Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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.

Tags

CCSS.W.6.4

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.

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CCSS.W.8.4

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.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Select the sentence with the modifier in the best place.

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

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CCSS.L.8.1A

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 the misplaced modifier?

Professor Jones, who was late with another essay, waited for the slacker student.

• Professor Jones

• slacker student

• who was late with another essay

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

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.8.2A

CCSS.W.8.4

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.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

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.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A