Misplaced and Dangling

Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?

• Leaving quickly, my car lights were left on.

• Leaving quickly, I left my car lights on.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

It is a word or phrase that, due to its placement, mistakenly refers to the wrong word.

• Dangling Modifier

• Participles

• Misplaced Modifier

• Verbals

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Identify the misplaced modifier:

Covered with cream sauce, my husband loves spinach soufflé.

• Covered with cream sauce

• my husband

• spinach soufflé

• my husband loves spinach soufflé

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Correct the dangling modifier in this sentence: "After reading the novel, the book was fascinating."

• After reading the novel, it was fascinating.

• The book was fascinating after reading the novel.

• After I read the novel, it was fascinating.

• The novel was fascinating after reading it.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'After I read the novel, it was fascinating.' This choice correctly assigns the action of reading the novel to the person, avoiding the dangling modifier.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Identify the sentence with a correctly placed modifier.

• Quickly running towards the gate, the ticket was dropped.

• Running quickly towards the gate, he dropped his ticket.

• The ticket, running quickly towards the gate, was dropped.

• He dropped his ticket, running quickly towards the gate.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Climbing up the ladder carefully, the frightened cat was brought down from the tree.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

It is usually a phrase, frequently found at the beginning of a sentence, which refers to a word that is not actually stated in the sentence at all.

• Misplaced Adjectives

• Dangling Modifier

• Dependent Clause

• Misplaced Modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C