
Misplaced Modifiers
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12th Grade
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Morgan Mousley
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What does the red phrase modify (or describe) in the following sentence?
The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive.
expensive
shoes
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Multiple Choice
What word does the blue word modify (describe)?
The creepy old house belongs to my neighbor.
old
house
neighbor
belongs
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Multiple Choice
What word does the blue word modify (describe)?
I cut the apple with a sharp knife.
cut
apple
knife
I
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Multiple Choice
Determine if the example is correct or if it contains a misplaced modifier?
The intruder was led away by the police in handcuffs.
Correct
Misplaced Modifier
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Multiple Choice
Determine if the example is correct or if it contains a misplaced modifier?
Jack found a silver woman's ring outside.
Correct
Misplaced Modifier
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Multiple Choice
Determine if the example is correct or if it contains a misplaced modifier?
The green car on the bridge is mine.
Correct
Misplaced Modifier
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence corrects the misplaced modifier?
The cracked girl's glasses were thrown away.
The girl's cracked glasses were thrown away.
The glasses of the cracked girl were thrown away.
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Multiple Choice
"The salesman sold the picture to the short woman in the silver frame." A correct version is:
The salesman sold the silver picture to the short framed woman.
The salesman sold the framed picture to the short silver woman.
The silver salesman sold the picture to the short framed woman.
The salesman sold the picture in the silver frame to the short woman.
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Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?
Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, the bottle of cold water quenched Donovan's thirst.
Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, Donovan quenched his thirst with a bottle of cold water.
Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, Donovan's thirst was quenched with a bottle of cold water.
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