WorksheetsTutor Ted Misplaced Modifiers
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
When you use adjectives, you have to
only use one per noun
put them right next to the thing they're describing
set them off with commas
wear a helmet and look both ways before crossing
The very next thing after an “adjective phrase” has to be
a dependent clause
an object pronoun
the thing it's describing
Thing, the mutated rock-man of Fantastic Four fame
Consider the misplaced modifier in the sentence below and select the best answer about the sentence’s current meaning:
Freshly painted, my cousin finally had a treehouse elegant enough for her lavish tea parties.
The treehouse is freshly painted.
The tea parties are freshly painted.
My cousin is freshly painted.
Viewing them as messages from other worlds, crop circles have long inspired great interest and awe in humans around the globe.
NO CHANGE
The view of messages
To view messages
Often viewed as messages
After testing the consistency, sugarmakers verify the desired sugar content then drain the syrup out of the evaporator.
NO CHANGE
the sugar content is verified and the syrup is drained by the sugarmakers
the sugar content is verified by the sugarmakers who drain the syrup
the syrup is drained out once the sugarmakers verify the sugar content
Treat Friday like a company holiday, the factory foreman suggested (who was looking forward to going fishing on her new boat).
NO CHANGE
suggested the factory foreman
was the suggestion made by the factory foreman
the factory foreman made the suggestion
Plains Indians in the late 1600s first encountered the horses of Spanish traders.
All of the following would be acceptable placements for the underlined portion EXCEPT:
where is is now
at the beginning of the sentence (revising the capitalization accordingly)
after the word "horses"
after the word “traders” (ending the sentence with a period)
Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers?
Abdullah gasped as the badly wrapped burrito squirted its contents onto his shirt, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce.
The badly wrapped burrito, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce, squirted its contents onto Abdullah's shirt.
The badly wrapped burrito squirted its contents onto Abdullah's shirt, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce.
"The old patient was referred to the Chinese physician with stomach pains." Which word or phrase is the misplaced modifier?
old patient
with stomach pains
Chinese
physician
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
Running recklessly through the forest, the tree stump tripped Jay.
Running recklessly through the forest, Jay tripped over the tree stump.
Running recklessly through the forest, the stump of the tree tripped Jay.
Running recklessly through the forest, the tree tripped.
