Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the dangling modifier in the sentence below?
Running to catch the bus, his lunch box was dropped.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the dangling modifier?
Before waking up, the lights were flickering in the room.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a misplaced modifier?
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the misplaced modifier?
Covered in dirt, I gave my dog a bath.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?
Emma Sue was delighted when Mr. Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin.
Mr. Nguyen was the who took the test.
It sounds like the calculus test as the grin.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?
Scrubbing the tile grout with bleach and an old toothbrush, the mildew stains began to fade.
We don't know who scrubbed the tile grout.
The mildew stains were scrubbing the tile grout.
A toothbrush was scrubbing the tile grout.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?
After the rainstorm, Jeremy walked his dog on a sidewalk covered in wet leaves.
Jeremy can't walk his dog after a rainstorm.
Sidewalks cannot be covered in leaves.
The sentence is correct.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
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