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Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers

Authored by Natalie Clouse

English

8th Grade

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Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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 • 5 pts

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which sentence is correct?

Searching for the missing contract, we turned the whole house upside down.

Searching for the missing contract, the whole house was turned upside down.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which sentence is correct?

Strolling through the narrow streets, the native quarter was picturesque.

Strolling through the narrow streets, we found the native quarter picturesque.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which sentence is correct?

Doing my homework, the radio next door was distracting.

While I was doing my homework, the radio next door was distracting.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which sentence is correct?

Before parking in that lot, a sticker must be purchased.

Before parking in that lot, you must purchase a sticker.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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