Practice 1: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Practice 1: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

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15 Qs

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Practice 1: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Practice 1: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.7.1C, L.7.1A, L.6.4A

+5

Standards-aligned

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Megan Gilbert

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is a modifier in a sentence?
A word or phrase that adds additional information
A word that explains an action
A phrase that changes one's action
A clause that cannot be its own sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What is a dangling modifier?
a modifier that is not in the correct spot in a sentence
a modifier whose subject is unknown
a modifier that does an action
a modifier that is both a clause and a phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is a misplaced modifier?
A clause that is separated by more than one adjective.
when a phrase is describing a clause 
A description that is improperly separated from the word its describing.
when a modifier's subject is not defined in the sentence

Tags

CCSS.W.6.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which sentence is correct?
The teacher's broken umbrella was in the coat room.
The broken teacher's umbrella was in the coat room.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.7.3A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which sentence is correct?
Jessie ate a bowl of cold cereal for breakfast.
Jessie ate a cold bowl of cereal for breakfast.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.L.7.4A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which sentence is correct?
Gazing out the window, Paul missed the homework assignment that Mrs. Smith wrote on the board.
Paul missed the homework assignment that Mrs. Smith wrote on the board gazing out the window.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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