Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Medium
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Christina Mullane
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?
I nearly made fifty dollars today.
I made nearly fifty dollars today.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?
When we opened the leather woman's purse, we found the missing keys.
When we opened the woman's leather purse, we found the missing keys.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?
I have only five minutes to talk with you.
I only have five minutes to talk with you.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?
Wearing only light shirts and shorts, we hiked through the forest.
We hiked through the forest wearing only light shirts and shorts.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?
The fans stood in line to buy tickets to the show for twenty minutes.
The fans stood in line for twenty minutes to buy tickets to the show.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?
We gave the old clothes to a local charity that had been piled up in the basement.
We gave the old clothes that had been piled up in the basement to a local charity.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?
After the movie, we ate Mexican food that was very spicy.
We ate Mexican food after the movie that was very spicy.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
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