Dangling or Misplaced Modifiers

Which is incorrect: contains a dangling modifier?

• Walking down the street, the street lamps came on.

• As we walked down the street, the street lamps came on.

• Walking down the street, we noticed the street lamps come on.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which is incorrect: contains a misplaced modifier?

• After looking out the window for hours, the storm passed.

• After looking out the window for hours, we saw that the storm had passed.

• After we looked out the window for hours, the storm passed.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Which is incorrect: dangling modifier?

• While driving down the street, the car stalled.

• While I drove down the street, the car stalled.

• The car stalled while I was driving down the street.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which is CORRECT?

• She bought an outfit for her sister from American Eagle.

• She bought an outfit from American Eagle for her sister.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which is CORRECT?

• Her outfit was suitable for hardly a funeral.

• Her outfit was hardly suitable for a funeral.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.3

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which is CORRECT?

• Flying over the barrier and into the stands, the fan could not escape the foul ball.

• Flying over the barrier and into the stands, the foul ball struck the fan.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which is CORRECT?

• The pedestrian sitting on a curb was hit by a car.

• The pedestrian was hit by a car, sitting on the curb.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4

Which is CORRECT?

• A fish that had been considered extinct was found in the Pacific Ocean this year.

• A fish was found this year in the Pacific Ocean that had been considered extinct.

Which is CORRECT?

• Making only minimum wage, I nearly earned $2,000 last summer.

• Making only minimum wage, I earned nearly $2,000 last summer.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Which is CORRECT?

• The contractors needed all kinds of artists badly to paint the mural.

• The contractors needed all kinds of artists to paint the mural badly.

• The contractors badly needed all kinds of artists to paint the mural.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B