Select the sentence with the modifier in the best place.

I watched the children noisily playing tag.

Noisily I watched the children playing tag.

Select the sentence with the modifier in the best place.

The seafood restaurant serves pie on Sundays only.

The seafood restaurant only serves pie on Sundays.

Select the sentence with the modifier in the best place.

I showed the painting on the wall to the visitors.

I showed the painting to the visitors on the wall.

Select the sentence with the modifier in the best place.

Flipping through the book, I caught a glimpse of the ending.

Flipping through the book, my eyes caught a glimpse of the ending.

Select the sentence with the modifier in the best place.

As a young boy, he heard his grandmother tell stories of her life on the farm.

As a young boy, his grandmother told stories of her life on the farm.

What is a dangling modifier?

a modifier whose subject is unknown

a modifier that is not in the correct spot in a sentence

a modifier that is both a clause and a phrase

What is a misplaced modifier?

A description that is improperly separated from the word its describing.

A clause that is separated by more than one adjective.

when a phrase is describing a clause

when a modifier's subject is not defined in the sentence

What is the misplaced modifier? Professor Jones, who was late with another essay, waited for the slacker student.

who was late with another essay

Fix this sentence if needed: We saw several monkeys on vacation in Mexico.

While on vacation in Mexico, we saw several monkeys.

Fix this sentence if needed: While on tour, I saw Shawn Mendes.

I saw Shawn Mendes while he was on tour.

Which sentence is written correctly?

Talking on the telephone, Amanda did not hear the doorbell ringing.

Talking on the telephone, the doorbell was not heard ringing.

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers Test Your Knowledge

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CCSS covered

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is correct? Misplaced modifier.

A. The child playing on the jungle gym with fuzzy orange hair is my nephew.

B. The child with fuzzy orange hair playing on the jungle gym is my nephew.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is correct? Misplaced modifier.

A. We discovered an Italian bakery that just opened a few miles from our house.

B. We discovered an Italian bakery a few miles from our house that had just opened.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is correct? Misplaced modifier.

A. I peeled the potatoes before I cooked them with a paring knife.

B. I peeled the potatoes with a paring knife before I cooked them.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where should the red modifier be placed?
Mary read that a wasp larva spins a cocoon in the encyclopedia.

After cocoon

After spins

After wasp

After read

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where should the red modifier be placed?

The hat belongs to that girl with the feathers.

After to

After hat

After that

After feathers

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where should the red modifier be placed?

She had read that a new restaurant had opened in today's newspaper.

After had

After she

After read

After opened

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is the correct way to write the sentence?

Take the note which Kim wrote to Mr.Henderson's office.

Take the note to Mr. Henderson's office, which Kim wrote.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers Test Your Knowledge

Which of the following is correct? Misplaced modifier.

Which of the following is correct? Misplaced modifier.

Which of the following is correct? Misplaced modifier.

Where should the red modifier be placed? Mary read that a wasp larva spins a cocoon in the encyclopedia.

Where should the red modifier be placed? The hat belongs to that girl with the feathers.

Where should the red modifier be placed? She had read that a new restaurant had opened in today's newspaper.

Which is the correct way to write the sentence?

Which is the correct way to write the sentence?

Which is the correct way to write the sentence?

Select the sentence with the modifier in the best place.

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Where should the red modifier be placed?
Mary read that a wasp larva spins a cocoon in the encyclopedia.

Where should the red modifier be placed?

The hat belongs to that girl with the feathers.

Where should the red modifier be placed?

She had read that a new restaurant had opened in today's newspaper.