Vague Sentences

Determine if the example is correct or if it contains a misplaced modifier?

The intruder was led away by the police in handcuffs.

• Correct

• Misplaced Modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Determine if the example is correct or if it contains a misplaced modifier?

Jack found a silver woman's ring outside.

• Correct

• Misplaced Modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Determine if the example is correct or if it contains a misplaced modifier?

The green car on the bridge is mine.

• Correct

• Misplaced Modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? 

• Running recklessly through the forest, the tree stump tripped Jay.
• Running recklessly through the forest, Jay tripped over the tree stump.
• Running recklessly through the forest, the stump of the tree tripped Jay.
• Running recklessly through the forest, the tree tripped.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

A modifier is called "misplaced" when:

• it is placed too close to the word it modifies

• it is placed too far away from the word it modifies

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?

• Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, the bottle of cold water quenched Donovan's thirst.

• Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, Donovan quenched his thirst with a bottle of cold water.

• Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, Donovan's thirst was quenched with a bottle of cold water.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers?

• Abdullah gasped as the badly wrapped burrito squirted its contents onto his shirt, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce.
• The badly wrapped burrito squirted its contents onto Abdullah's shirt, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce.
• The badly wrapped burrito, which was spicy hot and full of lettuce, squirted its contents onto Abdullah's shirt.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers?

• The repairman fixed the kitchen faucet, which leaked in a wasteful manner.
• Leaking in a wasteful manner, we called a repairman to fix the kitchen faucet.
• Leaking wastefully, the repairman arrived to fix the kitchen faucet.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What are dangling modifiers missing?

• a verb

• something to describe

• an adjective

• nothing

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which part is the dangling modifier in the sentence below?

Running around, an ankle was broken.

• Running around

• an ankle

• was broken

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C