Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
L.11-12.3A, L.7.1C

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

It is a word or phrase that, due to its placement, mistakenly refers to the wrong word.

Dangling Modifier

Participles

Misplaced Modifier

Verbals

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the misplaced modifier:

Covered with cream sauce, my husband loves spinach soufflé.

Covered with cream sauce

my husband

spinach soufflé

my husband loves spinach soufflé

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

It is usually a phrase, frequently found at the beginning of a sentence, which refers to a word that is not actually stated in the sentence at all.

Misplaced Adjectives

Dangling Modifier

Dependent Clause

Misplaced Modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the dangling modifier:

Waking in the night, the fire engine could be heard.

Waking

Waking in the night

the fire engine

could be heard

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To fix a misplaced modifier, relocate it next to the _____ it is supposed to modify.

adjective

verb

noun

preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In correcting dangling modifiers, sometimes the _____ of the verb must be changed. The original tense of the verb must be kept, however.

pitch

tone

voice

intonation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Rewrite the following sentence to correct the misplaced modifier:

The young lady was walking the dog on the telephone.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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