Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers

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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
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
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Does the following sentence contain a misplaced modifier or a dangling modifier?
Dangling
Misplaced
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
3.
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.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is the sentence below written correctly?
Yes, the sentence is correct.
No, the sentence has a misplaced modifier.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
5.
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
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where should the red modifier be placed?
Ringing, everyone glared at the man with the cell phone.
Before cell phone
After everyone
After glared
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a dangling modifier?
When there is no subject in the sentence that is being described (you have to add it)
When there is the correct subject somewhere in the sentence, but not next to the modifier (you have to rearrange).
A grammatically correct sentence
When a semicolon is used incorrectly
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
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