Modifiers Review

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

T or F: Misplaced modifiers can be adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases or clauses.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Identify the misplaced modifier:

Covered with cream sauce, my husband loves spinach soufflé.

• Covered with cream sauce

• my husband

• spinach soufflé

• my husband loves spinach soufflé

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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

Identify the dangling modifier:

Waking in the night, the fire engine could be heard.

• Waking

• Waking in the night

• the fire engine

• could be heard

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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

Read each sentence. Then select the correct answer below.

Tonya was petting the cat eating a candy bar.

• contains a misplaced modifier

• contains a dangling modifier

• is correct as written

• contains no modifier

Answer explanation

This sentence indicates that the CAT is eating a candy bar. "Eating a candy bar" needs to be moved closer to Tonya.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

After the football game, the leftover pizza went into the refrigerator.

• contains a misplaced modifier

• contains a dangling modifier

• is correct as written

• contains no modifier

Answer explanation

The leftover pizza didn't take itself into the fridge after the game. Information is left out here.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Each of these three sentences contains a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier. Choose the sentence that fixes it best.

While standing in line for movie tickets, lightning flashed.

• Lightning flashed while standing in line for movie tickets.

• While John stood in line for movie tickets, lightning flashed.

• While standing in line for movie tickets, lightning flashed on John.

• While stadning in line for movie tickets, a bolt of lightning flashed.

Answer explanation

The way the sentence is written, we don't know who is standing in line. That must be added in.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

The girl danced on the stage with curly brown hair.

• Correct as is.

• While on the stage with curly brown hair, the girl danced.

• The girl danced on the curly, brown-haired stage.

• The girl with curly brown hair danced on the stage.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A