Modifiers

When Barbra came home from the mall, she gave a bag to her little sister that was filled with books.

Which of these is the clearest and most effective way to revise the sentence above?

• When Barbra came home from the mall, she gave a bag that was filled with books to her little sister.

• Barbra gave a bag to her little sister that was filled with books when she came home from the mall.

• Barbra gave a bag that was filled with books to her little sister when she came home from the mall.

• When Barbra came home from the mall that was filled with books, she gave a bag to her little sister.

Never cleaning his room, it got messier each day.

Which of these is the best way to revise the above sentence to make it clear and effective?

• Because Jerry never cleaned his room, it got messier each day.

• Jerry's room got messier each day never cleaning it.

• After never cleaning it, Jerry's room got messier each day.

• Never being cleaned, Jerry could not find things in his room.

After feeling horrible for a week, the woman finally decided to see a doctor with a fever and a severe cough.

Which of these is the clearest and most effective way to revise the sentence above?

• The woman finally decided to see with a fever and a severe cough a doctor after feeling horrible for a week.

• The woman finally decided to see a doctor with a fever and a severe cough after feeling horrible for a week.

• Finally, after feeling horrible for a week, the woman decided to see a doctor with a fever and a severe cough.

• After feeling horrible for a week, the woman with a fever and a severe cough finally decided to see a doctor.

Which sentence uses modifiers correctly?

• Going shopping on Saturday, my car broke down.

• My car broke down as I was shopping on Saturday.

• My car, going shopping on Saturday, broke down.

• Breaking down, I was shopping in my car Saturday.

Where does the phrase "with the flat tire" belong in the sentence below?

You should take the bicycle to the repair shop down the street with the flat tire.

• between shop and down

• between bicycle and to

• between should and take

• between You and should

Every morning, Arthur likes to eat a blueberry muffin in his pajamas.

Which modifier is misplaced in the sentence above?

• blueberry

• in his pajamas

• Every morning

• muffin

Where should the red modifier be placed?
Joshua and Reginald heard that there was a destructive hailstorm on the news.

• After destructive
• After heard
• After Joshua
• After was

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Which of the following sentences is written with all modifiers placed correctly? 

• The poster caught my eye on the wall.
• In the tiny bird's nest ,we thought there might be eggs. 
• On Monday, our teacher said the class would put on a play.
• Don't forget to take the box to the store with the empty bottles. 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Muffled in heavy clothing, the hike up the mountain was tiring.

• correct

• incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

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

• correct

• incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A