Mastering Dangling Modifiers

Identify the sentence with the correct modifier placement.

• Running down the street, the dog barked at the mailman.

• Running down the street, the mailman was barked at by the dog.

• The dog barked at the mailman running down the street.

• Barking at the mailman, the street was run down by the dog.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the sentence that correctly fixes the dangling modifier: "After reading the book, the movie was disappointing."

• After reading the book, I found the movie disappointing.

• The movie was disappointing after reading the book.

• Reading the book, the movie was disappointing.

• The book was read, and the movie was disappointing.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Rewrite the sentence to correct the dangling modifier: "Walking through the park, the flowers were beautiful."

• Walking through the park, I saw the beautiful flowers.

• The flowers were beautiful walking through the park.

• The park was walked through, and the flowers were beautiful.

• Beautiful flowers were seen walking through the park.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Identify the sentence with the correct modifier placement.

• While eating lunch, the phone rang.

• The phone rang while eating lunch.

• Eating lunch, the phone rang.

• While I was eating lunch, the phone rang.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the sentence that correctly fixes the dangling modifier: "To win the game, practice is necessary."

• Practice is necessary to win the game.

• To win the game, practicing is necessary.

• Winning the game, practice is necessary.

• The game is won by practicing.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Rewrite the sentence to correct the dangling modifier: "After finishing the homework, the TV was turned on."

• After finishing the homework, I turned on the TV.

• The TV was turned on after finishing the homework.

• Finishing the homework, the TV was turned on.

• The homework was finished, and the TV was turned on.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Identify the sentence with the correct modifier placement.

• Driving to the store, the rain started to pour.

• The rain started to pour driving to the store.

• Driving to the store, I noticed the rain started to pour.

• The store was driven to, and the rain started to pour.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the sentence that correctly fixes the dangling modifier: "To improve her skills, the piano was practiced daily."

• The piano was practiced daily to improve her skills.

• Practicing the piano daily, her skills improved.

• To improve her skills, she practiced the piano daily.

• Her skills improved by practicing the piano daily.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Rewrite the sentence to correct the dangling modifier: "Hiking up the mountain, the view was breathtaking."

• Hiking up the mountain, I found the view breathtaking.

• The view was breathtaking hiking up the mountain.

• The mountain was hiked up, and the view was breathtaking.

• Breathtaking was the view hiking up the mountain.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Identify the sentence with the correct modifier placement.

• While reading the book, the lights went out.

• The lights went out while reading the book.

• Reading the book, the lights went out.

• While I was reading the book, the lights went out.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C