Misplaced and Dangling

Rewrite the following sentence to correct the dangling modifier:

Riding in the sports car, the world whizzed by rapidly.

Tip: Use "Jonas" as the subject.

In correcting dangling modifiers, sometimes the _____ of the verb must be changed. The original tense of the verb must be kept, however.

• pitch

• tone

• voice

• intonation

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

What is a misplaced modifier?

• A clause that is separated by more than one adjective.

• when a phrase is describing a clause 

• A description that is improperly separated from the word its describing.

• when a modifier's subject is not defined in the sentence

What is the misplaced modifier?
Covered in dirt, I gave my dog a bath. 

• a bath

• Covered in dirt

• Covered

• I gave my dog a bath

Which sentence is written correctly? 

• Talking on the telephone, Amanda did not hear the doorbell ringing.

• Talking on the telephone, the doorbell was not heard ringing.

Which of the following sentences is written with all modifiers placed correctly?

• The cleanup program was supported by all of the students that the president of the seventh grade class suggested.

• The flight attendant, whose brother I know, welcomed us aboard the plane.

• The friend has a broken leg whom I call.

• Donald's package is from my mother which came in the mail.

T or F: Misplaced modifiers can be adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases or clauses.

• True

• False

A word or phrase that is misplaced and changes the meaning or purpose of the sentence.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

• Verbs

• Participles

Rewrite the following sentence to correct the misplaced modifier: Covered in wildflowers, the hikers admired the meadow.

• A) The hikers admired the meadow covered in wildflowers.

• B) Covered in wildflowers, the meadow was admired by the hikers.

• C) The meadow was admired by the hikers covered in wildflowers.

• D) Admired by the hikers, the meadow was covered in wildflowers.