WorksheetsMisplaced and Dangling Modifiers Practice
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Correct the misplaced modifier in this sentence:
John ate a walnut with his squirrel, tired after a long day of school.
John was tired after a long day of school and he ate a walnut with his squirrel.
Tired after a long day of school, John's squirrel ate a walnut.
After a long day of school, his squirrel and John ate a walnut.
John, tired after a long day of school, ate a walnut with his squirrel.
Correct the misplaced modifier in this sentence:
Jordan summarized the events of the new Spiderman movie, which he loved.
Jordan summarized the events of the new Spiderman movie; which he loved.
The new Spiderman movie had cool events which he loved; Jordan summarized it.
Jordan, who loved the new Spiderman movie, summarized its events.
He summarized the events of the new Spiderman movie, Jordan did and he loved it.
Correct the misplaced modifier in this sentence:
Daniel nearly spent three hours getting to the next level of Zelda.
Reorder the following parts of the sentence to correctly place the modifier!
Listening to Drake,
Elena worked on
her grammar worksheet
before it was due
the next day.
Reorder the following parts of the sentence to correctly place the modifier!
The best holiday
for eating lots of candy and watching scary movies,
Halloween
is Nadia's
favorite holiday.
What is the word being modified in this sentence?
Ethan, who doesn't like reading, did enjoy the Percy Jackson books.
(a)
What is the word being modified in this sentence?
Liam watched the show with an interested expression.
(a)
What is the word being modified in this sentence?
While camping out before the concert, Emily made new friends.
(a)
Reorder the following parts of the sentence to correctly place the modifier!
Grey's Anatomy,
a show about doctors,
interests
JayLynn
because she wants to know more about the medical field.
Reorder the following parts of the sentence to correctly place the modifier!
Because she likes
the show Shameless,
Skylar
might also enjoy
The Bear.
Reorder the following parts of the sentence to correctly place the modifier!
The whole class
wondered how
Carlito,
who seemed to be working quietly,
created 5 different voices in 5 minutes.
What is the word being modified in this sentence?
Mason and his friends dodged the pine trees as they skied.
(a)
Draw a picture showing what is actually happening in this sentence that contains a misplaced/dangling modifier!
Ringing in the hall, Noelle came into class as the bell went off.
Draw a picture showing what is actually happening in this sentence that contains a misplaced/dangling modifier!
Frankiel jumping from platform to platform won the Gimkit game.
What is the word being modified in this sentence?
Gabby, who loves Frank Ocean, gets really excited whenever one of his songs comes on.
(a)
