Modifiers TOTD

Which sentence has a misplaced modifier?

• This monkey is about five inches long, so you could hold it in your hand.

• While living in trees, rainforests provide food for pygmy marmosets.

• Pygmy marmosets have thick grizzly fur on their bodies that is mainly gray, but they also have yellow and green stripes called striations.

• While allowing for some human habitation, conservationists are trying to find ways to preserve the forests.

Which sentence does not have an error in grammar, usage, or mechanics?

• Devon wore his new gray shoes to his very first day of work.

• Completely exhausted from the day's activities, Madeline's shoes were thrown off as soon as she walked into the house.

• Duncan was nervous to ride the perilous roller-coaster eating a big lunch at the amusement park.

• Without the appropriate equipment, it was hard to climb the mountain.

Which of the following corrects this sentence?

Heavy, awkward, and with a broken handle, Liz could not get her suitcase up the stairs.

• Liz could not get her heavy, awkward suitcase up the stairs with a broken handle.

• Since it was heavy, awkward, and had a broken handle, Liz's suitcase could not be brought up the stairs.

• Liz could not get her suitcase up the heavy awkward, and with a broken handle stairs

• Correct as is

Which is the best way to rewrite the sentence?

The gallon of vanilla yogurt is in the freezer that is soft and creamy.

• The soft and creamy gallon is in the vanilla yogurt freezer.

• 
  The gallon of vanilla yogurt is in the soft and creamy freezer.

• The freezer is soft and creamy that is in the gallon of vanilla yogurt.

• The gallon of soft and creamy vanilla yogurt is in the freezer.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• Driving through the mountains, they were snow covered.

• I saw the dog on the way to the coffee shop.

• 
  While we were driving through the mountains, they were covered in snow.

• After traveling all day, the hotel was a welcome sight.

Which of the following sentences does not contain misplaced modifiers?

• Jason, who ran the mile run, finished in first place.

• 
  Mrs. Johnson saw a rainbow while walking in the forest high up in the sky.

• 
  Shaun finished his homework last night who had math to do.

• Haley saw four monkeys while swinging from a tree with long tails.

Read the sentence.

After eating my lunch, the dog jumped up on my lap.

Which choice tells what is NOT clear about this sentence?

• WHEN the dog jumped into my lap

• WHAT the dog did

• WHO ate the lunch

• WHICH meal was eaten

Which sentence uses modifiers correctly?

• Going shopping on Saturday, my car broke down

• 
  My car broke down as I was shopping on Saturday.

• My car, going shopping on Saturday, broke down.

• Breaking down, I was shopping in my car Saturday.