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Misplaced and Dangling Modifier
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
A word or phrase that is misplaced and changes the meaning or purpose of the sentence.
Dangling Modifier
Misplaced Modifier
Verbs
Participles
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
3.
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
4.
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the dangling modifier in the sentence below?
Running to catch the bus, his lunch box was dropped.
was dropped
his lunch box was dropped
running to catch
running to catch the bus
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the sentence with a correctly placed modifier.
Quickly running towards the gate, the ticket was dropped.
Running quickly towards the gate, he dropped his ticket.
The ticket, running quickly towards the gate, was dropped.
He dropped his ticket, running quickly towards the gate.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Covered in wildflowers, the elephant pondered the hillside's beauty.
Dangling Modifier
Misplaced Modifier
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
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