7th Grade Hyphens, Dashes, Misplaced Modifiers Test

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 difference between a hyphen and a dash?

• The length of a hyphen is shorter than the length of a dash.
• Hyphens are typically used in compound adjectives, while dashes can be used to indicate an interruption, or a substitute for parentheses. 
• There are two types of dashes (em and en) but there is only one type of hyphen.
• All of the above.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

In general, use a __________ to join the words of a compound adjective

Do NOT use a hyphen when the compound adjective comes AFTER the noun or pronoun it modifies

• True

• False

Do NOT use a hyphen when the first word of the compound is an adverb ending in -ly.

• True

• False

Use a hyphen with compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine.

• True

• False

Hyphens indicate added emphasis, an interruption, or an abrupt change of thought.

• True

• False