Dangling modifiers
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
The house was dark when I got home.
I got home late.
Coming home late, the house was dark.
The house was dark.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
Using a telescope, I saw Saturn's rings.
As a famous author, Yoshiko wrote about her culture and experiences.
The mountain, hiking in the forest, was a spectacular sight.
When Yoshiko was a young girl, her father was drafted in the war.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 20 pts
What is the difference between a dangling modifier and a misplaced modifier?
A dangling modifier is when a subject of a modifier is missing.
A misplaced modifier is when a modifier is positioned too far away from the word/phrase it is intended to modify.
A dangling modifier is a word/phrase that is modifying the correct subject.
A misplaced modifier is a modifier that is misplaced xD.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Does the sentence have a dangling modifier?
Cell phones should be silenced when watching a theater performance.
Dangling Modifier
No Dangling Modifier
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Identify the dangling modifier:
Waking in the night, the fire engine could be heard.
Waking
Waking in the night
the fire engine
could be heard
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Choose the corrected dangling modifier sentence:
Riding in the sports car, the world whizzed by quickly.
The world whizzed by quickly, riding in the sports car.
While Joe was riding in the sports car, the world whizzed by quickly.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Tired from the run, water was drank.
Misplaced
Dangling
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
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