Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?

The lady with a headache shopped for a dress.

The lady shopped for a dress with a headache.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

Running recklessly through the forest, Jay tripped over the tree stump.

Running recklessly through the forest, the tree stump tripped Jay.

Running recklessly through the forest, the stump of the tree tripped Jay.

Running recklessly through the forest, the tree tripped.

What is a modifier in a sentence?

A word or phrase that adds additional information

A phrase that changes one's action

A clause that cannot be its own sentence

What is a dangling modifier?

a modifier whose subject is unknown

a modifier that is not in the correct spot in a sentence

a modifier that is both a clause and a phrase

What is the modifier in the following sentence? Brian, the man with the bushy red beard, is Lydia's husband.

the man with the bushy red beard

What is the dangling modifier? Before waking up, the lights were flickering in the room.

the lights were flickering in the room

What is the dangling modifier? Rummaging through her giant handbag, the sunglasses escaped detection.

Rummaging through her giant handbag, the sunglasses escaped detection.

What is a misplaced modifier?

A description that is improperly separated from the word its describing.

A clause that is separated by more than one adjective.

when a phrase is describing a clause

when a modifier's subject is not defined in the sentence

What is the misplaced modifier? Professor Jones, who was late with another essay, waited for the slacker student.

who was late with another essay

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.

The police reported that two cars were stolen this week.

The police stole two cars this week.

Choose the best way to correct the following sentence: While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains.

While Kyle was skiing in the mountains on vacation last December, he encountered a coyote.

While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing on a sled.

The sentence is correct as written.

Choose the best way to correct this sentence: Covered with mushrooms and cheese, Morgan bit into the pizza.

Morgan bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese.

Morgan was covered with mushrooms and cheese as she bit into the pizza.

The sentence is correct as written.

Choose the best way to correct this sentence:Trevor gave a sculpture to his girlfriend that he had carved out of soap.

Trevore gave a sculpture that he had carved out of soap to his girlfriend.

Trevor carved his girlfriend out of soap.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Crawling up the wall, my grandmother saw the tarantula and screamed.

My grandmother screamed when she saw the tarantula crawling up the wall.

My grandmother crawled up the wall and then screamed when she saw a tarantula.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: After dying from not enough water, Olivia threw the plant in the trash.

Olivia threw the plant in the trash after it died from not enough water.

Olivia died from not having enough water, then threw the plant in the trash.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: After learning to sit and roll over, Walter entered his puppy in a local dog show.

After Walter's puppy learned to sit and roll over, Walter entered him in a local dog show.

After Walter learned to sit and roll over, the puppy entered him in a local dog show.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the dog in the house that snarled all the time.

Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the house which had a dog that snarled all the time.

Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the house that snarled all the time.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: No one was happier than Alex to discover his missing wallet mowing the lawn.

No one was happier than Alex when he discovered his missing wallet while he was mowing the lawn.

Alex was happy that his missing wallet was mowing the lawn.

Choose the best way to correct the sentence: In spike heels and a ruffled dress, the football captain was dazzled by the homecoming queen.

The football captain was dazzled by the homecoming queen in her spike heels and ruffled dress.

The football captain dazzled the homecoming queen by wearing his spike heels and ruffled dress.

Which sentence is written correctly?

On her way home, Sally found a man's silver watch.

On her way home, Sally found a silver man's watch.

Dangling and Misplaced modifiers

Authored by Denise Irish

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A(n) ____ modifies (or describes) nouns or pronouns.

verb

pronoun

adjective

adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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

verb

plural noun

adjective

adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the red phrase modify (or describe) in the following sentence?
The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive.

the

are

expensive

shoes

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To correct a misplaced modifier, rearrange, revise, and ____ the sentence by moving the words.

rewrite

review

recycle

reward

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the sentence with the modifier in the correct place.

The clerk sold the scarf to the woman with the red print.

The clerk sold the scarf with the red print to the woman.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the sentence with the modifier in the correct place.

On her way to school, Marissa found a woman's green purse.

On her way to school, Marissa found a green woman's purse.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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Dangling and Misplaced modifiers

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

A(n) ____ modifies (or describes) nouns or pronouns.

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

What does the red phrase modify (or describe) in the following sentence?The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive.

To correct a misplaced modifier, rearrange, revise, and ____ the sentence by moving the words.

Choose the sentence with the modifier in the correct place.

Choose the sentence with the modifier in the correct place.

Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

What is a modifier in a sentence?

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What does the red phrase modify (or describe) in the following sentence?
The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive.