Deck 21: Ing Modifiers

Question 1

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier
Larry cleaned the fish tank. Larry found his old eyeglasses.

A) Larry found his old eyeglasses cleaning the fish tank.
B) Cleaning the fish tank, Larry found his old eyeglasses.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier
The train picked up speed. The train rumbled out of the station.

A) The train rumbled out of the station picking up speed.
B) Picking up speed, the train rumbled out of the station.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In each pair of sentences, select the sentence that contains a confusing -ING modifier.

A) Lying under the table, my aunt found her napkin.
B) My aunt found her napkin lying under the table.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In each pair of sentences, select the sentence that contains a confusing -ING modifier.

A) Dr. James showed us the mixture of chemicals bubbling in a test tube.
B) Bubbling in a test tube, Dr. James showed us the mixture of chemicals.

Question 5

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier
The traffic officer waved his hands wildly. The traffic officer tried to slow down the oncoming traffic.

A) Waving his hands wildly, the traffic officer tried to slow down the oncoming traffic.
B) The traffic officer tried to slow down the oncoming traffic waving his hands wildly.

Question 6

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier.
The machine made flawless color copies. The machine has enhanced our publications.

A) Making flawless color copies, the machine has enhanced our publications.
B) The machine has enhanced our publications making flawless color copies.

Question 7

In each pair of sentences, select the sentence that contains a confusing -ING modifier.

A) Rowing the boat along the shore, Gerald spotted a deer.
B) Gerald spotted a deer rowing the boat along the shore.

Question 8

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier
Carmen pulled up to the drive-in window. Carmen recited her fast-food order.

A) Pulling up to the drive-in window, Carmen recited her fast-food order.
B) Carmen recited her fast-food order pulling up to the drive-in window.

Question 9

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier.
Marcel added olives. Marcel made tangy sauce.

A) Marcel made tangy sauce adding olives.
B) Adding olives, Marcel made tangy sauce.

Question 10

In each pair of sentences, select the sentence that contains a confusing -ING modifier.

A) Going through customs, her passport was stamped.
B) Her passport was stamped going through customs.

Question 11

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier.
The hawk swooped down from the sky. The hawk caught dinner.

A) Swooping down from the sky, the hawk caught dinner.
B) The hawk caught dinner swooping down from the sky.

Question 12

In each pair of sentences, select the sentence that contains a confusing -ING modifier.

A) Strolling down Chauncey Street, the sun lit the lawns and porches.
B) Strolling down Chauncey Street, we saw sun-lit lawns and porches.

Question 13

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier
The scientist studied changes in the atmosphere. The scientist predicted damage to the ozone layer.

A) Studying changes in the atmosphere, the scientist predicted damage to the ozone layer.
B) The scientist predicted damage to the ozone layer studying changes in the atmosphere.

Question 14

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier
Lakshmi typed in the search words. Lakshmi began to research.

A) Typing in the search words, Lakshmi began to research.
B) Lakshmi began to research typing in the search words.

Question 15

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier.
A reporter witnessed the bank heist. A reporter delivered a firsthand account.

A) A reporter delivered a firsthand account witnessing the bank heist.
B) Witnessing the bank heist, a reporter delivered a firsthand account.

Question 16

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier
The dolphins leaped in and out of the water. The dolphins passed the boat.

A) Leaping in and out of the water, the dolphins passed the boat.
B) The dolphins passed the boat leaping in and out of the water.

Question 17

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier
The sailor scanned the horizon. The sailor sighted land.

A) The sailor sighted land scanning the horizon.
B) Scanning the horizon, the sailor sighted land.

Question 18

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier.
The wind blew hard all night long. The wind toppled several trees.

A) The wind toppled several trees blowing hard all night long.
B) Blowing hard all night long, the wind toppled several trees.

Question 19

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier
A woman sat in a lawn chair on the roof. A woman watched the fireworks.

A) A woman sitting in a lawn chair on the roof watched the fireworks.
B) A woman watched the fireworks sitting in a lawn chair on the roof.

Question 20

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier
I live on the outskirts of town. I can't ride the bus to work.

A) I can't ride the bus to work living on the outskirts of town.
B) Living on the outskirts of town, I can't ride the bus to work.

Question 21

Select "coordinating conjunction" if the sentence contains a coordinating conjunction, "subordinating conjunction" if the sentence contains a subordinating conjunction, and "conjunctive adverb" if the sentence contains a conjunctive adverb.
We found a quaint inn by the sea, but all the rooms were taken.

A) coordinating conjunction
B) subordinating conjunction
C) conjunctive adverb

Question 22

In each pair of sentences, select the sentence that contains a confusing -ING modifier.

A) We admired the violet sprouting pink blooms.
B) Sprouting pink blooms, we admired the violet.

Question 23

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier.
Kris stood in line at the movies. Kris saw his old girlfriend.

A) Standing in line at the movies, Kris saw his old girlfriend.
B) Kris saw his old girlfriend standing in line at the movies.

Question 24

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier.
The firefighters burst into the building. The firefighters brought the blaze under control.

A) The firefighters brought the blaze under control bursting into the building.
B) Bursting into the building, the firefighters brought the blaze under control.

Question 25

If Rochelle marries Steve, they will move to Utah.

A) coordinating conjunction
B) subordinating conjunction
C) conjunctive adverb

Question 26

The crowd cheered, and Beyonce Knowles sang an encore.

A) coordinating conjunction
B) subordinating conjunction
C) conjunctive adverb

Question 27

Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Some people can never admit they are wrong others are always apologizing.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 28

The elevator is stuck; therefore, I am walking downstairs.

A) coordinating conjunction
B) subordinating conjunction
C) conjunctive adverb

Question 29

Doug has a bad back although he never complains about it.

A) coordinating conjunction
B) subordinating conjunction
C) conjunctive adverb

Question 30

In each pair of sentences, select the sentence that contains a confusing -ING modifier.

A) Ellen spotted the Wall Street Journal rushing past a newsstand.
B) Rushing past a newsstand, Ellen spotted the Wall Street Journal.

Question 31

In each pair of sentences, select the sentence that contains a confusing -ING modifier.

A) Using a car-care kit, the old Jaguar was waxed and buffed until it sparkled.
B) Using a car-care kit, I waxed and buffed the old Jaguar until it sparkled.

Question 32

Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Josie loves the cold she will go to Minnesota this winter.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 33

Andrew Carnegie was a poor immigrant; however, he later became a millionaire in the steel business.

A) coordinating conjunction
B) subordinating conjunction
C) conjunctive adverb

Question 34

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier.
The reality show features disgusting tasks. The reality show insults viewers' intelligence.

A) Featuring disgusting tasks, the reality show insults viewers' intelligence.
B) The reality show insults viewers' intelligence featuring disgusting tasks.

Question 35

In each pair of sentences, select the sentence that contains a confusing -ING modifier.

A) Walking on the pier, Pietro's hat blew off.
B) Walking on the pier, Pietro lost his hat when the wind blew it off.

Question 36

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier.
The horses pranced at the starting gate. The horses were eager to start the race.

A) The horses were eager to start the race prancing at the starting gate.
B) Prancing at the starting gate, the horses were eager to start the race.

Question 37

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier.
Joe glanced nervously at the clock. Joe rushed to meet his deadline.

A) Glancing nervously at the clock, Joe rushed to meet his deadline.
B) Joe rushed to meet his deadline glancing nervously at the clock.

Question 38

In each pair of sentences, select the sentence that contains a confusing -ING modifier.

A) Rico found his pants hanging by one leg from a wooden hanger.
B) Hanging by one leg from a wooden hanger, Rico found his pants.

Question 39

Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Her sister is a doctor, her brother is a nurse.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 40

Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Pablo is directing a play this semester, rehearsals begin next week.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 41

Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Lightning struck that tree it is still standing.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 42

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Everything was infested with rats and fleas.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 43

In each group. select the sentence with the correct relative pronoun and punctuation.

A) Stan takes good care of his motorcycle that is a classic Harley Davidson.
B) Stan takes good care of his motorcycle which is a classic Harley Davidson.
C) Stan takes good care of his motorcycle, which is a classic Harley Davidson.

Question 44

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Reports from Turkey told that English soldiers were getting poor medical care.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 45

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier.
You talk with a friend about a problem. You sometimes discover a solution.

A) You sometimes discover a solution talking with a friend about a problem.
B) Talking with a friend about a problem, you sometimes discover a solution.

Question 46

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Born in 1820 into a wealthy British family, she decided while she was still young to devote her life to serving others.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 47

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Florence was sent, what she found was terrible.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 48

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier.
The challenger punched the champion. The challenger knocked him out.

A) Punching the champion, the challenger knocked him out.
B) The challenger knocked out the champion punching him out.

Question 49

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Florence Nightingale had an enormous impact on the history of health care.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 50

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Moreover, doctors and the army were hostile to Nightingale, they did not want a woman telling them what to do.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 51

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier.
I worked overtime and weekends. I saved enough for a down payment on a house.

A) Working overtime and weekends, I saved enough for a down payment on a house.
B) I saved enough for a down payment on a house working overtime and weekends.

Question 52

Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
These towels were on sale I bought five of them.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 53

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
The wards were overcrowded, with few beds and no sanitary facilities at all.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 54

In each group. select the sentence with the correct relative pronoun and punctuation.

A) We rent a cottage that is owned by a lawyer from Bayfield.
B) We rent a cottage, that is owned by a lawyer from Bayfield.
C) We rent a cottage which is owned by a lawyer from Bayfield.

Question 55

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Against her family's wishes, she refused to marry and went to Germany to study nursing.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 56

For each of the following pairs of sentences, select the answer that correctly combines the two using an -ING modifier.
Mona set up a lab experiment. Mona spilled a chemical on her notebook.

A) Mona spilled a chemical on her notebook setting up a lab experiment.
B) Setting up a lab experiment, Mona spilled a chemical on her notebook.

Question 57

In each group. select the sentence with the correct relative pronoun and punctuation.

A) These apples, that I picked myself, are very tart.
B) These apples which I picked myself, are very tart.
C) These apples, which I picked myself, are very tart.

Question 58

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Nightingale's big chance came during the Crimean War in 1854.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 59

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
There was almost no water nothing was ever washed.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 60

In each group. select the sentence with the correct relative pronoun and punctuation.

A) My grandmother who lives in Arkansas, makes beautiful quilts.
B) My grandmother, who lives in Arkansas, makes beautiful quilts.
C) My grandmother that lives in Arkansas makes beautiful quilts.

Question 61

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
After returning to England in 1856, Nightingale used her great prestige and popularity to continue her mission of improving health care.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 62

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
This work led to the medical reform of the British Army.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 63

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for run-ons, comma splices, semicolon errors, relative pronoun errors, and -ING modifier errors. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors.
Suddenly becoming rich and famous, the house was purchased by twenty-two-year-old Elvis in 1957.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
D) semicolon error
E) relative pronoun error
F) -ING modifier error

Question 64

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Within a year, Nightingale had changed all that.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 65

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
With money donated to her, she started a school for training nurses it became the model for all nursing schools and established the nursing profession for women.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 66

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for run-ons, comma splices, semicolon errors, relative pronoun errors, and -ING modifier errors. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors.
The natural world is filled with exciting journeys, perhaps none is more amazing than the flight of monarch butterflies.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
D) semicolon error
E) relative pronoun error
F) -ING modifier error

Question 67

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
In 1859, she founded the first Visiting Nurse Association, she then succeeded in bringing medical care to poor people.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 68

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Florence Nightingale changed health care in England her work influenced other nations as well.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 69

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for run-ons, comma splices, semicolon errors, relative pronoun errors, and -ING modifier errors. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors.
Vinyl beanbag chairs, mirrored ceilings, and shag carpeting were high fashion then.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
D) semicolon error
E) relative pronoun error
F) -ING modifier error

Question 70

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Each night, she made her rounds by lamplight, bringing comfort to the lonely men, they called her the Lady of the Lamp.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 71

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for run-ons, comma splices, semicolon errors, relative pronoun errors, and -ING modifier errors. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors.
However, many people, who travel to the singer's home, are not there just to see the house.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
D) semicolon error
E) relative pronoun error
F) -ING modifier error

Question 72

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for run-ons, comma splices, semicolon errors, relative pronoun errors, and -ING modifier errors. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors.
It was opened to the public in 1982; five years after Elvis died there.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
D) semicolon error
E) relative pronoun error
F) -ING modifier error

Question 73

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for run-ons, comma splices, semicolon errors, relative pronoun errors, and -ING modifier errors. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors.
The eighteen-room Memphis mansion was Elvis's home for twenty years, visitors can see what was considered luxury living in the 1960s and 1970s.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
D) semicolon error
E) relative pronoun error
F) -ING modifier error

Question 74

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for run-ons, comma splices, semicolon errors, relative pronoun errors, and -ING modifier errors. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors.
For some, a trip to Graceland has become a spiritual experience for example during Elvis Presley's "Death Week," tens of thousands arrive from all over the world to honor their idol.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
D) semicolon error
E) relative pronoun error
F) -ING modifier error

Question 75

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
A few years later, she started training midwives, furthermore, she wrote a popular book that taught nursing care to housewives.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 76

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Today, in fact, her name is used to refer to someone who compassionately cares for the sick and needy.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 77

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
Supplying everything from good food and clean bedding to better medical care, almost alone she improved the conditions of wounded and sick soldiers.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 78

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for run-ons, comma splices, semicolon errors, relative pronoun errors, and -ING modifier errors. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors.
In case you didn't know, Graceland was the home of rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
D) semicolon error
E) relative pronoun error
F) -ING modifier error

Question 79

The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
She wrote a long report showing that the death rate of British soldiers in peacetime was twice as high as that of civilians.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

Question 80

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for run-ons, comma splices, semicolon errors, relative pronoun errors, and -ING modifier errors. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors.
Nearly a million people traveled to Graceland last year it is the most visited home in America except for the White House.

A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice
D) semicolon error
E) relative pronoun error
F) -ING modifier error