Phrases and Clauses Placement Challenge

What are misplaced modifiers primarily concerned with?

• Descriptive phrases and clauses

• Main verbs of the sentence

• Punctuation rules

• Subject-verb agreement

Which type of phrase is structured around a word that is typically a verb?

• Participial phrase

• Adverbial phrase

• Prepositional phrase

• Relative clause

How can you identify a participial phrase?

• Look for phrases starting with a preposition

• Look for phrases starting with a word ending in 'ing' or 'ed'

• Look for phrases that contain a subject and a verb

• Look for phrases starting with 'that', 'which', or 'who'

What is a relative clause?

• A clause that starts with a preposition

• A clause that starts with 'that', 'which', or 'who'

• A clause that ends with 'ing' or 'ed'

• A clause that modifies the main verb

Which of the following is an example of a relative clause?

• The book that I read

• Quickly and quietly

• In the backyard

• Running through the park

What do prepositional phrases often describe?

• The subject of the sentence

• Which one we are talking about

• The tense of the verb

• The main action of the sentence

Where should descriptive phrases and clauses be placed in a sentence?

• At the end of the sentence

• Anywhere in the sentence

• At the beginning of the sentence

• Right before or right after the word they describe

In the sentence 'Dripping with hot fudge and whipped cream, the children ate banana splits', what is misplaced?

• Ate

• Dripping with hot fudge and whipped cream

• Banana splits

• The children

In the sentence 'Angered by the football score, Paul kicked the television', who is angry?

• The television

• The score

• Paul

• The football

In the sentence 'The landscaper wrestled the old lawn mower that coughed and choked through the long grass', what is coughing and choking?

• The long grass

• The old lawn mower

• The lawn

• The landscaper