Mastering Modifiers: Quiz Challenge

Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?

• The boy quickly ran to the store.

• She almost drove her kids to school every day.

• The cat slept on the warm windowsill.

• The teacher explained the lesson clearly.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Identify the dangling modifier in the following sentence: "Walking down the street, the flowers were blooming beautifully."

• Walking down the street

• the flowers

• were blooming beautifully

• No dangling modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is free of misplaced or dangling modifiers?

• After eating, the dishes were washed by John.

• Covered in chocolate, Sarah enjoyed the cake.

• The dog barked loudly at the stranger.

• While reading a book, the lamp fell over.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is a misplaced modifier?

• A word or phrase that modifies the wrong word in a sentence

• A word that is spelled incorrectly

• A verb that is in the wrong tense

• A sentence fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the sentence with the correct modifier placement.

• She served sandwiches to the children on paper plates.

• She served the children sandwiches on paper plates.

• She on paper plates served sandwiches to the children.

• She served on paper plates sandwiches to the children.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

• The man drove almost his car for ten hours.

• The man drove his car for almost ten hours.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Rewrite the following sentence to correct the dangling modifier: "After finishing the assignment, the TV was turned on."

• After finishing the assignment, the TV was turned on.

• After finishing the assignment, I turned on the TV.

• The TV was turned on after finishing the assignment.

• Turning on the TV, the assignment was finished.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Explain why the following sentence is unclear: "Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by the athlete."

• The modifier "Running quickly" is too far from "athlete," making it unclear who was running.

• The sentence is too short.

• The verb tense is incorrect.

• The word "athlete" is misspelled.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which revision(s) correct the misplaced modifier in the sentence below? "She nearly watched the movie for two hours every night."

• She watched the movie for nearly two hours every night.

• She nearly watched the movie every night for two hours.

• She watched nearly the movie for two hours every night.

• She watched the movie nearly for two hours every night.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Select the sentence that contains a dangling modifier.

• While driving to school, the rain started pouring.

• The rain started pouring while I was driving to school.

• I was driving to school when the rain started pouring.

• The rain poured as I drove to school.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C