Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Which sentence is correct?

• I showed my dog to the veterinarian with the fleas.

• I showed my dog with the fleas to the veterinarian.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is correct?

• As I was swimming out into the sea, the current grew stronger.

• Swimming out into the sea, the current grew stronger.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is correct?

• He kept all of his medicine in the medicine cabinet that had been prescribed for him.

• He kept all of his medicine that had been prescribed for him in the medicine cabinet.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

• The jet crashed into a cliff carrying 155 passengers.

• The jet, carrying 155 passengers, crashed into a cliff.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

• The initials were those of the lovers carved on the tree.

• The initials of the lovers were carved on the tree.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is written correctly?

• We borrowed a mower that was broken from a neighbor.

• We borrowed a mower from a neighbor that was broken.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is written correctly?

• We've almost found all the pieces to the puzzle.

• We've found almost all the pieces to the puzzle.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The boy walked the dog in his pajamas

• The boy in pajamas walked the dog.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence indicates that the band limited the number of songs they performed to five.

• The band only sang five songs at the concert.

• The band sang only five songs at the concert.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• When only a baby, Mom took me scuba diving.

• When I was only a baby, Mom took me scuba diving.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C