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Dangling Modifiers for ELLs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the red phrase modify (or describe) in the following sentence?

The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive.

a)

expensive

b)

shoes

2.

Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on.

a)

Having finished the assignment, he turned on the TV.

b)

The TV was turned on after finishing the assignment.

c)

He turned on the TV after finishing the assignment.

d)

The TV was turned on by him having finished the assignment.

3.

To get a good grade, studying hard is important.

a)

Studying hard is important to get a good grade.

b)

To get a good grade, you should study hard.

c)

You should study hard to get a good grade.

d)

Getting a good grade is important by studying hard.

4.

Without knowing her name, it was hard to introduce myself.

a)

It was hard to introduce myself without knowing her name.

b)

Without knowing her name, I found it hard to introduce myself.

c)

I found it hard to introduce myself without knowing her name.

d)

Knowing her name was hard without introducing myself.

5.

Walking along the river, the flowers looked beautiful.

a)

Walking along the river, I saw the flowers looked beautiful.

b)

I walked along the river and the flowers looked beautiful.

c)

The flowers looked beautiful as I walked along the river.

d)

The flowers looked beautiful walking along the river.

6.

Hoping to win the prize, the contest was entered by many people.

a)

The contest was hoping to win the prize by many people.

b)

The contest was entered by many people who hoped to win the prize.

c)

Many people entered the contest hoping to win the prize.

d)

Hoping to win the prize, many people entered the contest.

7.
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.
8.
Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the dog in the house that snarled all the time.
a)
Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the house which had a dog that snarled all the time.
b)
Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the house that snarled all the time.
c)
Already correct
9.
Choose the best way to correct the sentence: No one was happier than Alex to discover his missing wallet mowing the lawn.
a)
Alex was happy that his missing wallet was mowing the lawn.
b)
No one was happier than Alex when he discovered his missing wallet while he was mowing the lawn.
c)
It's already correct.
10.
Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.
a)
The police stole two cars this week.
b)
The police reported that two cars were stolen this week.
c)
It's already correct.
11.
To correct a misplaced modifier, rearrange,  revise, and ____ the sentence by moving the words. 
a)
rewrite
b)
review
c)
recycle
d)
reward
12.
Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly? 
a)
Filled with creamy caramel, Dane enjoyed the surprisingly filling candy bar.
b)
Filled with creamy caramel, the candy bar Dane enjoyed was surprisingly filling.
13.
Choose the sentence with the modifier in the correct place.
a)
The clerk sold the scarf to the woman with the red print.
b)
The clerk sold the scarf with the red print to the woman.
14.
Choose the sentence with the modifier in the correct place.
a)
On her way to school, Marissa found a woman's green purse.
b)
 On her way to school, Marissa found a green woman's purse.
15.

Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?

a)

The lady shopped for a dress with a headache.

b)

The lady with a headache shopped for a dress.

16.

Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?

a)

Though only 16-years-old, the college accepted Martha's application.

b)

Although Martha is only 16-years-old, the college accepted her application.

17.

How will you fix this?

Having completed her finals, a summer road trip was planned.

4 lines
18.

Given praise by his teachers, his attitude became unpleasant.

4 lines
19.

Not having followed the recipe closely, the cake was a disaster.

4 lines
20.

While sleeping, the house caught on fire.

4 lines

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