Homework 3 Modifiers Placement
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Provide an example of a dangling modifier.
Running through the park, the flowers were beautiful.
Eating quickly, the sandwich was delicious.
Driving to work, the traffic was heavy.
Running down the street, the bus was missed.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a misplaced modifier?
A misplaced modifier is a literary device used to enhance the meaning of a sentence.
A misplaced modifier is a punctuation mark used incorrectly in a sentence.
A misplaced modifier is a type of verb that is not conjugated properly.
A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Give an example of a misplaced modifier.
Eating quickly, the food tasted delicious.
Driving to work, the traffic was heavy.
Running in the park, the birds chirped happily.
Walking down the street, the trees looked beautiful. (The modifier 'Walking down the street' should be placed next to the word it modifies, such as 'I saw the beautiful trees while walking down the street.')
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rewrite the following sentence to correct the misplaced modifier: 'Running down the street, the dog chased the cat.'
The cat chased the dog running down the street.
The dog chased the cat while running down the street.
Down the street, the dog chased the cat running.
The dog chased the cat running down the street.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which one is more clear?
The governor having a reputation as an opponent of women suffrage hoped this gesture would win the support of women voters.
he governor hoped this gesture would win the support of women voters having a reputation as an opponent of women suffrage.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is more correct?
Yesterday we read about origami in the encyclopedia, the Japanese craft of making images out of folded paper.
Yesterday we read about origami, the Japanese craft of making images out of folded paper in the encyclopedia.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rewrite the following sentence to correct the misplaced modifier:
Dressed in a flowing gown, everyone watched the celebrity enter the room.
Everyone watched the celebrity, dressed in a flowing gown, enter the room.
Everyone watched the celebrity dressed enter the room in a flowing gown.
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