Misplaced Modifiers Quiz with Answers: Test Your AP English Knowledge

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies / describes. Because of the separation, the modifier appears to modify something else.
• ✏️ To correct a misplaced modifier, place it as close as possible to the word it is intended to modify.
• 📝 Example of a Misplaced Modifier: *Incorrect:* 'Covered in chocolate, John ate the donuts.' (Implies John is covered in chocolate). *Correct:* 'John ate the donuts covered in chocolate.'
• 💡 Keep an eye out for introductory phrases and make sure they logically modify the subject of the sentence.
• 📌 Pay attention to the placement of adverbs like 'only', 'nearly', 'almost', and 'just'. Their placement can significantly change the meaning of the sentence.

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?
   1. A) Walking through the park, I saw a beautiful flower.
   2. B) I saw a beautiful flower walking through the park.
   3. C) I saw a beautiful flower as I was walking through the park.
   4. D) While walking, I saw a beautiful flower.
2. Choose the sentence where the modifier is correctly placed.
   1. A) Covered in mud, the farmer led the pig to its pen.
   2. B) The farmer led the pig to its pen, covered in mud.
   3. C) The pig, covered in mud, was led to its pen by the farmer.
   4. D) To its pen, the farmer led the pig covered in mud.
3. Identify the misplaced modifier in this sentence: 'I nearly ate the whole pizza.'
   1. A) nearly
   2. B) ate
   3. C) whole
   4. D) pizza
4. Which sentence corrects the misplaced modifier: 'Having finished the game, the dinner was delicious.'?
   1. A) Having finished the game, we enjoyed a delicious dinner.
   2. B) The dinner was delicious, having finished the game.
   3. C) We ate the delicious dinner, having finished the game.
   4. D) After we ate dinner, we finished the game.
5. Select the sentence with the misplaced modifier.
   1. A) I saw a dog running down the street yesterday.
   2. B) Running down the street, I saw a dog yesterday.
   3. C) Yesterday, I saw a dog running down the street.
   4. D) I saw a dog yesterday running down the street.
6. Which sentence is free of misplaced modifiers?
   1. A) Only I ate two slices of pizza.
   2. B) I only ate two slices of pizza.
   3. C) I ate only two slices of pizza.
   4. D) I ate two slices of only pizza.
7. Correct the following sentence: 'Almost everyone passed the exam easily.'
   1. A) Everyone almost passed the exam easily.
   2. B) Almost everyone easily passed the exam.
   3. C) Everyone passed the exam easily, almost.
   4. D) Easily, almost everyone passed the exam.