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Modifiers

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?

a)

I nearly made fifty dollars today.

b)

I made nearly fifty dollars today.

2.

Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?

a)

When we opened the leather woman's purse, we found the missing keys.

b)

When we opened the woman's leather purse, we found the missing keys.

3.

Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?

a)

Wearing only light shirts and shorts, we hiked through the forest.

b)

We hiked through the forest wearing only light shirts and shorts.

4.

Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?

a)

The fans stood in line to buy tickets to the show for twenty minutes.

b)

The fans stood in line for twenty minutes to buy tickets to the show.

5.

Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?

a)

We gave the old clothes to a local charity that had been piled up in the basement.

b)

We gave the old clothes that had been piled up in the basement to a local charity.

6.

Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?

a)

After the movie, we ate Mexican food that was very spicy.

b)

We ate Mexican food after the movie that was very spicy.

7.
A modifier is a __________, __________ or _____________ that adds description to a sentence.
a)
sentence, paragraph, essay
b)
word, phrase, clause
8.
Which of the following is correct? Misplaced modifier.
a)
A. We discovered an Italian bakery that just opened a few miles from our house.
b)
B. We discovered an Italian bakery a few miles from our house that had just opened.
9.
Which of the following is correct? Misplaced modifier.
a)
A. The child playing on the jungle gym with fuzzy orange hair is my nephew.
b)
B. The child with fuzzy orange hair playing on the jungle gym is my nephew.
10.
Which of the following is correct? Misplaced modifier.
a)
A. The customer demanded that the waiter take her order rudely.
b)
B. The customer rudely demanded that the waiter take her order.
11.
Which of the following is correct? Misplaced modifier.
a)
A. I peeled the potatoes before I cooked them with a paring knife.
b)
B. I peeled the potatoes with a paring knife before I cooked them.
12.
A dangling modifier doesn't have a __________ word to attach itself to; therefore, it is left dangling.
a)
trigger
b)
signal
c)
target
d)
fun
13.
Which of the following is correct? Dangling modifier.
a)
A. Lying on the sunny beach, thoughts of skin cancer began to enter my mind.
b)
B. Lying on the sunny beach, I realized that the thoughts of skin cancer began to enter my mind.
14.
This modifier is in the sentence, but it is in the wrong place.
a)
Misplaced
b)
Dangling
15.
This modifier doesn't have a target word to attach itself to; therefore, it dangles.
a)
Misplaced
b)
Dangling
16.
Where should the red modifier be placed?
Joshua and Reginald heard that there was a destructive hailstorm on the news.
a)
After destructive
b)
After heard
c)
After Joshua
d)
After was
17.
Where should the red modifier be placed?
Mary read that a wasp larva spins a cocoon in the encyclopedia.
a)
After cocoon
b)
After spins
c)
After wasp
d)
After read
18.
Where should the red modifier be placed?
 
The hat belongs to that girl with the feathers.
a)
After to
b)
After hat
c)
After that
d)
After feathers
19.
Where should the red modifier be placed?
 
She had read that a new restaurant had opened in today's newspaper.
a)
After had
b)
After she
c)
After read
d)
After opened
20.

As a young man, the radio was a new invention.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

The radio was a new invention as a young man.

c)

As a young man the radio was a new invention

d)

When he was a young man, the radio was a new invention.

21.

Great-grandfather Seth would talk over his ideas with cows doing his chores.

Assuming correct capitalization and punctuation, the underlined portion should be placed:

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

before Great-grandfather

c)

after ideas

d)

after over

22.

Pounding and hammering, the night was filled with loud sounds.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

Pounded and hammered,

c)

He pounded and hammered,

d)

As he was pounding and hammering,

23.

Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

a)

Eating wild grass and hay, Sophie loved watching the horses

b)

Sophie loved watching the wild horses eating grass and hay.

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

24.

Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

a)

Hanging on the wall, Josie loved the new painting.

b)

Josie loved the new painting hanging on the wall.

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

25.

Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

a)

Jose admired the artwork carefully assembled with thread and wire.

b)

Carefully assembled with thread and wire, Jose admired the artwork.

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

26.

Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

a)

David, while eating his lunch, turned in his homework.

b)

David turned in his homework eating lunch.

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

27.

Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

a)

She shared her homework with her friend on her computer

b)

The homework on her computer was shared with her friend.

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

28.

Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

a)

Made with feathers and glue, Rena created a beautiful collage.

b)

Rena created a beautiful collage made with feathers and glue

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

29.

Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

a)

Before leaving the house, we carefully locked the doors.

b)

Before leaving the house, doors were carefully locked.

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

30.

Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

a)

He rode his bike with a flat tire to the party

b)

He rode his bike to the party with a flat tire.

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

31.

Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

a)

Melting in the hot sun, Darcy ate her ice cream cone

b)

Darcy ate her ice cream cone that was melting in the hot sun

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

32.

Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

a)

Barking with excitement, Maria was walking her dog

b)

Maria walked her dog that was barking with excitement

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

33.

Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

a)

Coughing uncontrollably from his cold, a throat lozenge would have helped Eric

b)

A throat lozenge would have helped Eric who was coughing uncontrollably from his cold

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

34.

Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

a)

My cat tumbled out of the sheets while I was fixing my bed.

b)

Fixing my bed, my cat tumbled out of the sheets

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

35.

Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

a)

Barking with an urgent howl, Stephanie let the dog outside after she got home

b)

After she got home, Stephanie let out the dog who had been barking with an urgent howl

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

36.

Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

a)

Attached to the email, Shay delivered an acceptance letter to the university

b)

Shay delivered to the university an acceptance letter attached to the email

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

37.

Choose the best answer for each question. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers.

a)

Nanya watched the drone hovering in the blue sky.

b)

Hovering in the blue sky, Nanya watched the drone

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

38.

IDENTIFY THE MODIFIER IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:

Mr. Alston carefully proofread his lesson plan before assigning it to his class.

a)

Carefully

b)

Assigning

c)

Proofread

d)

Large

39.

WHICH WORD IS THE MODIFER IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE?

The playful dog ran around in the yard after the grass was cut.

a)

Dog

b)

Cut

c)

Playful

d)

Grass

40.

It is a part of speech that modifies a noun and a pronoun.

a)

verbs

b)

adjectives

c)

adverbs

d)

prepositions

41.

What is the adjective in the sentence: The straight ribbon of freeway, led across the vast expanse of desert."?

a)

across

b)

straight

c)

freeway

42.

What is the function of the underlined word in the sentence: "The shovel bit deep into the black soil."?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

43.

What is the function of the underlined word in the sentence: The flagman motioned the car right.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

44.

What is the function of the underlined word in the sentence: The building jutted high into the sky.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

45.

What is the function of the underlined word in the sentence: I left at six for an early appointment.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

46.

How is the word hard used in the sentence: "I solved the hard algebra problem quite easily."?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

47.

Identify the underlined clause as adjective clause or adverb clause: The people whom I invited to my study group are bringing snacks.

a)

adjective clause

b)

adverb clause

48.

As much as I love painting, I have other things to do.

a)

adjective clause

b)

adverb clause

49.

Identify the misplaced modifier:

Covered with cream sauce, my husband loves spinach soufflé.

a)

Covered with cream sauce

b)

my husband

c)

spinach soufflé

d)

my husband loves spinach soufflé

50.

Identify the dangling modifier:

Waking in the night, the fire engine could be heard.

a)

Waking

b)

Waking in the night

c)

the fire engine

d)

could be heard

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