Chomp Chomp Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Choose the option that has no misplaced or dangling modifier.

• Filling the shopping cart with D batteries and bottled water, we finally completed our hurricane preparation.

• Filling the shopping cart with D batteries and bottled water, our hurricane preparation was finally complete.

• Filling the shopping cart with D batteries and bottled water, the completion of our hurricane preparation soothed our anxiety.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Complete each sentence in a correct and logical manner. Make sure that you do not dangle or misplace a modifier.

Sucking with its powerful mouth,

• dog hair and crumbs disappeared from the carpet

• I vacuumed the dog hair and crumbs off the carpet

• the vacuum cleaned dog hair and crumbs off the carpet

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the option that has no misplaced or dangling modifier.

• Squeaky with rust, Michael rode his bike to the beach.

• Michael rode his squeaky, rusty bike to the beach.

• Michael rode his bike to the beach, which was squeaky with rust

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Complete each sentence in a correct and logical manner. Make sure that you do not dangle or misplace a modifier.

Working a minimum-wage job on the weekends,

• Caesar discovered that he could not afford the expensive gifts that his girlfriend Gloria required.

• Caesar's meager paycheck could not afford the expensive gifts that his girlfriend Gloria required

• the expensive gifts that his girlfriend Gloria required could not be purchased with Caesar’s limited funds.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the option that has no misplaced or dangling modifier.

• After the librarian scolded the noisy teenagers, silence returned.

• Scolding the noisy teenagers, the library returned to silence.

• Scolding the noisy teenagers, silence returned to the library

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Complete each sentence in a correct and logical manner. Make sure that you do not dangle or misplace a modifier.

We enjoyed

• the spicy and crispy fried shrimp served on paper plates which were fried

• the fried shrimp served on paper plates which were spicy and crisp

• the crisp and spicy fried shrimp served on paper plates

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the option that has no misplaced or dangling modifier.

• Knocking the baseball into the stands, the fans cheered the homerun.

• Knocking the baseball into the stands, the homerun was cheered by the fans

• When Wesley knocked the baseball into the stands, the fans cheered the homerun.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the option that has no misplaced or dangling modifier.

• Brushing her long hair, strands fell into the sink where they got washed down the drain and clogged the pipes.

• Because Claudine brushed her long hair over the sink, strands got washed down the drain and clogged the pipes.

• Falling into the sink, Claudine brushed her long hair, which got washed down the drain and clogged the pipes.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the option that has no misplaced or dangling modifier.

• Wiping fingerprints off his eyeglasses with a paper towel, the book pages were finally readable.

• Wiping fingerprints off his eyeglasses with a paper towel, Kareem could finally read the book pages.

• Wiping fingerprints off the eyeglasses with a paper towel, the wisdom on book pages finally revealed itself to Kareem

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the option that has no misplaced or dangling modifier

• Watching the second hand sweep the clock, the end of the boring lecture on the French Revolution seemed as if it would never arrive.

• Watching the second hand sweep the clock, Professor Grayson's boring lecture on the French Revolution seemed as if it would never end.

• Watching the second hand sweep the clock, Adriana wondered if Professor Grayson's boring lecture on the French Revolution would ever end

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C