Question 1

Choose the correct form of the modifiers in the following sentence.
Your band plays (good, well), but you chose (bad, badly) when you picked her as your lead singer.

Accepted Answer

well, badly

Question 2

A misplaced modifier

Accepted Answer

A)  is the same thing as a dangling modifier. 
B)  is too far from the word or words it refers to. 
C)  can confuse your reader. 
D)  does both (b) and (c). 
A)  is the same thing as a dangling modifier. 
B)  is too far from the word or words it refers to. 
C)  can confuse your reader. 
D)  does both (b) and (c). D

Question 3

A dangling modifier

Accepted Answer

A)  often appears at the beginning of a sentence. 
B)  has nothing to refer to in a sentence. 
C)  is the same thing as a misplaced modifier. 
D)  does both (a) and (b). 
A)  often appears at the beginning of a sentence. 
B)  has nothing to refer to in a sentence. 
C)  is the same thing as a misplaced modifier. 
D)  does both (a) and (b). D

Question 4

Which one of the following sentences has a double negative construction?

Accepted Answer

A)  I sent a check to the company, but the company never mailed no receipt. 
B)  The officer had to give the teenager a ticket, but the officer took no pleasure in it. 
C)  She doesn't want any more valentines. 
D)  You don't have anything to worry about. 
A)  I sent a check to the company, but the company never mailed no receipt. 
B)  The officer had to give the teenager a ticket, but the officer took no pleasure in it. 
C)  She doesn't want any more valentines. 
D)  You don't have anything to worry about.

Question 5

What is the difference between a misplaced modifier and a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

A misplaced modifier is too fa

Question 6

Which one of the following sentences is not grammatically correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  I am most energetic in the mornings. 
B)  Her artwork is some of the most colorful I've seen so far. 
C)  This cell phone is the least reliable of the two. 
D)  His chili is spicier than mine. 
A)  I am most energetic in the mornings. 
B)  Her artwork is some of the most colorful I've seen so far. 
C)  This cell phone is the least reliable of the two. 
D)  His chili is spicier than mine.

Question 7

Choose the correct forms of the modifiers in the following sentence.
There aren't (any, no) hotel rooms to be found (anywhere, nowhere) in this (sleepy, sleepily) town.

Accepted Answer

any, anywh

Question 8

You can correct a dangling modifier by

Accepted Answer

A)  adding an independent clause. 
B)  inserting the missing word that is being referred to. 
C)  rewriting the sentence. 
D)  doing either (b) or (c). 
A)  adding an independent clause. 
B)  inserting the missing word that is being referred to. 
C)  rewriting the sentence. 
D)  doing either (b) or (c).

Question 9

Which one of the following sentences uses an adjective where it should use an adverb?

Accepted Answer

A)  We sang badly but boldly. 
B)  Speak loud. 
C)  Pay close attention to what I am doing. 
D)  I didn't mean to speak so sharply to you. 
A)  We sang badly but boldly. 
B)  Speak loud. 
C)  Pay close attention to what I am doing. 
D)  I didn't mean to speak so sharply to you.

Question 10

Which one of the following adjectives is an absolute that cannot be compared?

Accepted Answer

A)  blue 
B)  lazy 
C)  round 
D)  fuzzy 
A)  blue 
B)  lazy 
C)  round 
D)  fuzzy

Question 11

You can correct a misplaced modifier by

Accepted Answer

A)  moving it as close as possible to the word or words it refers to. 
B)  adding another modifier next to it. 
C)  removing it completely from the sentence. 
D)  adding another dependent clause. 
A)  moving it as close as possible to the word or words it refers to. 
B)  adding another modifier next to it. 
C)  removing it completely from the sentence. 
D)  adding another dependent clause.

Question 12

Choose the correct forms of the adverbs in the following sentence.
He played a cowboy who had the (quicker, quickest) draw and could saddle a horse (faster, more faster) than a rattlesnake could bite.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Choose the correct forms of the adverbs...

Question 13

Which one of the following adjective forms is not grammatically correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  happier 
B)  least romantic 
C)  magnificenter 
D)  easy 
A)  happier 
B)  least romantic 
C)  magnificenter 
D)  easy

Question 14

Which one of the following is the comparative form of the adjective dirty?

Accepted Answer

A)  most dirty 
B)  more dirty 
C)  dirtiest 
D)  dirtier 
A)  most dirty 
B)  more dirty 
C)  dirtiest 
D)  dirtier

Question 15

Which one of the following sentences does not contain a misplaced modifier?

Accepted Answer

A)  A strange man slipped me a note wearing a long black coat and a hat that covered his eyes. 
B)  The hamster seemed happy in its new cage, who always tried to escape. 
C)  The telephone in the back room kept ringing and ringing. 
D)  The wheel came loose that squeaked. 
A)  A strange man slipped me a note wearing a long black coat and a hat that covered his eyes. 
B)  The hamster seemed happy in its new cage, who always tried to escape. 
C)  The telephone in the back room kept ringing and ringing. 
D)  The wheel came loose that squeaked.

Question 16

Which one of the following is the comparative form of the adverb regularly?

Accepted Answer

A)  more regularly 
B)  most regularly 
C)  regularly 
D)  regularler 
A)  more regularly 
B)  most regularly 
C)  regularly 
D)  regularler

Question 17

Which one of the following sentences uses an incorrect form of good or bad?

Accepted Answer

A)  The more better decision would be to wait until the storm is over. 
B)  My chickenpox outbreak is worse today than yesterday. 
C)  Out of all the products, bleach works the best. 
D)  The worst time of my life was when I agreed to go on a blind date. 
A)  The more better decision would be to wait until the storm is over. 
B)  My chickenpox outbreak is worse today than yesterday. 
C)  Out of all the products, bleach works the best. 
D)  The worst time of my life was when I agreed to go on a blind date.

Question 18

Which one of the following sentences does not contain a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

A)  To give a speech properly, the notes must be in order. 
B)  To inherit the money, an overnight stay in the old house must be accomplished first. 
C)  To drop this class, three signatures are required. 
D)  To keep the cake from going flat, you should beat the eggs until they are fluffy and then gently fold them into the batter. 
A)  To give a speech properly, the notes must be in order. 
B)  To inherit the money, an overnight stay in the old house must be accomplished first. 
C)  To drop this class, three signatures are required. 
D)  To keep the cake from going flat, you should beat the eggs until they are fluffy and then gently fold them into the batter.

Question 19

Which one of the following is the superlative form of the adjective good?

Accepted Answer

A)  good 
B)  gooder 
C)  better 
D)  best 
A)  good 
B)  gooder 
C)  better 
D)  best

Question 20

Which one of the following sentences uses an incorrect form of good/well or bad/badly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karen's good attitude landed her a new job. 
B)  Complaining about the problem will do no good. 
C)  Dorothy thinks badly of people only when they are rude to her. 
D)  Do you see good enough to read that sign? 
A)  Karen's good attitude landed her a new job. 
B)  Complaining about the problem will do no good. 
C)  Dorothy thinks badly of people only when they are rude to her. 
D)  Do you see good enough to read that sign?

Exam 45: Modifiers

Choose the correct form of the modifiers in the following sentence. Your band plays (good, well), but you chose (bad, badly) when you picked her as your lead singer.

A misplaced modifier

A dangling modifier

Which one of the following sentences has a double negative construction?

What is the difference between a misplaced modifier and a dangling modifier?

Which one of the following sentences is not grammatically correct?

Choose the correct forms of the modifiers in the following sentence. There aren't (any, no) hotel rooms to be found (anywhere, nowhere) in this (sleepy, sleepily) town.

You can correct a dangling modifier by

Which one of the following sentences uses an adjective where it should use an adverb?

Which one of the following adjectives is an absolute that cannot be compared?

You can correct a misplaced modifier by

Choose the correct forms of the adverbs in the following sentence. He played a cowboy who had the (quicker, quickest) draw and could saddle a horse (faster, more faster) than a rattlesnake could bite.

Which one of the following adjective forms is not grammatically correct?

Which one of the following is the comparative form of the adjective dirty?

Which one of the following sentences does not contain a misplaced modifier?

Which one of the following is the comparative form of the adverb regularly?

Which one of the following sentences uses an incorrect form of good or bad?

Which one of the following sentences does not contain a dangling modifier?

Which one of the following is the superlative form of the adjective good?

Which one of the following sentences uses an incorrect form of good/well or bad/badly?

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