Dangling and misplaced modifiers

Dangling and misplaced modifiers

Multiple Choice

Having arrived late for practice, a written excuse was needed. What is the error?

• Dangling modifier: needs a subject of the main clause

• Misplaced modifier: modifies wrong subject

Answer: Dangling modifier

How would you correct this?

• Having arrived late for practice, a written excuse was needed.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is correct? Misplaced modifier.

• A. We discovered an Italian bakery that just opened a few miles from our house.
• B. We discovered an Italian bakery a few miles from our house that had just opened.

• We discovered an Italian bakery that just opened a few miles from our house.

• We discovered an Italian bakery a few miles from our house that had just opened.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Cleaning the attic, an old trunk was found.

• While cleaning the attic, I found an old trunk.

• Cleaning the attic, an old trunk was found.

  
  

• While cleaning the attic, I found an old trunk.

Multiple Choice

Where should the red modifier be placed?

Joshua and Reginald heard that there was a destructive hailstorm on the news.

• After destructive

• After heard

• After Joshua

• After was

Joshua and Reginald heard that there was a destructive hailstorm on the news.

• Joshua and Reginald heard on the news that there was a destructive hailstorm. 

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is written with all modifiers placed correctly?

• The poster caught my eye on the wall.

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• On Monday, our teacher said the class would put on a play.

• Don't forget to take the box to the store with the empty bottles.

• The poster caught my eye on the wall.

• On Monday, our teacher said the class would put on a play.

• Don't forget to take the box to the store with the empty bottles.

Multiple Choice

He nearly drove the car for six hours a day

• Misplaced modifier
• Dangling modifier

Which is the misplaced modifier?

He nearly drove the car for six hours a day

Multiple Choice

Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.

• Misplaced modifier
• Dangling modifier
• Correct

Answer: Misplaced modifier

How would you correct this?

Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.

Multiple Choice

Walking down the hallway, all the lockers were open.

• Misplaced modifier
• Dangling modifier
• Correct

Answer: Dangling modifier

How would you correct this?

Walking down the hallway, all the lockers were open.

Multiple Choice

What is the misplaced modifier?
Covered in dirt, I gave my dog a bath. 

• a bath
• Covered in dirt
• Covered
• I gave my dog a bath

How would you correct this?

Covered in dirt, I gave my dog a bath.