Misplaced and Dangling Modifier

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

• True

• False

Which of the following is correct? Misplaced modifier.

• The child playing on the jungle gym with fuzzy orange hair is my nephew.

• The child with fuzzy orange hair playing on the jungle gym is my nephew.

A dangling modifier doesn't have a __________ word to attach itself to; therefore, it is left dangling.

• trigger

• signal

• target

• fun

This modifier is in the sentence, but it is in the wrong place.

• Misplaced

• Dangling

This modifier doesn't have a target word to attach itself to; therefore, it dangles.

• Misplaced

• Dangling

Which of the following is correct? Dangling modifier.

• A. Exhausted by his first day at school, Sam's eyes closed in the middle of his favorite TV show.

• B. Exhausted by his first day at school, Sam closed his eyes in the middle of his favorite TV show.

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

• a bath

• Covered in dirt

• Covered

• I gave my dog a bath

What is a misplaced modifier?

• clause that is separated by more than one adjective.

• when a phrase is describing a clause 

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

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

Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?

• The book on the table that is red is mine.

• The red book on the table is mine.

• On the table, the red book is mine.

• The book that is red on the table is mine.