Correcting Misplaced Modifiers
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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
Identify the misplaced modifier in this sentence: "With a heavy heart, the news was delivered by the officer."
With a heavy heart
the news
was delivered
by the officer
Answer explanation
The misplaced modifier in the sentence is 'With a heavy heart' because it should be placed closer to the noun it modifies, which is 'the officer.'
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence does not contain any modifiers errors?
Jumping quickly, the frog landed in the pond.
Running down the street, her hat flew off.
The boy with the blue shirt is my brother.
We ate the lunch that we brought slowly.
Tags
DOK Level 1: Recall
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the misplaced modifier in this sentence: "I heard that there was a robbery on the news."
I heard
that there was a robbery
on the news
a robbery
Tags
DOK Level 1: Recall
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the misplaced modifier in this sentence: "She served cookies to the children on blue plates."
She served
cookies
to the children
on blue plates
Tags
DOK Level 1: Recall
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence correctly uses modifiers without any errors?
Tired and hungry, the lunch was quickly eaten.
The man with glasses helped the woman.
The cookies in the jar are for eating later.
She found a kitten walking home last night.
Tags
DOK Level 1: Recall
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Dressed in a flowing gown, everyone watched the celebrity enter the room.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the sentence with a misplaced modifier.
Wearing only a thin jacket, Jason found the winter wind unbearable.
Jason found the winter wind unbearable, wearing only a thin jacket.
The winter wind was unbearable, wearing only a thin jacket.
Wearing only a thin jacket, the winter wind was unbearable.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
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