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WorksheetsDangling & Misplaced Modifiers
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
At the end of the meeting, many of the trustees congratulated him for his speech, and promised their support.
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The speech was given at the end of the meeting and the
trustees promised their support.
The trustees congratulated the meeting and promised
his support
The meeting congratulated and promised his support to
the trustees
They said it is going to rain on the radio.
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It is raining on the radio
The rain will be on the radio.
They just said on the radio that it is going to rain.
Walking to my car, I spilled tea all over my new suit.
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I spilled tea all over my car while wearing my new suit
Spilling tea on my suit, I walked to my car
My new suit spilled tea all over my car
While eating dinner, a fly slipped into her soup
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The soup had a fly in it.
A fly slipped into her soup while she was eating.
The lady had a fly in her soup.
Sandy flew in a small airplane trembling with fear
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Trembling with fear, Sandy flew in a small airplane.
Trembling with fear, the small airplane flew
Trembling with fear, it flew in a small airplane.
The TV helps me get through the night, as I have trouble sleeping
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Having trouble sleeping, the T.V. helped me get through the night.
The T.V. gave me the inability to sleep
The T.V. helped the night get through sleeping.
Grinning happily, the prize for the first time place was
accepted.
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Grinning happily, Lara accepted the prize for the first time place
Grinning happily, the prize accepted for the first time place.
Grinning happily, the first time place accepted the prize.
Reading the directions carefully, the test was quite easy.
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Reading the directions carefully, the test found it quite easy.
Reading the directions carefully, Harry found the test was quite easy.
Reading the directions carefully, founded the test was quite easy
Always eager for cake, the birthday party was attended by
everyone.
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Always eager for cake, everyone attended the birthday party.
Always eager for cake, the party attended the birthday party.
Always eager for cake, the candle attended the birthday
party.
Driving to the party, the present rattled around in the trunk
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Driving to the party, the trunk rattled around in the present.
Driving to the party, we heard the present rattled around in the trunk.
Driving to the party, the mouse rattled around in the present
Forgetting that the microphone was on, the singer fought with his wife for the whole audience to hear.
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Forgetting that the microphone was on, the mic fought with
his wife for the whole audience to hear.
Forgetting that the microphone was on, the audience fought
with their wife for the whole singer to hear.
Forgetting that the microphone was on, the wife fought with
the mic for the whole audience to hear.
After painting all day, the bright new watercolor laid to dry in the sunshine.
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After painting all day, the painter laid the bright new watercolor to dry in the sunshine.
After painting all day, the watercolor laid the bright new painter in the sunshine.
After painting all day, the sunshine laid the bright new watercolor to dry
After the party could either modify when Juanita made the promise or when she’ll buy the ice cream.
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After the final exam, the ice cream announced that it would
buy everyone an ice cream cone.
Juanita announced she’d buy everyone an ice cream cone after the final exam.
After the final exam, the cone announced that it would buy
everyone an ice cream to everyone.
The test didn’t study for a week.
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Having studied for a week, the test found the students weren’t that difficult.
Having studied for a week, the test wasn’t that difficult.
Having studied for a week, the students found that the test wasn’t that difficult.
Smoking my cigar, a fire engine came roaring around the corner
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Smoking my cigar, the engine came roaring around the corner.
Smoking my cigar, the corner came roaring around the engine.
Smoking my cigar, the car came roaring around the corner
To become a physician, aptitude and hard work are needed.
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To become a physician, a surgery needs aptitude and hard work.
To become a physician, instruments need aptitude and
hard work.
To become a physician, one needs to have an aptitude and to work hard.
Spread by rat fleas, millions of people in medieval Europe
were killed by bubonic plague.
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Millions of people in Medieval Europe were killed by bubonic
plague.
This led to the killing of millions of medieval Europeans by bubonic plague.
Bubonic plague killed millions of people in medieval Europe.
One of the spiciest cuisines in the world, Sichuan has recently become very popular in the United States.
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Sichuan has most recently become known as
Sichuan food has recently become
the cuisines of Sichuan have become
Thinking, perhaps, that their questions won't be answered, the number of students who attend career counseling has dropped precipitously.
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the number of students who attend career counseling is dropping precipitously.
a dropping number of students are attending career counseling.
students are attending career counseling in ever lower numbers.
By gazing sadly upon his owner, Tina was convinced to give
the puppy more food.
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the puppy was convinced by Tina to give him more food.
convincing Tina to give him more food, the puppy was.
the puppy convinced Tina to give him more food.
