Modifiers

Modifiers

100

Find the modifiers in this sentence: Michael lifted the heavy box containing supplies.

Michael lifted the (heavy) box (containing supplies).

200

What is the modifier in this sentence? This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

This is the beginning of a (beautiful) friendship.

300

What is the modifier in this sentence? Sylvia bakes delicious cakes.

Sylvia bakes (delicious) cakes.

400

What are the modifiers in this sentence? The waiter placed the blueberry pancakes on the wooden table.

The waiter placed the (blueberry pancakes) on the (wooden) table.

500

Identify the modifiers in this sentence: The yellow blocks were arranged in a straight line.

The (yellow) blocks were arranged in a (straight) line.

Dangling Modifiers

100

Fix the dangling modifier: Lying in the corner of the room, Daphne found her dirty laundry.

Correct revision: Daphne found her dirty laundry lying in the corner of the room.

200

Fix the dangling modifier: Hoping to excuse my lateness, the note was written and given to my teacher.

Correct revision: Hoping to excuse my lateness, I wrote a note and gave it to my teacher.

300

Fix the dangling modifier: Hungry, the pizza was devoured.

Correct revision: Hungry, we devoured the pizza.

400

Fix the dangling modifier: Rummaging through her handbag, the license was not found.

Correct Revision: Rummaging through her handbag, Lisa could not find her license.

500

Fix the dangling modifier: With a sigh of disappointment, the dress was returned to the store.

Correct revision: With a sigh of disappointment, Naomi returned the dress to the store.

Adjectives

100

What is the noun that the adjectives are modifying? The three large dogs walked were cute.

dogs

200

Name the adjectives in the sentence. A few smart students are in the classroom now.

few

smart

300

What are the nouns that the adjectives are modifying? The happy students went to the small school.

students

school

400

What are the nouns that the adjectives are modifying? The big game is tonight in the huge stadium.

game

stadium

500

Name the adjectives in the sentence. 

That beautiful, round table is a nice piece of oak furniture.

that, beautiful, round, nice, oak

Misplaced Modifiers

100

Fix the dangling modifier: After playing soccer all evening, my English report did not get finished.

Revision: Because I played soccer all evening, my English report did not get finished.

Alternate revision:  My English report did not get finished because I played soccer all evening.

200

I almost failed every math class I took.

Revision: I failed almost every math class I took.

300

Fix the misplaced modifier: The jacket was just too small in the store.

Revision: The jacket in the store was just too small.

400

Fix the misplaced modifier: She served cookies to the children on paper plates.

Revision: She served the children cookies on paper plates.

500

Fix the misplaced modifier: Alex saw a puppy on the way to the store.

Revision: On her way to the store, Alex saw a puppy.

Adverbs

100

Name the adverb in the sentence. 

She walked quickly.

quickly

200

What is the verb that the adverbs are modifying? 

Dogs wag their tails happily.

wag

300

Name the adverb in the sentence. 

Yesterday, she went to the department store.

Yesterday

400

What are the verbs that the adverbs are modifying?

The students are walking quickly and talking loudly in the gym.

walking

talking

500

Name the adverbs in the sentence. 

Earlier, the angry dogs ran down the side street very quickly.

Earlier, very, quickly