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Worksheetsmisplaced and dangling modifier
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
She wore a bicycle helmet on her head that was too large.
Her head was too large and she wore a bicycle helmet.
She wore a bicycle helmet that was too large on her head.
She was too large who wore a bicycle helmet on the head.
All are wrong.
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He was attacked by a stray dog delivering the mail.
Delivering the mail, a stray dog attacked him.
Delivering the mail, he was attacked by a stray dog.
No correct answer
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Having read the film, the book will be a hit.
Having read the book, I think the film will be a hit.
Having read the book, the film will be a hit.
Read the book, the film will have be a hit.
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Tired of my lateness, my teacher demanded to see an excuse note.
Tired of my lateness, the note was written and handed in.
My teacher demanded to see an excuse note tired of my lateness
No correct answer
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We bought a car with $600 that we had saved.
After saving $600, a car was purchased.
After saving $600, we bought a car.
No correct answer
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She found a spider cleaning the bathroom.
While cleaning the bathroom, she found a spider.
While cleaning the bathroom, a spider ran under the door.
No correct answer
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give a book her on the table
On the table, I give her a book
I give her a book on the table
I am on the table and I give her a book
Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?
To raise a good dog, patience is useful.
Moving slowly, Bowis stalked the rabits.
After eating the catfood, Jim belched.
All of the above.
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After reading the great new book, the movie based on it is sure to be exciting.
After reading the great new book, Anna thought the movie based on it was sure to be exciting.
No correct answer.
The movie based on the great new book is sure to be exciting after reading it.
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Having injured his right hand, it was difficult to hold this pen.
Because John had injured his right hand, it was difficult for him to hold the pen.
Having injured his right hand, this pen was difficult to hold.
No correct answer.
Which of the following sentences contains a dangling gerund phrase?
On completing the grammar quiz, spiking your pencil is acceptable.
When she talks to her parents, she is reminded that she is lucky that they are happy and healthy.
Wearing ahelmet is a sign of a healthy awareness og death
After talking with our verterinarian, I felt better about the prognosis.
A misplaced modifier is in
the…. place, describes the….word or words.
Wrong/wrong
wrong / Correct
Wrongly/ correct
Correct/ incorrect
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Requiring more data for the study, questionnaires were collected from an additional 200 people.
required more questionnaires for the study, data for the study were collected from an additional 200 people.
No correct answer
Because we required more data for the study, questionnaires were collected from an additional 200 people.
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I wore my favorite pants to the job interview, but it picked up some road salt from my car.
I wore my favorite pants when I accidentally picked up road salt from the side of my car
I wore my favorite pants - which accidentally picked up road salt from my car - to the job interview.
I wore my favorite pants to the job interview; the interview
accidentally picked up road salt from the side of my car
