Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

6th - 7th Grade

40 Qs

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Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

40 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the dangling modifier in the sentence below?
Running to catch the bus, his lunch box was dropped.
was dropped
his lunch box was dropped
running to catch
running to catch the bus

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the dangling modifier?
Before waking up, the lights were flickering in the room. 
Before waking up
waking up
the lights were flickering in the room
were flickering

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the dangling modifier?
Rummaging through her giant handbag, the sunglasses escaped detection.
escaped detection
the sunglasses
her giant handbag
Rummaging through her giant handbag, the sunglasses escaped detection.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What is a misplaced modifier?
A clause that is separated by more than one adjective.
when a phrase is describing a clause 
A description that is improperly separated from the word its describing.
when a modifier's subject is not defined in the sentence

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Does the following contain a misplaced modifier, dangling modifier, or is it written correctly?
Hungry, the leftover pizza was devoured. 
misplaced
dangling
written correctly

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.
The police stole two cars this week.
The police reported that two cars were stolen this week.
It's already correct.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the dog in the house that snarled all the time.
Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the house which had a dog that snarled all the time.
Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the house that snarled all the time.
Already correct

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