Misplaced Modifiers
Identify the misplaced modifier.
The rusty chef's knife was in her backpack.
rusty
Identify the dangling modifier.
Working through the next class, the assignment was finished in time.
working through the next class
Identify the limiter in the sentence.
The chef absolutely made the recipe clear.
absolutely
Identify the misplaced modifier.
They saw a fence behind the car made of wooden beams.
made of wooden beams
Identify the dangling modifier.
Joining the team, it was a day.
joining the team
JEOPARDY SADNESS
Your team loses 100 points
Fix the misplaced modifier.
My friend sold her stuffed animal to her neighbor with the torn arms.
My friend sold her stuffed animal with the torn arms to her neighbor.
Fix the dangling modifier.
Cooking for hours, it was a busy day.
I had a busy day cooking for hours.
Identify the limiter.
After watching the birds, Tanner surely can identify them all.
surely
What is the definition of a misplaced modifier?
When a word, phrase, or clause is put in the wrong place in the sentence, modifying an unintended word.
JEOPARDY BONUS
Your team gets 400 points
Fix the limiter.
My surely principal knows how to have fun at school.
My principal surely knows how to have fun at school.
JEOPARDY SHOWDOWN
Switch points with the team in last place.
What is the definition of a Dangling Modifier?
A word, phrase, or clause should be modifying a word that is not in the sentence.
What is the definition of a limiter?
Hold back the full extent of a word.