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