8.3.W.5 review

Does this sentence include a misplaced or dangling modifier?

"After eating the cake, the plate was left on the table."

• Misplaced

• dangling

• none of the above

• The sentence is correct

Identify the type of modifier error in this sentence:

"Walking through the park, the flowers were beautiful."

• Misplaced

• Dangling

• None of the above

• The sentence is correct

What type of modifier error is present in this sentence?

"Covered in chocolate, the child enjoyed the cake."

• Misplaced

• Dangling

• None of the above

• The sentence is correct

Which sentence has a misplaced modifier?

• The man walked his dog in a blue shirt.

• While I was reading, the phone rang.

• To improve her grades, studying every night is important."

• After eating dinner, the dishes were stacked.

What is a dangling modifier?

• A phrase that describes something that is unclear or misplaced.

• A word that does not agree with its antecedent.

• A word or phrase that does not have anything to modify so you have to add a subject.

• A word that incorrectly modifies a sentence’s subject.

What is a misplaced modifier?

• A word or phrase that is incorrectly placed in a sentence making the sentence unclear.

• A phrase that does not match the subject.

• A noun that is incorrectly identified.

• A sentence that is not complete.

Which sentence has a pronoun-antecedent agreement error?

• The dog wagged its tail happily.

• Every teacher has his or her own classroom.

• Each of the students gave their report to the teacher.

• The children played with their toys.

Which of the following is the correct agreement?

• Either Sarah or Kim will take their her next

• Both Emily and I must bring their books.

• The students brought his or her notebooks to class today.

• Neither John nor Mike remembered to bring his boo

Choose the sentence with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.

• Neither the teacher nor the students were ready for their lunch.

• The team celebrated their victory.

• Everyone needs to bring their supplies.

• Each student needs to bring their lunch to detention.

When an antecedent ends in -ch, -ther, one, and -body, is the pronoun singular or plural?

• singular

• plural

• none of the above

• both