Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Which sentence is correct?

• The clerk sold the scarf with the red print to the woman.
• The clerk sold the scarf to the woman with the red print.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Which sentence is correct?

• Jessie ate a bowl of cold cereal for breakfast.
• Jessie ate a cold bowl of cereal for breakfast.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Which sentence is correct?

• I only have one hour to get this report finished.
• I have only one hour to get this report finished.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

CCSS.L.2.1E

Which sentence is correct?

• Gazing out the window, Paul missed the homework assignment that Mrs. Smith wrote on the board.
• Paul missed the homework assignment that Mrs. Smith wrote on the board gazing out the window.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Which sentence is correct?

• He bought a horse for his sister they call Prince.
• He bought a horse they call Prince for his sister.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Which sentence is correct?

• Having laid an egg weighing two pounds, the farmer proudly displayed his favorite ostrich.
• The farmer proudly displayed his favorite ostrich having laid an egg weighing two pounds.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Which sentence is correct?

• The lady shopped for a dress with a headache.
• The lady with a headache shopped for a dress.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

"While driving around town, a tree fell and hit my car."

• dangling
• misplaced
• correct

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Starting out as a short-order cook, a trainee can find the work confusing at first.

• dangling
• correct
• misplaced

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

To improve the results, the experiment was done again.

• correct
• misplaced
• dangling

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A