Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
Which sentence uses modifiers correctly?
A. Being a teacher, it's a fun job.
B. Being a teacher, as a job, it's fun.
C. Being a teacher is a fun job.
D. It's a fun job being a teacher.
C. Being a teacher is a fun job.
Getting her hands tangled in the yarn, the sweater was ruined. What is the best revision for this sentence?
A. Getting her hands tangled in the yarn as the sweater was ruined.
B. After getting her hands tangled in the yarn, Amanda ruined her sweater.
C. Getting her hands tangled in the yarn and the sweater was ruined.
D. When getting her hands tangled in the yarn, the sweater was ruined.
B. After getting her hands tangled in the yarn, Amanda ruined her sweater.
Adverbs can describe:
A. Nouns
B. Verbs
C. Verbs and adjectives
D. None of the above
C. Verbs and adjectives
Rewrite the following sentence so it no longer has a dangling modifier:
After working on the project for months, it scored a 98%.
Up to Ms. Dyer's judgment! :)
Which of the following sentences has the adjective correctly placed?
A. The thief stole the old Grecian coin.
B. The thief stole the old, Grecian, coin.
C. The thief stole the old coin Grecian.
D. The thief stole the coin, old and Grecian.
A. The thief stole the old Grecian coin.
Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly:
A. Screaming, the scary movie ended with a jump scare.
B. The United States is the third most populated country in the world.
C. After a good night's sleep, the work got done a lot faster.
D. Wondering when the bus would get there, it was really late.
B. The United States is the third most populated country in the world.
The birthday card was passed around secretly to hide it from Val. What is the adverb in this sentence?
A. birthday
B. card
C. passed
D. secretly
D. secretly
Which sentence uses modifiers correctly?
A. Playing outside, my shirt was stained.
B. My shirt was stained while I was playing outside.
C. My shirt, playing outside, was stained.
D. Stained, I was playing outside.
B. My shirt was stained while I was playing outside.
Sleeping in her new bedroom, the dark was a little scary. What is the best revision for this sentence?
A. Sleeping in her new bedroom as the dark was a little scary.
B. As she was sleeping in her new bedroom the dark was scary in her new bedroom.
C. Sleeping in her new bedroom and the dark was a little scary.
D. When Penny was sleeping in her new bedroom, the dark was a little scary.
D. When Penny was sleeping in her new bedroom, the dark was a little scary.
The adverb is correctly placed in which of the following sentences?
A. Softly, the rain, fell.
B. The rain fell softly.
C. The soft rain fell.
D. The softly rain fell.
B. The rain fell softly.
Before class today, I read a book by John Green that was realistic fiction. Which of the following is the best revision of this sentence?
A. Before class today, I read a realistic fiction John Green.
B. A realistic fiction book by John Green before class today.
C. I read a book by John Green that was before class today.
D. Before class today, I read a realistic fiction book by John Green.
D. Before class today, I read a realistic fiction book by John Green.
The group of English students is in the classroom that is quiet and shy. Which is the best way to revise the sentence?
A. The quiet and shy student is in the group of English classrooms.
B. The group of English students is in the quiet and shy classroom.
C. The classroom is quiet and shy that is in the group of English students.
D. The group of quiet and shy English students is in the classroom.
D. The group of quiet and shy English students is in the classroom.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. The unexpectedly surprise came on my birthday.
B. My birthday had an unexpectedly surprise come.
C. The surprise came unexpectedly on my birthday.
D. On my birthday there came a surprise unexpected.
C. The surprise came unexpectedly on my birthday.
On Wednesday afternoon, my school said on Friday there would be a pep assembly. Which of the following is the best revision for this sentence?
A. On Wednesday afternoon, my school said there would be a pep assembly on Friday.
B. On Wednesday afternoon, my school said there would be a pep assembly.
C. My school said on Friday there would be a pep assembly.
D. My school said on Friday on Wednesday afternoon there would be a pep assembly.
A. On Wednesday afternoon, my school said there would be a pep assembly on Friday.
Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly:
A. Alayna wore her favorite outfit on her first day of school.
B. With a loud gasp, the hot plate was dropped to the floor.
C. Frustrated, the football was abandoned on the field.
D. Entirely confused by her DeltaMath, the assignment didn't get finished and submitted.
A. Alayna wore her favorite outfit on her first day of school.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. I dropped and broke accidental a vase yesterday.
B. I dropped and broke an accidentally vase yesterday.
C. Yesterday, I dropped and broke a vase accidental.
D. Yesterday, I accidentally dropped and broke a vase.
D. Yesterday, I accidentally dropped and broke a vase.