Misplaced and Dangling

Quiz
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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18 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
A type of modifying phrase that has no clear or logical subject.
Misplaced Modifier
Subordinate Clause
Dangling Modifier
Verbal Phrase
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
To fix a misplaced modifier, relocate it as close to the _____ it is supposed to modify.
adjective
preposition
noun
verb
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
What kind of modifier problem does this sentence have? The car on the bridge which is green is mine.
Dangling Modifier
Misplaced Modifier
Correct
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Choose the sentence with the corrected misplaced modifier:
She needed one day to almost complete the assignment.
She needed almost one day to complete the assignment.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Choose the sentence with the corrected misplaced modifier:
After showering and shaving, my friend took me for a ride.
My friend took me showering and shaving for a ride.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Choose the corrected misplaced modifier sentence:
Everyone watched the celebrity dressed in a flowing gown enter the room.
Dressed in a flowing gown, everyone watched.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
What kind of modifier problem does this sentence have?
At the age of three, my mother sang hymns.
Dangling Modifier
Misplaced Modifier
Correct
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
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