Modifiers

What is the modifier in the following sentence?
Brian, the man with the bushy red beard, is Lydia's husband. 

• Brian

• the man with the bushy red beard

• is

• Lydia's husband

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

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

Which sentence is correct?

• Jessie ate a bowl of cold cereal for breakfast.

• Jessie ate a cold bowl of cereal for breakfast.

Walking down the hallway, all the lockers were open.

• Misplaced modifier

• Dangling modifier

• Correct

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

• Misplaced modifier

• Dangling modifier

• Correct

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

• Misplaced modifier

• Dangling modifier

• Correct

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

• Misplaced modifier

• Dangling modifier

• Correct

To correct a misplaced modifier, rearrange,  revise, and ____ the sentence by moving the words. 

• rewrite

• review

• recycle

• reward

Choose the sentence with the modifier in the correct place.

• The clerk sold the scarf to the woman with the red print.

• The clerk sold the scarf with the red print to the woman.