Modifiers

Running for the bus, the book fell in the mud.

• Misplaced Modifier

• Dangling Modifier

Climbing up the ladder carefully, the frightened cat was brought down from the tree.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

The dealer sold the Cadillac to the buyer with leather seats.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

The jacket was just too small in the store.

• Misplaced Modifier

• Dangling Modifier

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.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: After dying from not enough water, Olivia threw the plant in the trash.

• Olivia died from not having enough water, then threw the plant in the trash.
• Olivia threw the plant in the trash after it died from not enough water.
• It's already correct.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the best way to correct this sentence:Trevor gave a sculpture to his girlfriend that he had carved out of soap.

• Trevor carved his girlfriend out of soap.

• Trevor gave a sculpture that he had carved out of soap to his girlfriend.

• It's already correct.

This modifier is in the sentence, but it is in the wrong place.

• Misplaced
• Dangling

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

This modifier doesn't have a word in the sentence to attach itself to

• Misplaced

• Dangling

What's the dangling modifier?
Disappointed that vacation would soon end, September came all too quickly. 

• Disappointed that vacation would soon end,
• September came all too quickly.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C