Misplaced Modifiers
Correct the misplaced modifier if one exists; otherwise, say, "Correct as is.": Wanting to cheer up her friend, Addison mentioned the surprise party.
Correct as is.
Daily Double: I began doing the laundry piled up next to the washer.
What type of sentence is this?
Simple
On the way to the store, she saw a puppy and a kitten.
"On the way" "to the store "
Prepositional Phrases
Correct the dangling modifier if one exists; otherwise, say, "Correct as is.": The experiment was a failure, not having studied the lab manual carefully
They failed the experiment because they did not study the lab manual carefully.
Daily Double "I didn't see an actual alien being," Abigail said, "but I sure wish I had."
Correct or Incorrect
Correct
Daily Double: Correct the misplaced modifier if one exists; otherwise, say, "Correct as is.": The man walked toward the car carrying a briefcase.
The man carrying a briefcase walked toward the car.
Joe and Levi moved the boxes that Rhett ( set, sat ) on the tables.
set
“Between talking and goofing off, he doesn't have much time to do his work.”
"talking" goofing"
Gerunds
Correct the misplaced modifier if one exists; otherwise, say, "Correct as is.": Mia was delighted when Mr. Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin.
Mia was delighted when Mr. Nguyen, with an ear-to-ear grin, returned her perfect calculus test.
Spencer, who was working in his field that morning, said, "The alien spaceship appeared right before my own two eyes."
Correct or Incorrect
Correct
A ________ is a word, phrase, or clause that describes the wrong thing because of its placement in the sentence.
Misplaced Modifier
DAILY DOUBLE!: A spaceship from Venus landed at midnight, on Friday, in my backyard.
What type of sentence is this?
Simple Sentence.
They look a lot like verbs but they don’t act like them at all. In fact, they prefer to act like nouns.
What are they?
Gerunds
Correct the misplaced modifier if one exists; otherwise, say, "Correct as is.": As I was running across the floor, the rug slipped, and I lost my balance.
Answers may vary- I slipped on the rug as I was running across the room, and I lost my balance.
Where do the commas go?
I was born October 14 1968 in Ulysses Nebraska.
I was born October 14, 1968, in Ulysses, Nebraska.
Correct the misplaced modifier if one exists; otherwise, say, "Correct as is.": Kami served sandwiches to the children on paper plates.
Kami served sandwiches on paper plates to the children.
The room with a view of a lake was too expensive, so Hayden decided on the room without a view.
What type of sentence is this?
Compound Sentence
Kinley needs to give Atticus the charger after school.
"to give"
Infinitive Phrase
Correct the misplaced modifier if one exists; otherwise, say, "Correct as is.": Braden bought the horse for his sister they call Prince. (The horse is named Prince _
He bought the horse they call Prince for his sister.
Caiden let the plate of spicie enchiladas cool on the table.
Correct or Incorrect
Caiden let the plate of spicy enchiladas cool on the table.
Incorrect
Correct the misplaced modifier if one exists; otherwise, say, "Correct as is.": Collin nearly drove the car for six hours a day.
Collin drove the car for nearly six hours a day.
She had (laid, layed, lied) the blanket down before she left.
Laid
Knitting is a passion that Logan does not have.
"Knitting"
for Daily Double - is it a noun or adjective
Gerund
Noun
Correct the dangling modifier if one exists; otherwise, say, "Correct as is.": After reading the original study, the article remains unconvincing.
After reading the original study, Kayleigh remains unconvinced by the article.
Daily Double- Did the dog bark every time he heard Kate say “I’m bringing dinner?"
Correct or Incorrect
Did the dog bark every time he heard Kate say “I’m bringing dinner”?
INCORRECT