Revising Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

What type of error, if any, does the following sentence have?

We left our car at the shop with a flat tire.

• No error.

• A misplaced modifier.

• A dangling modifier.

What type of error, if any, does the following sentence have?

Drinking coffee on the balcony, a fire engine came down the street.

• No error.

• A misplaced modifier.

• A dangling modifier.

What type of error, if any, does the following sentence have?

I found the book that I need for class after I looked in three rooms.

• No error.

• A misplaced modifier.

• A dangling modifier.

Select the two possible answers.

How can the following sentence be revised to correct the dangling modifier error?

Stepping into the boat, my camera dropped into the water.

• My camera dropped into the water stepping into the boat.

• My camera, stepping into the boat, dropped into the water.

• Stepping into the boat, I dropped my camera into the water.

• While I was stepping into the boat, my camera dropped into the water.

How can the following sentence be revised to eliminate the misplaced modifier error?

The orchestra members prepared for the performance, who were tuning their instruments.

• Who were tuning their instruments the orchestra members prepared for the performance.

• The orchestra, who were tuning their instruments, members prepared for the performance.

• The orchestra members, who were tuning their instruments, prepared for the performance.

Which modifier is misplaced in the following sentence?

Every morning, Arthur likes to slowly eat a blueberry muffin in his pajamas.

• Every morning.

• in his pajamas.

• slowly.

Which modifier is dangling in the following sentence?

Flying over the Rockies, the mountains were snow-covered and cloudless.

• Flying over the Rockies.

• snow-covered.

• cloudless.

Where can the following modifier (on the kitchen table) be inserted in the following sentence?

While they were eating, many guests admired the beautiful silver spoons, forks, and knives.

• Before while.

• Between guests and admired.

• Between the and beautiful.

• after knives.

What is the best way to rewrite this sentence?

To prevent an unhealthy buildup of bacteria, bed sheets should be washed at least once a week.

• You should wash your bed sheets preventing an unhealthy buildup of bacteria at least once a week.

• Bed sheets should be washed at least once a week to prevent an unhealthy buildup of bacteria.

• Preventing an unhealthy buildup of bacteria, bed sheets should be washed at least once a week.

• To prevent an unhealthy buildup of bacteria, you should wash your bed sheets at least once a week.

Which of the following sentences is the most clear and effective?

• As I walked alone in the forest, all of the tall trees looked frightening

• All of the tall trees looked frightening, walking alone in the forest.

• Looking frightening, I walked alone in the forest amid all of the tall trees.

• Walking alone in the forest, all of the tall trees looked frightening.