What is the best way to rewrite this sentence?
She wore a sweater to school that was blue.

• She wore a blue sweater to school.
• A blue sweater, she wore to school.
• She wore a sweater to school that was blue.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence best matches the picture?

• Walking through town, a fire alarm could be heard blaring for several blocks.
• As we walked through town, we could heard a fire alarm blaring.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the misplaced modifier in this sentence?

The first music called blues began in the Deep South more than one hundred years ago.

• Deep
• first
• called blues

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

• We will visit the most well known historical monument tomorrow in the world.
• Hoping to please our English teacher, we were careful with our words.
• At nine years old, my mother told me never to eat with my mouth full.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Does this sentence have a misplaced modifier?
At the museum, I saw a painting of flowers with my mother.

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which of these sentences is unclear?

• While I was walking on the street, I saw a lost dog.
• I often wish I were in a better position to help those in need.
• Tired and hungry, the girl fed the baby.
• If the weather gets much colder, I will have to find my winter coat.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

How should this sentence be rewritten to avoid an ambiguous reference?
Falling into decay, we discovered an old deserted mining town.

• We discovered an old deserted mining town falling into decay.
• We falling into decay saw an old mining town.
• Falling into decay, we discovered a mining town, old and deserted.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which modifier or modifying phrase, if any, is misplaced in the below sentence?
Flashing brightly, the rushed woman ignored the crosswalk signs.

• crosswalk signs
• rushed
• Flashing brightly
• ignored
  

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What does the word refreshingly modify in the sentence below?

On the hottest day of summer, the cool lemonade was refreshingly satisfying.

• when the lemonade is cool
• what kind of summer day it is
• how the lemonade is satisfying
• why the summer is so hot

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which sentence best matches this picture?

• Covered in gooey, oozing and melting cheese, the chef carried out of a pizza.
• The chef carried out a pizza covered in gooey, oozing and melting cheese.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C