Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

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.

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CCSS.L.7.1C

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.

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CCSS.L.7.1C

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.

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CCSS.L.7.1C

Which of the following sentences is written with all modifiers placed correctly? 

• The students received an A who made the first presentation.  
• The kitten belongs to my neighbor that is on the branch. 
• I showed the colorful cotton fabric that was made in Kenya to my sister.
• The doctor said that the triplets were quite healthy who examined them.

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CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Wearing a bright orange suit and floppy yellow shoes, the circus featured a clown.
• The circus featured a clown that was wearing a bright orange suit and floppy shoes. 

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1C

When only five years old, my father took me to see my first Dodger game.

• correct

• incorrect

Plans for a new road have finally been approved after three years of red tape to stretch across the

valley.

• correct

• incorrect

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

What is the misplaced modifier?
Covered in dirt, I gave my dog a bath. 

• a bath
• Covered in dirt
• Covered
• I gave my dog a bath

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CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the dog in the house that snarled all the time.

• Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the house which had a dog that snarled all the time.
• Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the house that snarled all the time.
• Already correct

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

Hoping to succeed in the interview, long hours were spent in preparation.

• Dangling Modifier

• Misplaced Modifier

• Correct

Answer explanation

Hoping to succeed in the interview, long hours were spent in preparation.

THERE IS NOTHING IN THE SENTECE FOR HOPING TO SUCCEED TO SIT BESIDE.

IT IS HANGING OUT DANGLING ALONE.

Hoping to succeed in the interview, she spent long hours preparing.

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CCSS.L.7.1C