Degrees of Comparison
Misplaced Modifiers
Using Degrees of Comparison
Dangling Modifiers
Other
100
The positive form of fast
What is fast
100
Is this sentence correct, "Kate wrote a letter to her best friend about her trip."
What is yes
100
James is (fast) than Carl.
What is faster
100
A word, phrase, or clause that does not logically modify any word in the sentence.
What is dangling modifier
100
Our English teacher
Who is Mr. Gindt
200
The superlative form of large
What is largest
200
What is the misplaced modifier, "I ate my cheeseburger in my underwear."
What is in my underwear
200
The hare is (more speedier, speedier) than the tortoise
What is speedier
200
Is this sentence correct, "After agreeing to a cease-fire, the fighting began again."
What is no
200
What word should be added, "Jaidon knows more about Mein Kampf than anyone in our class."
What is else
300
The comparative form of perfect
What is more perfect
300
What is the misplaced modifier, "While on the clothes line, the shirt was taken by the wind."
What is none
300
Her hair was nearly (perfect)
What is perfect
300
What is the dangling modifier, "Looking out my bedroom window, the sun rose on the horizon."
What is looking out my bedroom window
300
Is this sentence correct, "Nobody found nothing in the field."
What is no
400
The comparative form of bad
What is worse
400
What is the misplaced modifier, "We served a plate to my brother with corn."
What is with corn
400
That game is (fun) than Monopoly
What is more fun
400
What is the dangling modifier, "Sitting home alone, every noise seemed suspicious."
What is sitting home alone
400
Two negatives used in the same sentence.
What is double negative
500
The superlative form of incredible
What is most incredible
500
What is the misplaced modifier, "You told me that you finished the race already."
What is already
500
Elephants are the (biggest, most biggest) land animal
What is biggest
500
What is the dangling modifier, "After searching for hours, I found the missing letter on my dresser."
What is none
500
The number of words on the word wall
What is 194
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