Misplaced Modifiers and Dangling Modifiers

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

Where should the red modifier be placed?
Mary read that a wasp larva spins a cocoon in the encyclopedia.

• After cocoon

• After spins

• After wasp

• After read

Where should the red modifier be placed?
 
Ringing, everyone glared at the man with the cell phone.

• Before cell phone

• After everyone

• After glared

With this type of modifier error (dangling or misplaced), the subject is present in the sentence, but it is not next to the modifier

• Misplaced

• Dangling

What is a dangling modifier?

• When there is no subject in the sentence that is being described (you have to add it)

• When there is the correct subject somewhere in the sentence, but not next to the modifier (you have to rearrange).

• A grammatically correct sentence

• When a semicolon is used incorrectly

Walking down the hallway, all the lockers were open.

• Misplaced modifier

• Dangling modifier

• Correct

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

• Misplaced modifier

• Dangling modifier

• Correct

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

• Misplaced modifier

• Dangling modifier

• Correct

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

• Dangling

• Misplaced

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

• The house was dark when I got home.

• I got home late.

• Coming home late, the house was dark.

• The house was dark.