Questions
Misplaced Modifiers
Dangling Modifiers
Phrases and Clauses
100
I am a word, phrase, and / or clause that acts as an adjective or an adverb.
What is a modifier.
100
Correct the following sentence: "The blue school's chairs are about to break."
What is "The school's blue chairs are about to break."
100
Correct the following sentence: "Leaving quickly, my keys were forgotten."
What is "Leaving quickly, I forgot my keys."
100
Correct the following sentence: "The dealer sold the Aston Martin to the buyer with leather seats."
What is "The dealer sold the Aston Martin with leather seats to the buyer."
200
I am a modifier placed so that it is confusing or unclear what I am modifying.
What is a misplaced modifier.
200
Correct the following sentence: "The broken man's record player was beyond repair."
What is "The man's broken record player was beyond repair."
200
Correct the following sentence: "While playing in the soccer game, his leg broke."
What is "While playing in the soccer game, he broke his leg."
200
Correct the following sentence: "The three bankers spoke quietly in the corner smoking pipes."
What is "The three bankers smoking pipes spoke quietly in the corner."
300
I am a modifier that modifies a word or phrase that either does not exist in the sentence or an unintended word phrase.
What is a dangling modifier.
300
Correct the following sentence: "He let the hot cup of coffee cool on the table."
What is "He let the cup of hot coffee cool on the table."
300
Correct the following sentence: "When buying a new house, the price has to be thought about by Emily."
What is "When buying a new house, Emily has to thing about the price."
300
Correct the following sentence: "They saw a fence behind the house made of barbed wire."
What is "They saw a fence made of barbed wire behind the house."
400
Changing the oil occasionally helps a car run better. Consider the above sentence. Which is the misplaced modifier?
What is occasionally.
400
Correct the following sentence: "On her way home, Sophia found a gold man's watch."
What is "On her way home, Sophia found a man's gold watch."
400
Correct the following sentence: "Running after the robber the rain soaked Jonah."
What is "Running after the robber, Jonah was soaked by the rain."
400
Correct the following sentence: "The waiter served a dinner roll to the woman that was well buttered."
What is "The waiter served a dinner roll that was well buttered to the woman."
500
Sauced with lumpy gravy, the waitress served Albert a plate of gray meatloaf. Consider the above sentence. Is the modifier misplaced or dangling?
What is misplaced.
500
Correct the following sentence: "We had a big dinner after the show that was both delicious and filing."
What is "After the show, we had a bug dinner that was both delicious and filling."
500
Correct the following sentence: "Encased by so much Styrofoam, anyone can bring this antique vase anywhere."
What is "Encased in so much Styrofoam, this antique vase can be brought anywhere."
500
Correct the following sentence: "The teacher said on Monday she would return our tests."
What is "On Monday the teacher said she would return our tests." OR "The teacher said she would return our tests on Monday."
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