Choose the best way to correct the following sentence: While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains.

While Kyle was skiing in the mountains on vacation last December, he encountered a coyote.

The sentence is correct as written.

Choose the best way to correct this sentence: Covered with mushrooms and cheese, Morgan bit into the pizza.

Morgan bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese.

Morgan was covered with mushrooms and cheese as she bit into the pizza.

The sentence is correct as written.

Choose the best way to correct this sentence:Trevor gave a sculpture to his girlfriend that he had carved out of soap.

Trevore gave a sculpture that he had carved out of soap to his girlfriend.

Trevor carved his girlfriend out of soap.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Crawling up the wall, my grandmother saw the tarantula and screamed.

My grandmother screamed when she saw the tarantula crawling up the wall.

My grandmother crawled up the wall and then screamed when she saw a tarantula.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: After dying from not enough water, Olivia threw the plant in the trash.

Olivia threw the plant in the trash after it died from not enough water.

Olivia died from not having enough water, then threw the plant in the trash.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: After learning to sit and roll over, Walter entered his puppy in a local dog show.

After Walter's puppy learned to sit and roll over, Walter entered him in a local dog show.

After Walter learned to sit and roll over, the puppy entered him in a local dog show.

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.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: No one was happier than Alex to discover his missing wallet mowing the lawn.

No one was happier than Alex when he discovered his missing wallet while he was mowing the lawn.

Alex was happy that his missing wallet was mowing the lawn.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: In spike heels and a ruffled dress, the football captain was dazzled by the homecoming queen.

The football captain was dazzled by the homecoming queen in her spike heels and ruffled dress.

The football captain dazzled the homecoming queen by wearing his spike heels and ruffled dress.

Identify Misplaced Modifiers

Quiz

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English

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6th - 7th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

L.11-12.3A, L.3.2C, L.6.2A

+5

Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Walking down the hallway, all the lockers were open.

Misplaced modifier

Dangling modifier

Correct

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.

Misplaced modifier

Dangling modifier

Correct

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

3.

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The teacher passed out the test to the students he had just created.

Misplaced modifier

Dangling modifier

Correct

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The teacher passed out the test he had just created to the students.

Misplaced modifier

Dangling modifier

Correct

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The girls noticed all the lockers were open as they were walking down the hallway.

Misplaced modifier

Dangling modifier

Correct

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains.

Misplaced modifier

Dangling modifier

Correct

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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Identify Misplaced Modifiers

25 questions

Walking down the hallway, all the lockers were open.

Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.

The teacher passed out the test to the students he had just created.

The teacher passed out the test he had just created to the students.

The girls noticed all the lockers were open as they were walking down the hallway.

While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains.

In the following sentence, who was more than likely the one skiing in the mountains?
While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains.

Choose the best way to correct the following sentence:
While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains.

Covered with mushrooms, sausage, and extra cheese, Morgan eagerly bit into the enormous slice of pizza.

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Walking down the hallway, all the lockers were open.

Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.

The teacher passed out the test to the students he had just created.

The teacher passed out the test he had just created to the students.

The girls noticed all the lockers were open as they were walking down the hallway.

While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains.

In the following sentence, who was more than likely the one skiing in the mountains?While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains.

Choose the best way to correct the following sentence:While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains.

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In the following sentence, who was more than likely the one skiing in the mountains?
While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains.

Choose the best way to correct the following sentence:
While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains.