Misplaced Modifiers: Group 5

Which sentence is written correctly?

• She combed her hair for nearly ten minutes every night.

• She nearly combed her hair every night

• Every night she nearly combed her hair for ten minutes.

Which sentence has a misplaced modifier?

Ex 1: Peeking through the window, I saw the car.

Ex 2: I saw the car peeking through the window.

• Ex 1

• Ex 2

Which sentence is modified correctly?

• The torn student's book lay on the desk.

• The student's torn book lay on the desk.

Which sentence is correct in terms of grammer?

• In the aquarium Luke fed the fish

• Luke fed the fish in the aquarium

Which sentence is correct in terms of grammer?

• The book almost hit Bill's head that we bought online.

• The book we bought online almost hit bill's head.

Is this sentence correct?

Sentence:

The girl was driven home by the chauffer who fell asleep.

• A mIsplaced modifier is displayed in the sentence above.

• This sentence is correct in terms of grammer.

Which definition best describes a misplaced modifier?

• A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies.

• A misplaced modifier is a clause that is properly separated from the word.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• A popular destination for cruise ships, tourists flock to Key West.

• A popular destination for cruise ships, Key West attracts tourists.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: After dying from not enough water, Olivia threw the plant in the trash.

• Olivia died from not having enough water, then threw the plant in the trash.

• Olivia threw the plant in the trash after it died from not enough water.

• It's already correct.

Choose the best way to correct this sentence: Covered with mushrooms and cheese, Morgan bit into the pizza.

• Morgan bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese.

• The sentence is correct as written.

• Morgan was covered with mushrooms and cheese as she bit into the pizza.