Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Easy

CCSS
L.11-12.3A, L.7.1C

Standards-aligned

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?


Attached to the email, Charlotte sent her boyfriend Byron another picture with eerie red eyes.

The sentence is correct.

Pictures don't have eerie red eyes.

Charlotte was attached to the email.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Does the following sentence contain a misplaced modifier, or a dangling modifier?

Driving up a rock-strewn Mountain, the tire went flat.

Dangling Modifier

Misplaced Modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Does the following sentence contain a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?

I showed my dog to the vet who has fleas.

Dangling Modifier

Misplaced Modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Does the following sentence contain a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?

Jessica put her coat on before she reached for the door with the fur hood.

Dangling

Misplaced

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences is the most clear/correct?

Running recklessly through the forest, the tree stump tripped Jay.

Running recklessly through the forest, Jay tripped over the tree stump.

Running recklessly through the forest, the stump of the tree tripped Jay.

Running recklessly through the forest, the tree tripped.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is the sentence below written correctly?

Covered in wildflowers, the elephant pondered the hillside's beauty.

Yes, the sentence is correct.

No, the sentence has a misplaced modifier.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where should the red modifier be placed?
Joshua and Reginald heard that there was a destructive hailstorm on the news.

After destructive

After heard

After Joshua

After was

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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