Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a misplaced modifier?
Words, phrases or clauses that are separated from the words they describe.
Modifiers that are not included in the sentence.
Words that modify nouns.
Words that modify verbs.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a dangling modifier?
Words, phrases or clauses that are separated from the word they describe.
The final word of a prepositional phrase.
Modifiers that describe words not in the sentence.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
The cat sat on the mat happily purring.
Happily purring, the cat sat on the mat.
The cat happily sat on the mat, purring.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
While walking to the store, I lost my hat.
While walking to the store, my hat blew off.
I lost my hat while walking to the store.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a characteristic of a misplaced modifier? (Select all that apply.)
It is separated from the word it describes.
It does not clearly modify anything in the sentence.
It changes the meaning of the sentence in an unintended way.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences has a misplaced modifier?
Flying through the air, the trapeze artist amazed the audience.
Flying through the air, the audience gasped at the trapeze artist.
The trapeze artist amazed the audience by flying through the air.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is the best way to correct this sentence?
Walking into the room, the smell of pizza made my mouth water.
As I walked into the room, the smell of pizza made my mouth water.
Walking into the room, I smelled the pizza and my mouth watered.
The smell of pizza made my mouth water while walking into the room.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
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