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Misplaced Modifiers: Group 5

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

She combed her hair for nearly ten minutes every night.

b)

She nearly combed her hair every night

c)

Every night she nearly combed her hair for ten minutes.

2.

Which sentence has a misplaced modifier?

Ex 1: Peeking through the window, I saw the car.

Ex 2: I saw the car peeking through the window.

a)

Ex 1

b)

Ex 2

3.

Which sentence is modified correctly?

a)

The torn student's book lay on the desk.

b)

The student's torn book lay on the desk.

4.

Which sentence is correct in terms of grammer?

a)

In the aquarium Luke fed the fish

b)

Luke fed the fish in the aquarium

5.

Which sentence is correct in terms of grammer?

a)

The book almost hit Bill's head that we bought online.

b)

The book we bought online almost hit bill's head.

6.

Is this sentence correct?

Sentence:

The girl was driven home by the chauffer who fell asleep.

a)

A mIsplaced modifier is displayed in the sentence above.

b)

This sentence is correct in terms of grammer.

7.

Which definition best describes a misplaced modifier?

a)

A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies.

b)

A misplaced modifier is a clause that is properly separated from the word.

8.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

a)

A popular destination for cruise ships, tourists flock to Key West.

b)

A popular destination for cruise ships, Key West attracts tourists.

9.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: After dying from not enough water, Olivia threw the plant in the trash.

a)

Olivia died from not having enough water, then threw the plant in the trash.

b)

Olivia threw the plant in the trash after it died from not enough water.

c)

It's already correct.

10.

Choose the best way to correct this sentence: Covered with mushrooms and cheese, Morgan bit into the pizza.

a)

Morgan bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese.

b)

The sentence is correct as written.

c)

Morgan was covered with mushrooms and cheese as she bit into the pizza.