Mastering Modifiers in Sentences

Which of the following sentences contains a correctly used modifier?

• Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by the athlete.

• Running quickly, the athlete crossed the finish line.

• The athlete, running quickly, the finish line was crossed.

• The finish line, running quickly, was crossed by the athlete.

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Identify the direct object in the following sentence: "Maria baked a chocolate cake for her brother."

• Maria

• baked

• cake

• brother

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Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

• After reading the book, the movie was disappointing.

• After reading the book, I found the movie disappointing.

• I found the movie disappointing after reading the book.

• The movie was disappointing after I read the book.

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Choose the sentence with the correct subject.

• The group of students are going on a field trip.

• The group of students is going on a field trip.

• The group of students were going on a field trip.

• The group of students be going on a field trip.

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Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?

• She almost drove her kids to school every day.

• She drove her kids to school almost every day.

• She drove almost her kids to school every day.

• She drove her kids almost to school every day.

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Which sentence correctly uses a modifying phrase?

• Covered in chocolate, the children ate the strawberries.

• The children ate the strawberries covered in chocolate.

• The children, covered in chocolate, ate the strawberries.

• The strawberries ate the children covered in chocolate.

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Which part of speech is the word "quickly" in the sentence: "She quickly finished her homework."

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

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Choose the sentence that corrects the dangling modifier:

• While walking to school, the rain soaked my clothes.

• While walking to school, I was soaked by the rain.

• The rain soaked my clothes while walking to school.

• Soaked by the rain, while walking to school.

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Which sentence contains a correctly placed modifier?

• She served sandwiches to the children on paper plates.

• She served sandwiches on paper plates to the children.

• On paper plates, she served sandwiches to the children.

• She served on paper plates sandwiches to the children.

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Identify the function of the underlined phrase in the sentence: "To win the game was her goal."

• Direct object

• Predicate nominative

• Subject

• Modifier

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