Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Coming home late, the house was dark.

The house was dark when I got home.

Which of the following sentences is correctly structured?

B) While driving to work, I saw a deer cross the road.

A) While driving to work, a deer crossed the road.

C) A deer crossed the road while driving to work.

D) Driving to work, the road was crossed by a deer.

What is the correct way to fix the dangling modifier in the sentence: "Flying over the countryside, the landscape was beautiful."

B) Flying over the countryside, we saw the beautiful landscape.

A) The landscape was beautiful flying over the countryside.

C) The beautiful landscape was flying over the countryside.

D) Flying over the countryside, the beautiful landscape was seen.

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Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers

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English

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7th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

L.11-12.3A, L.7.1C

Standards-aligned

Sarah Williams

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Does the following sentence contain a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?
I showed my dog to the vet who has fleas.

Dangling Modifier

Misplaced Modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Does the following sentence contain a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?

Dangling

Misplaced

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences is the most clear/correct?

Running recklessly through the forest, the tree stump tripped Jay.

Running recklessly through the forest, Jay tripped over the tree stump.

Running recklessly through the forest, the stump of the tree tripped Jay.

Running recklessly through the forest, the tree tripped.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is the sentence below written correctly?

Yes, the sentence is correct.

No, the sentence has a misplaced modifier.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where should the red modifier be placed?

Ringing, everyone glared at the man with the cell phone.

Before cell phone

After everyone

After glared

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a dangling modifier?

When there is no subject in the sentence that is being described (you have to add it)

When there is the correct subject somewhere in the sentence, but not next to the modifier (you have to rearrange).

A grammatically correct sentence

When a semicolon is used incorrectly

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers

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Does the following sentence contain a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?
I showed my dog to the vet who has fleas.

Does the following sentence contain a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?

Which of the following sentences is the most clear/correct?

Is the sentence below written correctly?

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

Where should the red modifier be placed?

Ringing, everyone glared at the man with the cell phone.

What is a dangling modifier?

Walking down the hallway, all the lockers were open.

Covered with mushrooms, sausage, and extra cheese, Morgan eagerly bit into the enormous slice of pizza.

Trevor gave a sculpture to his girlfriend that he had carved out of soap.

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Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers

15 questions

Does the following sentence contain a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?I showed my dog to the vet who has fleas.

Does the following sentence contain a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?

Which of the following sentences is the most clear/correct?

Is the sentence below written correctly?

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

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

What is a dangling modifier?

Walking down the hallway, all the lockers were open.

Covered with mushrooms, sausage, and extra cheese, Morgan eagerly bit into the enormous slice of pizza.

Trevor gave a sculpture to his girlfriend that he had carved out of soap.

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Does the following sentence contain a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?
I showed my dog to the vet who has fleas.

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

Where should the red modifier be placed?

Ringing, everyone glared at the man with the cell phone.