WorksheetsSimple Modifiers
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Alice ___________ rushed to catch the bus.
frantic
frantically
How ___________ can Greg sing this Israeli song, "Hava-nagilah"?
well
good
Jamal felt ___________ after eating such a large meal.
bad
badly
Misplaced or Dangling
Aisha stumbles while heading to school upon the road bumps.
Misplaced Modifier
"while heading to school"
Misplaced Modifier
"upon the road bumps"
Dangling Modifier
"while heading to school"
Dangling Modifier
"upon the road bumps"
This sentence is grammatically correct.
The Principal in the middle of the exam surprised the students by entering abruptly.
Which sentence contains a correctly placed modifier?
The cat sat on the mat lazily.
Lazily, the cat sat on the mat.
The cat lazily sat on the mat.
On the mat, the cat sat lazily.
Identify the sentence with a misplaced modifier.
Running quickly, the dog chased the ball.
The dog chased the ball running quickly.
The dog, running quickly, chased the ball.
Chased by the dog, the ball rolled quickly.
Choose the sentence with a dangling modifier.
After reading the book, the movie was disappointing.
After reading the book, I found the movie disappointing.
I found the movie disappointing after reading the book.
The movie was disappointing after I read the book.
Which sentence uses a simple modifier correctly?
She sang beautifully the song.
Beautifully, she sang the song.
She beautifully sang the song.
The song she sang beautifully.
Select the sentence with a misplaced modifier.
The man walked his dog in a hurry.
In a hurry, the man walked his dog.
The man, in a hurry, walked his dog.
The man walked in a hurry his dog.
Identify the sentence with a correctly placed modifier.
The book on the table is mine.
On the table, the book is mine.
The book is mine on the table.
The book is on the table mine.
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
Hoping to win the lottery, the ticket was bought.
Hoping to win the lottery, she bought a ticket.
She bought a ticket hoping to win the lottery.
The ticket was bought hoping to win the lottery.
Choose the sentence with a misplaced modifier.
The boy watched the movie excitedly.
Excitedly, the boy watched the movie.
The boy excitedly watched the movie.
The boy watched excitedly the movie.
Select the sentence with a dangling modifier.
Walking through the park, the flowers were beautiful.
Walking through the park, I saw beautiful flowers.
I saw beautiful flowers walking through the park.
The flowers were beautiful walking through the park.
Which sentence uses a simple modifier correctly?
Quickly, the rabbit hopped away.
The rabbit quickly hopped away.
The rabbit hopped away quickly.
Hopped away quickly, the rabbit.
