ENGLISH 9 LESSON 5 QUIZ

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

• The dog with the brown spots belongs to that child.

• The car was parked in the garage for fifteen years.

• The car's battery was dead.

• Hanging on the wall, she glanced in the mirror.

Choose the sentence without misplaced modifier.

• She had a meal in the restaurant that was low in price.

• She had a meal that was low in price in the restaurant.

• Low in price, she had a meal in the restaurant.

Choose the most logical way to complete each sentence.

Squeezing from the bottom of the tube, _____________.

• toothpaste splattered the mirror. B.

• Kendra splattered the mirror with toothpaste.

• the mirror was splattered with toothpaste.

Choose the most logical way to complete each sentence.

Cursing her heavy book bag, __________.

• Jillian's professors seldom made assignments in the thick textbooks.

• Jillian carried around thick textbooks that her professors seldom use.

• the textbooks that Jillian seldom needed made her shoulders sore.

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

• The battery in my car died.

• The man in the brown suit ran toward the taxi.

• The man in the drawer found his handkerchief.

• The mouse was caught in the trap.

Choose the sentence without any misplaced modifier.

• Digging fingernails into his palms, Jerry’s speech caused sweatiness and nervousness.

• Digging fingernails into his palms, sweatiness and nervousness about the speech were what Jerry experienced.

• Digging fingernails into his palms, Jerry got sweaty and nervous during the speech.

A(n) ___ is a word, phrase, or clause that modifies (or describes) another word and adds detail to a sentence.

• verb
• modifier
• adjective
• adverb

Sandy sings in the church choir. She sings a solo every week. Everyone looks forward to hearing her sing. Last Sunday Mrs. Smith said, “Sandy has the voice of an angel.” We all agreed with her. I think she will be famous one day.

• The church has a choir.

• Sandy goes to church.

• Sandy is a great singer.

• Sandy sang a solo each

  week.

Tommy ran down the street chasing his dog. “Bobby! Bobby!” he yelled. He knew he should have checked the gate before letting Bobby into the back yard. His mother has told him a hundred times. How had he forgotten? If he had closed it, Bobby would still be in the back yard.

• Bobby ran away.

• Tommy forgot to make sure the gate was closed.

• Tommy was forgetful.

• Tommy’s mother was bossy.

Joy sat on the bench at the baseball field and waited. She didn’t like waiting alone. All of the other kids had been picked up by their parents. Where was her mother? Suddenly, her mother came running to her. “Oh Joy, I’m so sorry. Next time I will make myself a note.”

• Joy’s mother forgot to pick her up.

• Joy hated sitting alone.

• Joy plays baseball.

• Joy’s mother writes notes.