Misplaced Modifiers and Dangling Modifiers

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Hungry for dinner, the surface is where Gert the goldfish waited in anticipation of food flakes.

• Goldfish can't wait in anticipation.

• The surface sounds like it is the one waiting.

• Gert needs to be mentioned closer to 'Hungry for dinner'.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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

• Mr. Nguyen was the who took the test.

• It sounds like the calculus test as the grin.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Rapping the pencil on the edge of the desk, the fourth cause of the French Revolution would not come to mind.

• The pencil was trying to think of the fourth cause.

• We don't know who was rapping the pencil

• The French Revolution was rapping the pencil.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Slathering the popcorn with melted butter, the calorie count skyrocketed.

• We don't know who slathered the popcorn with melted butter.

• The sentence is correct.

• The calories slathered the popcorn with melted butter.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? After the rainstorm, Jeremy walked his dog on a sidewalk covered in wet leaves.

• Jeremy can't walk his dog after a rainstorm.

• Sidewalks cannot be covered in leaves.

• The sentence is correct.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Tonya made the mistake of walking her boisterous bulldog Bill in high heels.

• Bulldogs can't wear high heels.

• The bulldog is who made the mistake.

• The sentence is correct.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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

• The sentence is correct.

• Brenda was too hungry to wait.

• We don't know who was too hungry to wait.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Struggling with tight jeans, the zipper would not budge.

• It's unclear who was struggling.

• The sentence is correct.

• The zipper was just being stubborn.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Whispering into Valerie's ear, Rafael shared the gossip which had shocked and dismayed everyone in the cafeteria.

• We don't know who was whispering.

• Valerie is the one who shared the gossip.

• The sentence is correct.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C