Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

A word or phrase that is misplaced and changes the meaning or purpose of the sentence.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

• Verbs

• Participles

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

A type of modifying phrase that has no clear or logical subject.

• Misplaced Modifier

• Subordinate Clause

• Dangling Modifier

• Verbal Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Identify the modifying phrase:

Waking in the night, the fire engine could be heard.

• Waking in the night

• Waking

• could be heard

• the fire engine

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Identify the modifying phrase:

Covered in cream sauce, my husband loves chicken alfredo.

• my husband loves

• Covered in cream sauce

• chicken alfredo

• cream sauce

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

To fix a misplaced modifier, relocate it as close to the _____ it is supposed to modify.

• adjective

• preposition

• noun

• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What kind of modifier problem does this sentence have?

The car on the bridge which is green is mine.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

• Correct

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What kind of modifier problem does this sentence have?

At the age of three, my mother sang hymns.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

• Correct

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What kind of modifier problem does this sentence have?

We were told the movie would begin at 7:00 pm.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

• Correct

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the corrected sentence below:

The young lady was walking the dog on the cell phone.

• The dog was walking the young lady on the phone.

• The young lady on the phone was walking the dog.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the sentence with the corrected misplaced modifier:

She almost needed one day to complete the assignment.

• She needed one day to almost complete the assignment.

• She needed almost one day to complete the assignment.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C