Identifying Misplaced Modifiers Quiz

Select the misplaced modifier: "Planted in front of the school, the view was brightened by flowers."

• Planted in front of the school

• the view

• was brightened

• the view was brightened by the flowers

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Select the misplaced modifier: "The store sold a scarf to the woman with the red print."

• The store

• sold

• the woman

• with the red print

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Select the misplaced modifier: "The children should not sit on the sofa covered with mud."

• The children

• should not sit

• on the sofa

• covered with mud

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Select the misplaced modifier: "Betty does bookkeeping for her clients, who is good at math."

• Betty

• does bookkeeping

• for her clients

• who is good at math

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Underline the misplaced modifier: "Buried in sand, Vivian was delighted to find the ruby ring."

• Buried in sand

• Vivian

• was delighted

• the ruby ring

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Identify the misplaced modifier in the sentence: "I smelled the flowers walking through the park."

• Walking through the park

• the flowers

• smelled sweet

• the park

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Select the misplaced modifier: "Charlotte ordered the enchiladas for dinner with chili sauce."

• Charlotte

• ordered

• the enchiladas

• with chili sauce

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Revise the sentence to correct the misplaced modifier: "On the classroom wall, the students admired the painting."

• The students and the painting admired the classroom wall.

• On the classroom wall, the painting was admired by the students.

• The students admired the painting on the classroom wall.

• Students hung the painting on the classroom wall to admire it.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Revise the sentence to correct the misplaced modifier: "The store sold a scarf to the woman with the red print."

• The store with the red print sold a scarf to the woman.

• The woman with the red print was sold a scarf by the store.

• The store sold the woman a scarf that had a red print.

• A scarf with the red print was sold to the woman by the store.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Revise the sentence to correct the misplaced modifier: "The children should not sit on the sofa covered with mud."

• The children covered with mud should not sit on the sofa.

• The sofa should not sit on the children covered with mud.

• The children should not sit on the covered with mud sofa.

• The sofa, which is covered with mud, should not have children sitting on it.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C