Misplaced & Dangling Modifier Quiz

Identify the best correction for the misplaced or dangling modifier. Walking to school, a cat crossed my path.

• A cat crossed my path walking to school.

• Walking to school, I saw a cat cross my path.

• A cat walking to school crossed my path.

• No correction needed.

Identify the best correction for the misplaced or dangling modifier. The man saw a bird using binoculars.

• Using binoculars, the man saw a bird.

• The man using binoculars saw a bird.

• The man saw a bird that was using binoculars.

• No correction needed.

Identify the best correction for the misplaced or dangling modifier. She gave cookies to the kids covered in sprinkles.

• She gave cookies covered in sprinkles to the kids.

• She gave cookies to the kids who were covered in sprinkles.

• She covered the kids with sprinkles and gave them cookies.

• No correction needed.

Identify the best correction for the misplaced or dangling modifier. Flying over the ocean, the boat looked tiny.

• The boat looked tiny flying over the ocean.

• Flying over the ocean, I saw the tiny boat.

• The tiny boat was flying over the ocean.

• No correction needed.

Identify the best correction for the misplaced or dangling modifier. After finishing my homework, the TV was turned on.

• After finishing my homework, I turned on the TV.

• The TV was turned on after finishing my homework.

• After I finished my homework, the TV turned on.

• No correction needed.

Identify the best correction for the misplaced or dangling modifier. Covered in snow, the children built a snowman.

• The children built a snowman covered in snow.

• The children, covered in snow, built a snowman.

• Covered in snow, a snowman was built by the children.

• No correction needed.

Identify the best correction for the misplaced or dangling modifier. Running down the hallway, my backpack fell off.

• My backpack fell off running down the hallway.

• Running down the hallway, I dropped my backpack.

• My backpack, running down the hallway, fell off.

• No correction needed.

Identify the best correction for the misplaced or dangling modifier. Having finished dinner, the dishes were washed.

• The dishes were washed having finished dinner.

• Having finished dinner, we washed the dishes.

• The dishes were washed after we finished dinner.

• No correction needed.

Identify the best correction for the misplaced or dangling modifier. The dog barked at the man wearing a sweater.

• The dog, wearing a sweater, barked at the man.

• Wearing a sweater, the dog barked at the man.

• The dog barked at the man who was wearing a sweater.

• No correction needed.

Identify the best correction for the misplaced or dangling modifier. While sleeping, the alarm clock woke me up.

• The alarm clock woke me up while sleeping.

• While I was sleeping, the alarm clock woke me up.

• Sleeping, the alarm clock woke me up.

• No correction needed.