Choosing the Correct Modifier

Find the sentence that has a mistake in grammar or usage.  If you find no mistakes, choose that answer.

• The steam rose up from the hot pavement.
• She put the kitten down carefully beside its mom.
• Neither of us is going to the party.
• No errors

Find the sentence that has a mistake in grammar or usage.  If you find no mistakes, choose that answer.

• The lost dog wandered sad through the streets.
• Frustrated, Boris threw his pencil across the room.
• We'll stop at their house first.
• No errors

Find the sentence that has a mistake in grammar or usage.  If you find no mistakes, choose that answer.

• I don't want to participate no longer.
• If you're not sure, look in the dictionary.
• "I will try to do better," Lauren promised.
• No errors

Find the sentence that has a mistake in grammar or usage.  If you find no mistakes, choose that answer.

• We sold less cookies this year than we did last year.
• That parrot doesn't talk.
• Don't spend too much money.
• No error

Replace the words in red type with the word or phrase that is grammatically correct.  
The book had a frighteningly and unhappy ending.

• a frighteningly and unhappily ending.
• an ending that was frightening and unhappily.
• a frightening and unhappy ending.
• an ending that was frightening and it was also an unhappy one.

Replace the word(s) in red type with the word or phrase that is grammatically correct.  
Strip mining, the cheaper method of mining, is controversial because it jeopardizes the environment.

• more cheap
• most cheap
• cheapest
• more cheaply

Raymond wore his one collared shirt to the job interview, which was unfortunately stained with yellow mustard.

• Dangling Modifier
• Misplaced Modifier

Tapping the pencil on the edge of the desk, the fourth cause of the French Revolution would not come to mind.

• Dangling Modifier
• Misplaced Modifer

What is the modifier phrase?
They gave a cat to my sister named Fluffy.

• Gave
• To my sister
• Named Fluffy
• They gave a cat

The student was punished by the teacher who cheated on the test.

• Dangling Modifier
• Misplaced Modifier