WorksheetsLanguage Quiz 4: Subject/Verb, Modifiers, Pronoun/Antecedent
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Is/Are there any homework?
Is
Are
Where am I?
Because of the storm, the game pitting the two rivals against each other ___ canceled.
was
were
are
The chefs at the French restaurant ___ prepping for dinner service.
is
are
When the rain starts suddenly, the family ___ to hurry to get to shelter.
has
have
The students, who hated writing essays, ___ surprised they enjoyed the essay's topic.
was
were
Both my sister and I ___ planning to go see the movie.
is
are
The jury ___ a verdict in just over an hour.
reaches
reach
Each of the players ___ dribbling the ball.
practices
practice
___ you enjoying the festival?
Is
Am
Are
He always ___ along the beach.
walk
walks
walking
Physics ________ my favorite subject in school.
become
is become
becoming
is
The basket of rice and the bucket of fish ________ very tasty.
looks
look
looking
is looking
All the children ________ to school at 8 am.
go
goes
is
is going
Either The Matrix or Aliens ....... Sam's favorite science-fiction movie.
was
were
is
are
Statistics ...... become Matt's favorite subject.
has
have
will have
Arum and I went into the city so we could get good Italian food.
The pronoun(s) and antecedent(s) match in the sentence.
TRUE
FALSE
Cynthia submits her paper to her advisor.
The pronoun(s) and antecedent(s) match in the sentence.
TRUE
FALSE
2.The pandas ate _____ bamboo.
its
their
6.Frank received an award because ____ had perfect attendance.
he
his
1.The boy smiled at ___ father in the audience.
his
him
7.The students asked Mrs. Wilson to help ____.
them
they
9.When winter returns, ___ will bring snow storms.
its
it
What does the red phrase modify (or describe) in the following sentence?
The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive.
expensive
shoes
The
stripes
Brian, the man with the bushy red beard, is Lydia's husband.
Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?
He served lemonade in plastic cups to the children.
He served lemonade to the children in plastic cups.
In plastic cups, the children were served lemonade.
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
The firemen couldn't wait to eat the delicious pancakes with syrup.
She served pancakes to the fireman on paper plates.
The pancakes were stacked high, and the firemen couldn't wait to dig in.
The fluffy, homemade pancakes were a hit at the fireman's breakfast.
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
The dog, named Lady, was a surprise for his sister.
His sister was so excited to get Lady, their new puppy.
Because it was her birthday, my sister got an adorable new dog named Lady.
He bought a dog for his sister called Lady.
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
The Los Angeles police regretfully reported last month that three buildings had been robbed.
According to news reports by the Los Angeles police last month, three buildings were robbed.
Last month, the Los Angeles police reported that three buildings had been robbed.
Three buildings were reported robbed by the Los Angeles police last month.
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
Leaving the coffee shop, the coffee fell and exploded all over the sidewalk and on Sara.
Sara clumsily tripped as she was leaving the coffee shop and spilled her coffee all over the sidewalk.
Upon leaving the coffee shop, Sara clumsily tripped and spilled her coffee all over the sidewalk.
Clumsy Sara tripped while leaving the coffee shop, and her coffee exploded all over the sidewalk.
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
The ham sandwiches in plastic bags were handed out to the hungry kids, by the mom.
The ham sandwiches were in plastic bags, and the mom handed them out to the hungry kids.
The mom handed out ham sandwiches to the hungry kids in plastic bags.
The mom handed out the ham sandwiches in plastic bags to the hungry kids.
A word or phrase that is misplaced and changes the meaning or purpose of the sentence.
Dangling Modifier
Misplaced Modifier
Verbs
Participles
A type of modifying phrase that has no clear or logical subject.
Misplaced Modifier
Subordinate Clause
Dangling Modifier
Verbal Phrase
Choose the corrected dangling modifier sentence below:
Expecting rain, the umbrella was propped up against the wall.
Bob, expecting rain, propped his umbrella up against the wall.
The umbrella was expecting rain so Bob propped it up against the wall.
Choose the corrected dangling modifier sentence:
Riding in the sports car, the world whizzed by quickly.
The world whizzed by quickly, riding in the sports car.
While Joe was riding in the sports car, the world whizzed by quickly.
Choose the corrected dangling modifier sentence:
Running across the park, the paddle boats on the lake appeared to be floating.
The paddle boats running across the park appeared to be floating on the lake.
While we were running across the park, we saw paddle boats on the lake that appeared to be floating.
Which word is being modified?
His costume, which was quite original, was just a cardboard box.
costume
large
cardboard
original
Which word or phrase does the underlined word refer to?
I'm so forgetful that I can never find my keys.
I'm
forgetful
never
Which word or phrase does the underlined word refer to?
The buffalo ambled toward us slowly.
Which word or phrase does slowly refer to?
buffalo
ambled
toward us
A modifier is called "misplaced" when:
it is placed too close to the word it modifies
it is placed too far away from the word it modifies
It has nothing in the sentence to modify
It is modifying two things at the same time.
A modifier is called "dangling" when
It is placed too close to the word or phrase it modifies
It is placed too far away from the word or phrase it modifies
It has nothing to modify in the sentence
It is modifying two things at the same time
A modifier is called "squinting" when
It is placed too close to the word or phrase it modifies
It is placed too far away from the word or phrase it modifies
It has nothing to modify in the sentence
It is modifying two things at the same time
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
Running recklessly through the forest, the tree stump tripped Jay.
Running recklessly through the forest, Jay tripped over the tree stump.
Running recklessly through the forest, the stump of the tree tripped Jay.
Running recklessly through the forest, the tree tripped.
What type of error is this?: Being a first-year student, my professors do not accept Wikipedia as a credible source of information.
No error
Misplaced Modifier
Dangling Modifier
Squinting Modifier
Covered in dirt, I gave my dog a bath.
