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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

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

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

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

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’

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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’