Misplaced Modifiers & Pronoun Clarity

Fill in the blank consider proper placement of the modifier.

Orbiting from 2.7 to 3.6 billion miles from the sun,_________.

• the astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930

• Pluto was discovered by the astronomer Clyde Tombaugh in 1930

• it was in 1930 that the astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto

• the discovery of Pluto was made by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Correct or incorrect?

The child on the bike, the blonde one, is my son.

• Incorrect

• Correct

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

While tuning the radio, the car swerved dangerously toward a telephone pole.

• correct

• incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Find the misplaced words in the following 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

Identify the antecedent of the pronoun:
The first colonists thought they would find gold.

• first
• colonists
• find
• gold

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

This is vague. Who could "them" refer to in this sentence?

Before Sally puts fondant flowers on wedding cakes, she sprinkles THEM with sugar.

• Sally and flowers

• Sally and flowers and cakes

• flowers and cakes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

When a person comes to class, _____ should have your homework ready.

• you 
• he or she

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

Is the sentence below written correctly?

Covered in wildflowers, the elephant pondered the hillside's beauty.

• Yes, the sentence is correct.

• No, the sentence has a misplaced modifier.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C