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Misplaced or dangling modifiers

Authored by Jennifer McGehee

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 9+ times

Misplaced or dangling modifiers
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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is correct?

Looking toward the south, a funnel-shaped cloud stirred up the dust

Looking toward the south, I saw a funnel-shaped cloud stir up the dust.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

They saw a fence behind the house made of barbed wire.

dangling modifier

correct as is

misplaced modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After following the vision program for two weeks, my doctor told my that my eyesight had improved.

correct as is

dangling modifier

misplaced modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is correct?

We saw several birds looking out our window.

Looking out our window, we saw several birds.

dangling modifier

misplaced modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is correct?

The four men eating lunch talked quietly in the corner.

The four men talked quietly in the corner eating lunch.

dangling modifier

misplaced modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is correct?

Racing across the parking lot, the bus was reached before the door closed.

Racing across the parking lot, I reached the bus before the door closed.

dangling modifier

misplaced modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I remember seeing the picture of the firefighter who had been injured on the morning new.

correct as is

misplaced modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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