to correct this proble

Why do I get anxiety when walking around the shopping mall?

Suddenly my head began to pound while I was walking through the shopping mall.

What is misplaced here? While eating dinner, a fly slipped into her soup.

A fly slipped into her soup while she was eating.

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

The answer to this is B. What makes the modifier for this sentence wrong? The use of modifiers can be very important. There are some sentences that will change simply because of the modifier that has been placed. In this case, the modifier is put in