7th Grade ELA Final Exam

What is a modifier in a sentence?

• A word or phrase that adds additional information
• A word that explains an action
• A phrase that changes one's action
• A clause that cannot be its own sentence

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the modifier in the following sentence?
Brian, the man with the bushy red beard, is Lydia's husband. 

• Brian
• the man with the bushy red beard
• is
• Lydia's husband

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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

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the dangling modifier?
Rummaging through her giant handbag, the sunglasses escaped detection.

• escaped detection
• the sunglasses
• her giant handbag
• Rummaging through her giant handbag,

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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

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the misplaced modifier?
Once caught, the police officers took the thieves to jail. 

• the police officers
• once caught
• took the thieves
• to jail

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Where should the red modifier be placed?
Mary read that a wasp larva spins a cocoon in the encyclopedia.

• After cocoon
• After spins
• After wasp
• After read

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Where should the red modifier be placed?
 
The hat belongs to that girl with the feathers.

• After to
• After hat
• After that
• After feathers

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the correct sentence structure for the sentence below.

Bobby ran home.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Choose the correct sentence structure for the sentence below.

Rosie is a great chef, and, luckily, her husband has a big appetite.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B