Correcting Misplaced Modifiers

Peering through the fog, the Statue of Liberty was visible across the chilly water.

• No change.

• The Statue of Liberty was visible across the chilly water that peered through the fog.

• Peering through the fog, the chilly water was visible across the Statue of Liberty.

• People who peered through the chilly fog could see the Statue of Liberty.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers?

• Abdullah gasped as the badly wrapped burrito squirted its contents onto his shirt, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce.

• The badly wrapped burrito squirted its contents onto Abdullah's shirt, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce.

• The badly wrapped burrito, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce, squirted its contents onto Abdullah's shirt.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier?

• The dog belongs to that child with the brown spots.

• The dog with the brown spots belongs to that child.

• With the brown spots, the dog belongs to that child.

• To that child, the dog belongs with the brown spots.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the sentence that correctly placed the modifiers.

• A man that was completely bald drove past in a Corvette.

• A man drove past in a Corvette that was completely bald.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

True or False. The sentence contains a misplaced modifier.
 Hannah kept all her medicine in the medicine cabinet that had been prescribed to her.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the  misplaced modifier shown in the sentence below?
The man bought a tie at the department store with yellow and blue stripes?

• at the department store

• with yellow and blue stripes

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is correct?

• The teacher's broken umbrella was in the coat room.

• The broken teacher's umbrella was in the coat room.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Raymond wore his one collared shirt to the job interview which was unfortunately stained with yellow mustard.

• Misplaced modifier

• Sentence is correct as it is.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive.

• expensive

• shoes

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Which sentence is correct?

• My mom, with the purple bow, was given a gift by me.

• I gave the gift to my mom with the purple bow.

• The purple bow, I gave a gift to my mom.

• I gave the gift with the purple bow to my mom.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C