Modifiers and Negatives

Is this sentences correct?

• Yes

• No

Which sentence correctly avoids misplaced modifiers?

• The repairman fixed the kitchen faucet, which leaked in a wasteful manner.

• Leaking in a wasteful manner, we called a repairman to fix the kitchen faucet.

• Leaking wastefully, the repairman arrived to fix the kitchen faucet.

True or False. The sentence contains a misplaced modifier.
 Hannah kept all her medicine in the medicine cabinet that had been prescribed to her.

• True

• False

What is a modifier in a sentence?

• word or phrase that adds additional information

• word that explains an action

• phrase that changes one's action

• clause that cannot be its own sentence

What is the misplaced modifier shown in the sentence below?
The man bought a tie at the department store with yellow and blue stripes?

• at the department store

• with yellow and blue stripes

A(n) ___ is a word, phrase, or clause that modifies (or describes) another word and adds detail to a sentence.

• verb

• modifier

• adjective

• adverb

A(n) ____ modifies (or describes) verbs.

• verb

• plural noun

• adjective

• adverb

Which sentence contains a correctly placed modifier?

• The cat sat on the mat, which was fluffy.

• Fluffy, the cat sat on the mat.

• The cat, fluffy, sat on the mat.

• The mat sat on the cat, which was fluffy.

Identify the sentence with a misplaced modifier.

• Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by John.

• John crossed the finish line running quickly.

• The finish line was crossed by John running quickly.

• Running quickly, John crossed the finish line.

What is the negative word in the sentence: 'She did not see the movie'?

• did

• not

• see

• movie