TED-ED: How misused modifiers can hurt your writing - Emma Bryce

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a misplaced modifier?
A word or phrase that is incorrectly separated from the word it modifies
A word or phrase that is not needed in a sentence
A word or phrase that modifies the wrong word in a sentence
A word or phrase that adds unnecessary information to a sentence
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can a misplaced modifier be corrected?
By changing the subject of the sentence
By adding more modifiers to the sentence
By rephrasing the sentence to clarify what the modifier is referring to
By removing the modifier from the sentence
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a dangling modifier?
A modifier that is not clearly connected to any word in the sentence
A modifier that is used to describe a noun
A modifier that is used to describe an action
A modifier that is placed at the end of a sentence
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a squinting modifier?
A modifier that can refer to two different parts of a sentence
A modifier that is not needed in a sentence
A modifier that is used to describe a verb
A modifier that is placed at the beginning of a sentence
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can you resolve the ambiguity caused by a squinting modifier?
By adding more modifiers to the sentence
By rewording the sentence so the modifier clearly applies to one part
By placing the modifier at the end of the sentence
By removing the modifier from the sentence
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