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Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Authored by arianne booker

English

7th - 9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.

Misplaced modifier
Dangling modifier
Correct

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.

The police stole two cars this week.
The police reported that two cars were stolen this week.
It's already correct.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The teacher passed out the test to the students he had just created.

Misplaced modifier
Dangling modifier
Correct

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The teacher passed out the test he had just created to the students.

Misplaced modifier
Dangling modifier
Correct

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains.

Misplaced modifier
Dangling modifier
Correct

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Choose the best way to correct the following sentence:
While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains.

While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing on a sled.
While Kyle was skiing in the mountains on vacation last December, he encountered a coyote.
The sentence is correct as written.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Choose the best way to correct this sentence:
Covered with mushrooms and cheese, Morgan bit into the pizza.

Morgan was covered with mushrooms and cheese as she bit into the pizza.
Morgan bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese.
The sentence is correct as written.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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