Misplaced Modifiers

Which sentence is written correctly?

• On her way home, Sally found a man's silver watch.
• On her way home, Sally found a silver man's watch.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which sentence is correct?

• My mom, with the purple bow, was given a gift by me.
• I gave the gift to my mom with the purple bow.
• The purple bow, I gave a gift to my mom.
• I gave the gift with the purple bow to my mom.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?

• The lady shopped for a dress with a headache.
• The lady with a headache shopped for a dress.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is correct?

• The dog is sitting on the couch with floppy ears and barking.
• The dog, with floppy ears, is sitting on the couch and barking.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is correct?

• The saleswoman sold the Audi to the man with leather seats.
• The saleswoman sold the Audi with the leather seats to the man.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers?

• Abdullah gasped as the badly wrapped burrito squirted its contents onto his shirt, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce.
• The badly wrapped burrito squirted its contents onto Abdullah's shirt, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce.
• The badly wrapped burrito, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce, squirted its contents onto Abdullah's shirt.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers?

• The repairman fixed the kitchen faucet, which leaked in a wasteful manner.
• Leaking in a wasteful manner, we called a repairman to fix the kitchen faucet.
• Leaking wastefully, the repairman arrived to fix the kitchen faucet.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

True or False. The sentence contains a misplaced modifier.
 Hannah kept all her medicine in the medicine cabinet that had been prescribed to her.

• True
• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the misplaced modifier shown in the sentence below?

The man bought a tie at the department store with yellow and blue stripes.

• at the department store

• with yellow and blue stripes

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is correct?

• The teacher's broken umbrella was in the coat room.
• The broken teacher's umbrella was in the coat room.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C