Modifier + Prepositions

Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly? 

• Filled with creamy caramel, Dane enjoyed the surprisingly filling candy bar.
• Filled with creamy caramel, the candy bar Dane enjoyed was surprisingly filling.

Choose the sentence with the modifier in the correct place.

• The clerk sold the scarf to the woman with the red print.
• The clerk sold the scarf with the red print to the woman.

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.

Is the sentence below written correctly?

Covered in wildflowers, the elephant pondered the hillside's beauty.

• Yes, the sentence is correct.

• No, the sentence has a misplaced modifier.

A(n) ___ is a word, phrase, or clause that modifies (or describes) another word and adds detail to a sentence.

• verb
• modifier
• adjective
• adverb

A modifier is called "misplaced" when:

• it is placed too close to the word it modifies

• it is placed too far away from the word it modifies

Which sentence is correct?

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

Which sentence is written correctly? 

• Talking on the telephone, Amanda did not hear the doorbell ringing.
• Talking on the telephone, the doorbell was not heard ringing.

We saw a donkey driving through the country.

• Modifier is in the wrong position.

• Modifier is in the correct position.

Walking on tiptoes, I entered the room without waking my sister.

• Modifier is in the wrong position.
• Modifier is in the correct position.