Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

What is the dangling modifier in the sentence below?
Running to catch the bus, his lunch box was dropped.

• was dropped
• his lunch box was dropped
• running to catch
• running to catch the bus

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the dangling modifier?
Before waking up, the lights were flickering in the room. 

• Before waking up
• waking up
• the lights were flickering in the room
• were flickering

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is a misplaced modifier?

• A clause that is separated by more than one adjective.
• when a phrase is describing a clause 
• A description that is improperly separated from the word its describing.
• when a modifier's subject is not defined in the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?

Emma Sue was delighted when Mr. Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin.

• Mr. Nguyen was the who took the test.

• It sounds like the calculus test as the grin.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?

Scrubbing the tile grout with bleach and an old toothbrush, the mildew stains began to fade.

• We don't know who scrubbed the tile grout.

• The mildew stains were scrubbing the tile grout.

• A toothbrush was scrubbing the tile grout.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?

After the rainstorm, Jeremy walked his dog on a sidewalk covered in wet leaves.

• Jeremy can't walk his dog after a rainstorm.

• Sidewalks cannot be covered in leaves.

• The sentence is correct.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is correct?

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

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is correct?

• The boy wearing mittens made a snowman.
• The boy made a snowman wearing mittens.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: After learning to sit and roll over, Walter entered his puppy in a local dog show.

• After Walter learned to sit and roll over, the puppy entered him in a local dog show.
• After Walter's puppy learned to sit and roll over, Walter entered him in a local dog show.
• It's already correct.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C