Misplaced Modifiers and Dangling Modifiers

Identify the sentence with a correctly placed modifier.

• Quickly running towards the gate, the ticket was dropped.

• Running quickly towards the gate, he dropped his ticket.

• The ticket, running quickly towards the gate, was dropped.

• He dropped his ticket, running quickly towards the gate.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

How can the dangling modifier in the sentence "While walking to school, the flowers looked beautiful." be corrected?

• While walking to school, I noticed the flowers looked beautiful.

• The flowers looked beautiful while walking to school.

• While walking to school, the beautiful flowers looked at me.

• The flowers, while walking to school, looked beautiful.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Read the following sentence. Does it contain a misplaced modifier or dangling modifier?

Running on the track, a soccer ball hit her head.

• misplaced modifier

• dangling modifier

• both

• neither

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Correct the misplaced modifier: "Full of excitement, the gift was opened by the child."

• The child full of excitement opened the gift.

• Full of excitement, the child opened the gift.

• The gift, which was full of excitement, was opened by the child.

• The child was full of excitement and opened the gift.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

What is the dangling modifier?
Before waking up, the lights were flickering in the room. 

• Before waking up

• waking up

• the lights were flickering in the room

• were flickering

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which of the following sentences is grammatically 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.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly? 

• Filled with creamy caramel, Dane enjoyed the surprisingly filling candy bar.

• Filled with creamy caramel, the candy bar Dane enjoyed was surprisingly filling.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?

• The lady shopped for a dress with a headache.

• The lady with a headache shopped for a dress.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Is the sentence below written correctly?

• Yes, the sentence is correct.

• No, the sentence has a misplaced modifier.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C