6th Grade Hyphen, Dash, Misplaced Modifiers TEST

Is this sentence using a hyphen or a dash?

Mint- flavored toothpaste tastes good, except when you drink orange juice right after you brush your teeth.

• Hyphen

• Dash

Which one of these sentences is written correctly?

Cats they all love to chase things that move.

• Cats-they all love to chase things that move.

• Cats they all love to chase things-that-move.

• Cats—they all love to chase things that move.

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.

Misplaced Modifiers: 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.

Which sentence does not have misplaced modifiers?

• Drooling in anticipation of the treat, Gizmo waited for Sylvia to reward him with a dog cookie.

• Drooling in anticipation of the treat, Sylvia rewarded Gizmo with a dog cookie.

• Drooling in anticipation of the treat, a dog cookie was given to Gizmo.

Which sentence does not have misplaced modifiers?

• Sipping slowly at the diner counter, the hot soup was enjoyed by Timothy.

• Sipping slowly, the diner counter was where Timothy enjoyed the hot soup.

• Sipping slowly, Timothy enjoyed the hot soup at the diner counter.

Which sentence does not have 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.

A ___ is a word, phrase, or clause that modifies (or describes) another word and adds detail to a sentence.

• verb

• modifier

• noun

To correct a misplaced modifier, rearrange and ____ the sentence by moving the words.

• rewrite

• review

• recycle

• reward

What is the misplaced modifier?
Covered in dirt, I gave my dog a bath. 

• a bath
• Covered in dirt
• Covered
• I gave my dog a bath

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C