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Misplaced Modifiers

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English

7th Grade

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Misplaced Modifiers
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: A modifier can be more than one word.

true

false

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is considered a modifier?

adjective

verb

pronoun

noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word does “accidentally” modify?

Theo accidentally told Kate about her upcoming surprise party.

Theo

told

Kate

upcoming

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read the following sentence. Does it contain a misplaced modifier or dangling modifier?

I made cookies for Nicky with extra chocolate chips.

misplaced modifier

dangling modifier

both

neither

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word does “having finished the test” modify?

Having finished the test, Kenez turned his paper over and fell asleep.

Kenez

turned

paper

asleep

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is the modifier in the sentence?

My favorite class is social studies because I like to read about events throughout history.

favorite

class

read

events

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these best describes a dangling modifier?

a modifier that only modifies a verb or adjective

a modifier that modifies a word that is not in the sentence

a modifier that modifies a word it is next to

a modifier that modifies a word it is not next to

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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