Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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

• Dangling Modifier

• Participles

• Misplaced Modifier

• Verbals

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.8.4A

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.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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.8.1A

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

• adjective

• verb

• noun

• preposition

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.8.1D

Rewrite the following sentence to correct the misplaced modifier:

The young lady was walking the dog on the telephone.

Tags

CCSS.W.8.4

Rewrite the following sentence to correct the dangling modifier:

Expecting rain, the umbrella was propped up against the wall.

Tip: Use "Nancy" as the subject.

Tags

CCSS.W.8.4

Rewrite the following sentence to correct the misplaced modifier:

Dressed in a flowing gown, everyone watched the celebrity enter the room.

Tags

CCSS.W.8.4

Rewrite the following sentence to correct the dangling modifier:

Riding in the sports car, the world whizzed by rapidly.

Tip: Use "Jonas" as the subject.

Tags

CCSS.W.8.4