Dangling Modifier Quiz Week 1

A modifier is a __________, __________ or _____________ that adds description to a sentence.

• sentence, paragraph, essay
• word, phrase, clause

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is a misplaced modifier?

• incorrectly separated word(s)
• dangling modifier
• with a smoky tailpipe
• misunderstand senctence

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is a dangling modifier?

• no word sentence to describe
• modifier begins sentence
• almost
• even

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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

Having arrived late for practice, a written excuse was needed. What is the error?

• Dangling modifier: needs a subject of the main clause
• Misplaced modifier: modifies wrong subject

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the modifier in the following sentence?
Brian, the man with the bushy red beard, is Lydia's husband. 

• Brian
• the man with the bushy red beard
• is
• Lydia's husband

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is a dangling modifier?

• a modifier that is not in the correct spot in a sentence
• a modifier whose subject is unknown
• a modifier that does an action
• a modifier that is both a clause and a phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C