Misplaced Modifiers

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? 

• Running recklessly through the forest, the tree stump tripped Jay.
• Running recklessly through the forest, Jay tripped over the tree stump.

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

• verb
• modifier
• adjective
• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

True or False. The sentence contains a misplaced modifier.
 Hannah kept all her medicine in the medicine cabinet that had been prescribed to her.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?

• Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, the bottle of cold water quenched Donovan's thirst.

• Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, Donovan quenched his thirst with a bottle of cold water.

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

The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive.

• expensive

• shoes

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers?

• The book was missing from the library that we needed to finish our research.

• The book that we needed to finish our research was missing from the library.

Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers?

• The repairman fixed the kitchen faucet, which leaked in a wasteful manner.
• Leaking in a wasteful manner, we called a repairman to fix the kitchen faucet.
• Leaking wastefully, the repairman arrived to fix the kitchen faucet.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

"The old patient was referred to the physician with stomach pains." Which word or phrase is the misplaced modifier?

• old patient

• with stomach pains

• physician

"The salesman sold the picture to the short woman in the silver frame." A correct version is:

• The salesman sold the silver picture to the short framed woman.

• The salesman sold the framed picture to the short silver woman.

• The silver salesman sold the picture to the short framed woman.

• The salesman sold the picture in the silver frame to the short woman.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C