Modifiers

Modifiers

7th Grade

15 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives/Adverbs

Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives/Adverbs

8th - 9th Grade

19 Qs

ELAGSE7L1c- Modifier Practice

ELAGSE7L1c- Modifier Practice

7th Grade

17 Qs

Modifier

Modifier

12th Grade

12 Qs

Types of Phrases

Types of Phrases

5th - 8th Grade

15 Qs

Phrases

Phrases

5th - 9th Grade

13 Qs

Misplaced Modifiers

Misplaced Modifiers

7th Grade

15 Qs

Basic English Grammar

Basic English Grammar

University

20 Qs

Modifiers

Modifiers

9th Grade

12 Qs

Modifiers

Modifiers

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a modifier?

A very confusing phrase

A word, phrase, or clause that adds in extra information about another part of the sentence

A grammatical mistake

A misleading sentence

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

The Los Angeles police regretfully reported last month that three buildings had been robbed.

According to news reports by the Los Angeles police last month, three buildings were robbed.

Last month, the Los Angeles police reported that three buildings had been robbed.

Three buildings were reported robbed by the Los Angeles police last month.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word is being modified?

costume

large

cardboard

original

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word is being modified?
Linguistics, as I learned recently, is the study of languages.

languages

study

learned

linguistics

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of modifier is the selected word in the following sentence? The huge turtle with the green shell blinked sleepily.

adjective

adverb

prepositional phrase (adjective)

prepositional phrase (adverb)

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

verb

modifier

adjective

adverb

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is the prepositional phrase in the sentence an adjective or an adverb phrase?

Do you like swimming in the ocean?

adjective

adverb

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
or continue with
Microsoft
Apple
Others
By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
Already have an account?