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Misplaced and Dangling Modifier

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Misplaced and Dangling Modifier
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Choose the corrected dangling modifier sentence:

Running across the park, the paddle boats on the lake appeared to be floating.

The paddle boats running across the park appeared to be floating on the lake.

While we were running across the park, we saw paddle boats on the lake that appeared to be floating.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

2.

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

When we opened the leather woman's purse, we found the missing keys.

When we opened the woman's leather purse, we found the missing keys.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where should the red modifier be placed?
Joshua and Reginald heard that there was a destructive hailstorm on the news.

After destructive

After heard

After Joshua

After was

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where should the red modifier be placed?
 
Ringing, everyone glared at the man with the cell phone.

After the

After everyone

After glared

After phone

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where should the red modifier be placed?
 
The hat belongs to that girl with the feathers.

After to

After hat

After that

After feathers

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences is written with all modifiers placed correctly?

The cleanup program was supported by all of the students that the president of the seventh grade class suggested.

The flight attendant, whose brother I know, welcomed us aboard the plane.

The friend has a broken leg whom I call.

Donald's package is from my mother which came in the mail.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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