Dangling Modifiers

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.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.4

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: After learning to sit and roll over, Walter entered his puppy in a local dog show.

• After Walter learned to sit and roll over, the puppy entered him in a local dog show.
• After Walter's puppy learned to sit and roll over, Walter entered him in a local dog show.
• It's already correct.

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CCSS.L.4.1A

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the dog in the house that snarled all the time.

• Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the house which had a dog that snarled all the time.
• Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the house that snarled all the time.
• Already correct

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.4

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: No one was happier than Alex to discover his missing wallet mowing the lawn.

• Alex was happy that his missing wallet was mowing the lawn.
• No one was happier than Alex when he discovered his missing wallet while he was mowing the lawn.
• It's already correct.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.4

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

Tags

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.
• Trevore gave a sculpture that he had carved out of soap to his girlfriend.
• It's already correct.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.4.1F

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

• Morgan was covered with mushrooms and cheese as she bit into the pizza.
• Morgan bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese.
• The sentence is correct as written.

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CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the best way to correct the following sentence:
While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains.

• While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing on a sled.
• While Kyle was skiing in the mountains on vacation last December, he encountered a coyote.
• The sentence is correct as written.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.7.3A

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.

• The police stole two cars this week.
• The police reported that two cars were stolen this week.
• It's already correct.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.4

Find the misplaced words in the Sentence. I'm returning the shirt to the store that is too small.

• the shirt
• to the store
• I'm returning the shirt
• that is too small

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C