Dangling Modifiers

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Strolling through the park, a rabbit peered out at me from the underbrush.

• Strolling through the park, I noticed a rabbit peering out at me from the underbrush.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Dotty saw a flier posted on the bulletin board that announced the date of the band concert.

• Posted on the bulletin board, Dotty saw a flier announcing the date of the band concert.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Leaping from branch to branch, a squirrel searched for food.

• Leaping from branch to branch, I saw a squirrel searching for food.

Reorder

Reorder the following parts of the sentence to correctly place the modifier!

• The best holiday

• for eating lots of candy and watching scary movies,

• Halloween

• is Nadia's

• favorite holiday.

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Multiple Choice

REVIEW: Is the sentence correct or does it contain a misplaced modifier?

The car needs to go to the shop that is out of oil.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

Is the sentence below correct or does it contain a dangling modifier?

After answering the question, Kasey earned a piece of candy.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

Is the sentence below correct or incorrect?

Listening to music while walking home, an accident was not noticed.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best corrects the dangling modifier?

Listening to music while walking home, an accident was not noticed.

• Listening to music while walking home, Cam didn't notice an accident.

• While walking home, an accident happened listening to music.

• While listening to music, and accident happened walking home.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

• The cowboy in the leather vest was thrown by the bull.

• The train station which was made of red brick was located downtown.

• She was making a sweater for her grandma that was warm.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

• Because he injured his hand, John had difficulty typing the essay.

• To become a good dentist, you must clean, fill, and file many teeth.

• Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on.

Multiple Choice

What's the problem with the modifier in this sentence?

Emma was delighted when Mr. Smith returned

her perfect math test with an ear-to-ear grin.

• It sounds like Mr. Smith was the one who took the test.

• It sounds like the math test has a grin.

• It sounds like the math test was delighted.

Multiple Choice

What's the problem with the modifier in this sentence?

Grace watched Tyrese stuff a cupcake into

his mouth that was frosted with vanilla icing.

• It sounds like Grace ate the cupcake, not Tyrese.

• It sounds like the cupcake tasted nasty.

• It sounds like Tyrese's mouth was frosted with icing.

Multiple Choice

What's the problem with the modifier in this sentence?

Grace watched Tyrese stuff a cupcake into

his mouth that was frosted with vanilla icing.

• It sounds like Grace ate the cupcake, not Tyrese.

• It sounds like the cupcake tasted nasty.

• It sounds like Tyrese's mouth was frosted with icing.

Multiple Choice

What's wrong with the modifier in this sentence?

Tapping the pencil on the edge of the desk, the answer

to the test question would not come to mind.

• We don't know who was tapping the pencil.

• It sounds like the pencil was trying to think of the answer.

• It sounds like the answer was tapping the pencil on the desk.

Multiple Choice

Being very shy, strangers easily frighten my little sister, Maggie.

• Correct

• Incorrect