Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

 Choose the sentence in which the modifiers are correctly placed.

•  Sitting on the top shelf of the refrigerator, Desmond saw Mom’s beautiful birthday

  cake.

•  Desmond, sitting on the top shelf of the refrigerator, saw Mom’s beautiful birthday

  cake.

•  Sitting on the top shelf of the refrigerator, Mom’s beautiful birthday cake caught

  Desmon’s attention.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

 Choose the sentence in which the modifiers are correctly placed

•  Rosalind struggled up the three flights of stairs in her new jeans, which were too tight for comfort

•  Too tight for comfort, Rosalind struggled up the three flights of stairs in her new jeans.

•  In her new jeans, Rosalind struggled up three flights of stairs, which were too

  tight for comfort.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

 Choose the sentence in which the modifiers are correctly placed.

•  We knew the hurricane was close as we watched the trees twisting in the strong wind.

• Twisting in the strong wind, we knew the hurricane was close as we watched the trees.

•  We knew the hurricane was close, twisting in the wind, as we watched the trees.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

 Choose the sentence in which the modifiers are correctly placed.

•  Struggling with the math problem, Kenneth nervously tapped his pencil on the desk.

•  Struggling with the math problem, Kenneth’s desk was tapped nervously with the pencil.

• Struggling with the math problem, the pencil tapped nervously on Kenneth’s desk.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

 Choose the sentence in which the modifiers are correctly placed.

•  Splashing in the puddles left by the thunderstorm, the cool water refreshed

  Jayanti’s hot feet.

•  Splashing in the puddles, the thunderstorm cooled Jayanti’s hot feet.

•  Splashing in the puddles left by the thunderstorm, Jayanti cooled her hot feet.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the dangling modifier in the following sentence? “Having no food in the house, Arby’s was the closest option for dinner for Ben”

•  Having no food in the house

•  Arby’s was the closest option

•  For Ben

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the dangling modifier in the following sentence? “While working at Sonic, Kylie tripped in a hole without her glasses on.”

•  Without her glasses on

•  While working at Sonic

•  Tripped in a hole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the dangling modifier in the following sentence? “Jordan was ready for the game wearing a new uniform.”

• Ready for the game

•  Jordan

• Wearing a new uniform

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Where does the clause ‘with the dead battery' go in the following sentence?

“The car was left at Target”

• Between ‘was’ and ‘left’

• Between ‘car’ and ‘was’

• Between ‘at’ and ‘Target’

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Where does the clause ‘with red hair’ go in the following sentence? “We took the twins to Disney World.”

• Between ‘twins’ and ‘to’

• Between ‘Disney’ and ‘World’

• Between ‘we’ and ‘took’

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C