Misplaced modifers

Which sentence is correct?

• The teacher's broken umbrella was in the coat room.
• The broken teacher's umbrella was in the coat room.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The torn student's book laid on her desk.
• The student's torn book laid on her desk.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers?

• Whining in a pitiful manner, Rodney waited for a commercial break to let the dog in from the rain.
• During a commercial break, Rodney let the dog in from the rain, which was whining in a pitiful manner.
• During a commercial break, Rodney let in the dog, who had been whining pitifully out in the rain.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.4

What does the red phrase modify (or describe) in the following sentence?

The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive.

• expensive

• shoes

Choose the sentence that correctly placed the modifiers.

• A man that was completely bald drove past in a Corvette.

• A man drove past in a Corvette that was completely bald.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.5

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The man picked up the box of books with arthritis.

• The man with arthritis picked up the box of books.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.4

Which sentence is written correctly?

• On her way home, Sally found a man's silver watch.
• On her way home, Sally found a silver man's watch.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Which sentence is correct?

• My mom, with the purple bow, was given a gift by me.
• I gave the gift to my mom with the purple bow.
• The purple bow, I gave a gift to my mom.
• I gave the gift with the purple bow to my mom.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4

Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?

• The lady shopped for a dress with a headache.
• The lady with a headache shopped for a dress.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Abdullah gasped as the badly wrapped burrito squirted its contents onto his shirt, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce.
• The badly wrapped burrito squirted its contents onto Abdullah's shirt, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce.
• The badly wrapped burrito, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce, squirted its contents onto Abdullah's shirt.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4