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WorksheetsMisplaced Modifiers
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
The dog with the brown spots belongs to that child.
The car was parked in the garage for fifteen years.
The car's battery was dead.
Hanging on the wall, she glanced in the mirror.
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
While on its way to Jupiter, the Starship Enterprise flew through a powerful dust storm.
The spaceship will orbit Jupiter for six months.
The spaceship's warriors battled the Klingon Empire for many years.
The grateful soldier relaxed after years of battle in his living room.
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
The battery in my car died.
The man in the brown suit ran toward the taxi.
The man in the drawer found his handkerchief.
The mouse was caught in the trap.
Choose the sentence without misplaced modifier.
She had a meal in the restaurant that was low in price.
She had a meal that was low in price in the restaurant.
Low in price, she had a meal in the restaurant.
Choose the sentence without any misplaced modifier.
Drooling in anticipation of the treat, Gizmo waited for Sylvia to reward him with a dog cookie.
Drooling in anticipation of the treat, Sylvia rewarded Gizmo with a dog cookie.
Drooling in anticipation of the treat, a dog cookie was given to Gizmo.
Choose the sentence without any misplaced modifier.
Digging fingernails into his palms, Jerry’s speech caused sweatiness and nervousness.
Digging fingernails into his palms, sweatiness and nervousness about the speech were what Jerry experienced.
Digging fingernails into his palms, Jerry got sweaty and nervous during the speech.
Choose the sentence without any misplaced modifier.
Gasping after the five-mile run in the summer sun, the bottle of cool water quenched Donovan's thirst.
Gasping after the five-mile run in the summer sun, Donovan quenched his thirst with a bottle of cool water.
Gasping after the five-mile run in the summer sun, Donovan's thirst was quenched with a bottle of cool water.
Choose the sentence without any misplaced modifier.
A fish that had been considered extinct was found in the Pacific Ocean.
Considered extinct, the Pacific Ocean had been found.
A fish was found in the Pacific Ocean that had been considered extinct.
Choose the sentence without any misplaced modifier.
I was asked by Sam to go for a ride on the telephone.
On the telephone, the ride was asked to me by Sam.
Sam asked me on the telephone to go for a ride.
Choose the sentence without any misplaced modifier.
The robber was a tall man with mustache that weighs 160 pounds.
Weighing 160 pounds, the mustache has a robber man.
Weighing 160 pounds. the robber was a tall man with mustache.
In the sentence below, which is the MISPLACED MODIFIER?
Seated around the dining room table, everyone salivated at the sight of the Thanksgiving turkey.
Seated around the dining room table
at the sight
of the Thanksgiving turkey
NO MISPLACED MODIFIER
In the sentence below, which is the MISPLACED MODIFIER?
Eric broke the lamp while he was bouncing on the bed last Monday.
last Monday
while he was bouncing
on the bed
NO MISPLACED MODIFIER
Choose the most logical way to complete each sentence.
Squeezing from the bottom of the tube, _____________.
toothpaste splattered the mirror. B.
Kendra splattered the mirror with toothpaste.
the mirror was splattered with toothpaste.
Choose the most logical way to complete each sentence.
Cursing her heavy book bag, __________.
Jillian's professors seldom made assignments in the thick textbooks.
Jillian carried around thick textbooks that her professors seldom use.
the textbooks that Jillian seldom needed made her shoulders sore.
Choose the most logical way to complete each sentence.
Watering the lawn, ___________.
Leroy gave the grass a refreshing break from the dry weather.
the grass enjoyed a refreshing break from the dry weather.
a refreshing break from the dry weather was given to the grass.
