Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?

Emma Sue was delighted when Mr. Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin.

• Mr. Nguyen was the who took the test.

• It sounds like the calculus test as the grin.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?

Scrubbing the tile grout with bleach and an old toothbrush, the mildew stains began to fade.

• We don't know who scrubbed the tile grout.

• The mildew stains were scrubbing the tile grout.

• A toothbrush was scrubbing the tile grout.

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3C

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?

To finish by the 3 p.m. deadline, the computer keyboard sang with Sylvia's flying fingers.

• Computer keyboards can't sing.

• Sylvia's fingers had to finish before the deadline.

• Sylvia needs to be mentioned earlier in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?

Sheila watched Desmond stuff his mouth with a cupcake frosted with vanilla icing.

• Sheila was the one eating the cupcake.

• The sentence is correct.

• Desmond's mouth is what is frosted with vanilla icing.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1D

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?

Rapping the pencil on the edge of the desk, the fourth cause of the French Revolution would not come to mind.

• The pencil was trying to think of the fourth cause.

• We don't know who was rapping the pencil

• The French Revolution was rapping the pencil.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1D

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Slathering the popcorn with melted butter, the calorie count skyrocketed.

• We don't know who slathered the popcorn with melted butter.

• The sentence is correct.

• The calories slathered the popcorn with melted butter.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1D

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?

Attached to the email, Charlotte sent her boyfriend Byron another picture with eerie red eyes.

• The sentence is correct.

• Pictures don't have eerie red eyes.

• Charlotte was attached to the email.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1D

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?

Hungry for dinner, the surface is where Gert the goldfish waited in anticipation of food flakes.

• Goldfish can't wait in anticipation.

• The surface sounds like it is the one waiting.

• Gert needs to be mentioned closer to 'Hungry for dinner'.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1D

CCSS.W.6.3D

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?

After the rainstorm, Jeremy walked his dog on a sidewalk covered in wet leaves.

• Jeremy can't walk his dog after a rainstorm.

• Sidewalks cannot be covered in leaves.

• The sentence is correct.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?

Tonya made the mistake of walking her boisterous bulldog Bill in high heels.

• Bulldogs can't wear high heels.

• The bulldog is who made the mistake.

• The sentence is correct.