What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?
Attached to the email, Charlotte sent her boyfriend Byron another picture with eerie red eyes.
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
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English
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8th Grade
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Easy
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence?
Attached to the email, Charlotte sent her boyfriend Byron another picture with eerie red eyes.
The sentence is correct.
Pictures don't have eerie red eyes.
Charlotte was attached to the email.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Does the following sentence contain a misplaced modifier, or a dangling modifier?
Driving up a rock-strewn Mountain, the tire went flat.
Dangling Modifier
Misplaced Modifier
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Does the following sentence contain a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?
I showed my dog to the vet who has fleas.
Dangling Modifier
Misplaced Modifier
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Does the following sentence contain a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?
Jessica put her coat on before she reached for the door with the fur hood.
Dangling
Misplaced
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences is the most clear/correct?
Running recklessly through the forest, the tree stump tripped Jay.
Running recklessly through the forest, Jay tripped over the tree stump.
Running recklessly through the forest, the stump of the tree tripped Jay.
Running recklessly through the forest, the tree tripped.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is the sentence below written correctly?
Covered in wildflowers, the elephant pondered the hillside's beauty.
Yes, the sentence is correct.
No, the sentence has a misplaced modifier.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where should the red modifier be placed?
Joshua and Reginald heard that there was a destructive hailstorm on the news.
After destructive
After heard
After Joshua
After was
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