Misplaced Modifiers

Front

Which sentence is written correctly?
Options: Brushing the horse's mane, the horse ate carrots from its owner., Brushing the horse's mane, the owner fed carrots to her horse.

Back

Brushing the horse's mane, the owner fed carrots to her horse.

Front

Which sentence is written correctly?
Options: James was giggling and not paying attention as the glass vase broke on the ground., Breaking on the ground, James was giggling and not paying attention to the glass vase.

Back

James was giggling and not paying attention as the glass vase broke on the ground.

Front

Which sentence is written correctly?
Options: Jumping in the air, the toddler threw toys., Jumping in the air, the toys were thrown by the toddler.

Back

Jumping in the air, the toddler threw toys.

Front

Which sentence is written correctly? Twirling in her dress, the new baby watched her sister., The new baby watched her sister twirling in a dress.

Back

The new baby watched her sister twirling in a dress.

Front

Which sentence is written correctly?
Options: The boy walked across the room, the teacher observed, to sharpen his pencil., The teacher observed the boy walking across the room to sharpen his pencil.

Back

The teacher observed the boy walking across the room to sharpen his pencil.

Front

Jack earned a 50% on five quizzes but earned an 80% on one quiz. Which sentence correctly describes his performance?

Back

He failed nearly every quiz in the unit.

Front

Which sentence is written correctly? She enjoys sipping a hot cup of tea., She enjoys sipping hot tea from her cup.

Back

She enjoys sipping hot tea from her cup.

Front

Which sentence is written correctly? Her son rarely plays outside., Her son plays rarely outside.

Back

Her son rarely plays outside.

Front

Which sentence is written correctly? I read about the bank robbers who were captured in this morning's newspaper., In this morning's paper, I read about the bank robbers who were captured.

Back

In this morning's paper, I read about the bank robbers who were captured.

Front

Which sentence is written correctly?
Options: At the age of eight, I was sent to camp by my parents., At the age of eight, my parents sent me to camp.

Back

At the age of eight, I was sent to camp by my parents.