Dangling Modifiers

Dangling Modifiers

9th - 12th Grade

9 Qs

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Dangling Modifiers

Dangling Modifiers

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
L.11-12.6, L.8.6, L.9-10.6

+2

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a dangling modifier?

 A modifier awkwardly separated from the word it modifies.

A modifier that could describe more than one word in the sentence.

A modifier that accents words not clearly stated in the sentence.

A modifier that incorrectly describes its intended subject in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a misplaced modifier?

A modifier that accents words not clearly stated in the sentence.

A modifier awkwardly separated from the word it modifies.

A modifier that incorrectly describes its intended subject in the sentence.

A modifier that could describe more than one word in the sentence.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a squinting modifier?

A modifier that accents words not clearly stated in the sentence.

A modifier that incorrectly describes its intended subject in the sentence.

 A modifier awkwardly separated from the word it modifies.

A modifier that could describe more than one word in the sentence.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the mistake in the sentence below.

A popular school for engineers, many students flock to MIT.

Dangling Modifier

Misplaced Modifier

Squinting Modifier

No Mistake

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the mistake in the sentence below.

The teacher said on Wednesday she would give us homework.

Squinting Modifier

Dangling Modifier

No Mistake

Misplaced Modifier

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the mistake in the sentence below.

She found a bejeweled player's racket.

No Mistake

Dangling Modifier

Squinting Modifier

Misplaced Modifier

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Identify the modifier mistake.

She's so funny whatever she says quickly makes me laugh.

Misplaced Modifier

Dangling Modifier

No Mistake

Squinting Modifier

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