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

Morgan bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese.

Morgan was covered with mushrooms and cheese as she bit into the pizza.

The pizza was bitten by Morgan as she was covered with mushrooms and cheese.

The sentence is correct as written.

Which sentence is written correctly?

Sam saw Mom's beautiful birthday cake sitting on the top shelf of the refrigerator.

Sitting on the top shelf of the refrigerator, Sam saw Mom’s beautiful birthday cake.

Sam, sitting on the top shelf of the refigerator, saw Mom's beautiful birthday cake.

On the top shelf of the refrigerator, Sam, sitting, saw Mom's beautiful birthday cake.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: In spike heels and a ruffled dress, the football captain was dazzled by the homecoming queen.

The football captain was dazzled by the homecoming queen in her spike heels and ruffled dress.

The football captain dazzled the homecoming queen by wearing his spike heels and ruffled dress.

The football captain, dazzled, in spike heels and a ruffled dress, the homecoming queen.

This sentence is correct as written.

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

Loudly slurping the bowl of soup, everyone in the diner was annoyed by Derrick.

Sandy was happy to get a new puppy for her birthday.

As he worked, Andy was happily humming a song.

After the concert, Jason and Sarah went out to eat.

Which sentence is written correctly?

Seated by the window, Barbara munched popcorn on the bus ride home.

Seated by the window, popcorn was munched by Barbara on the bus ride home.

Barbara munched popcorn seated by the window on the bus ride home.

Popcorn, seated by the window, was munched by Barbara on the bus ride home.

Which sentence is written INCORRECTLY?

Kenneth nervously tapped his pencil struggling with the algebra problem.

Struggling with the algebra problem, Kenneth tapped his pencil nervously on his desk.

Kenneth tapped his pencil nervously as he struggled through the algebra problem.

Tapping his pencil nervously, Kenneth struggled with the algebra problem.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Crawling up the wall, my grandmother saw the tarantula and screamed.

My grandmother screamed when she saw the tarantula crawling up the wall.

My grandmother crawled up the wall and then screamed when she saw a tarantula.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

Running recklessly through the forest, Jay tripped over the tree stump.

Running recklessly through the forest, the tree stump tripped Jay.

Running recklessly through the forest, the stump of the tree tripped Jay.

Running recklessly through the forest, the tree tripped.

Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?

Filled with creamy caramel, the candy bar Dane enjoyed was surprisingly filling.

Filled with creamy caramel, Dane enjoyed the surprisingly filling candy bar.

Misplaced Modifier Review

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English

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6th - 8th Grade

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CCSS

L.11-12.3A, L.6.2A, L.3.1A

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Churning in the Atlantic Ocean, we anxiously watched the weather report for information about the hurricane.

We anxiously watched the weather report for information about the hurricane churning in the Atlantic Ocean.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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