25. Skill Check: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

"Celia grabbed the food for the dogs from the pantry."

Which of these is the best way to revise the sentence above to make it clear and effective?

• Celia from the pantry grabbed the food for the dogs.

• For the dogs from the pantry, Celia grabbed the food.

• Celia grabbed from the pantry the food for the dogs.

• The food for the dogs from the pantry Celia grabbed.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

"To prevent an unhealthy buildup of bacteria, bed sheets should be washed at least once a week."

What is the best way to rewrite this sentence?

• You should wash your bed sheets preventing an unhealthy buildup of bacteria at least once a week.

• Preventing an unhealthy buildup of bacteria, bed sheets should be washed at least once a week.

• To prevent an unhealthy buildup of bacteria, you should wash your bed sheets at least once a week.

• Bed sheets should be washed at least once a week to prevent an unhealthy buildup of bacteria.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Where does the phrase "with the flat tire" belong in the sentence below?

"You should take the bicycle to the repair shop down the street with the flat tire."

• between You and should

• between bicycle and to

• between shop and down

• between should and take

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

"While they were dining, many guests admired the intricate centerpiece."

If we wanted to add the phrase "on the kitchen table" to describe the centerpiece, where should we place it in the sentence above?

• between guests and admired

• after centerpiece

• between the and intricate

• before While

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C