Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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

• Morgan was covered with mushrooms and cheese as she bit into the pizza.
• Morgan bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese.
• The pizza was bitten by Morgan as she was covered with mushrooms and cheese.
• The sentence is correct as written.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: In spike heels and a ruffled dress, the football captain was dazzled by the homecoming queen.

• The football captain dazzled the homecoming queen by wearing his spike heels and ruffled dress.
• The football captain was dazzled by the homecoming queen in her spike heels and ruffled dress.
• The football captain, dazzled, in spike heels and a ruffled dress, the homecoming queen.
• This sentence is correct as written.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

• Struggling with the algebra problem, Kenneth tapped his pencil nervously on his desk.
• Kenneth nervously tapped his pencil struggling with the algebra problem.
• Kenneth tapped  his pencil nervously as he struggled through the algebra problem.
• Tapping his pencil nervously, Kenneth struggled with the algebra problem.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is correct?

• My mom, with the purple bow, was given a gift by me.
• I gave the gift to my mom with the purple bow.
• The purple bow, I gave a gift to my mom.
• I gave the gift with the purple bow to my mom.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is correct?

• On her way to school, Marissa found a green woman's purse.
• On her way to school, Marissa found a woman's green purse.
• A green woman's purse was found by Marissa on her way to school.
• Marissa, on her way to school, was found by a woman's green purse.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is correct?

• The clerk sold the scarf with the red print to the woman.
• The clerk sold the scarf to the woman with the red print.
• With the red print, the clerk sold the scarf to the woman.
• The woman bought the scarf from the clerk with red print.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Covered in wildflowers, the elephant pondered the hillside's beauty.

• Dangling Modifier
• Misplaced Modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

After reading the great new book, the movie based on it is sure to be exciting

• Dangling Modifier
• Misplaced Modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Changing the oil every 3,000 miles, the car seemed to run better.
• Changing the oil every 3,000 miles, Fred found he could get much better gas mileage.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C