Froggy Jumps Jump into Dangling & Misplaced ModifiersOnline version Questions on Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers by Virginia Bogdan 1 Which sentence contains a dangling modifier? a Holding it precariously, the pizza fell from the box. b The pizza fell from the box as it was held precariously. c Falling from the box, the pizza landed on the sidewalk. 2 Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier? a The pastry hit John in the face with lots of pink cream. b The pastry with lots of pink cream hit John in the face. c The pink cream hit John in the face. 3 What is a misplaced modifier? a Descriptive words too far from their target word. b Words that do not have a target in the sentence. c Words that describe other words. 4 What is a dangling modifier? a A modifier that dangles off the sentence. b A modifier that is missing its target word. c A modifier that is not the target. 5 What should come right after a modifier and a comma? a a target word b the answer c it depends 6 Find the correct sentence. a The lizard crawled along the wall with a sticky tongue. b Possessing a sticky tongue, the lizard crawled along the wall. c With a sticky tongue, the lizard crawled along the wall. 7 Which sentence is correct? a The hat sitting on her hair was blonde with a ribbon attached. b Attached with a ribbon, the blonde hat sat on the woman's head. c Attached to her blonde hair was a hat with a ribbon on it. 8 Find the correct sentence. a Comically gifted, the joke got great reviews. b Comically gifted, the reviews the comedian received were great. c Comically gifted, the comedian received great review for his jokes. 9 Find the misplaced modifer. a Two seconds had the attention span of a flea. b Having an attention span of less than two minutes, the flea flew away. c Having the attention of a flea, two seconds flew by. 10 Find the correctly written sentence. a She made wheelies in the snow. b Making wheelies in the snow, she drove the car. c Making wheelies in the snow, the car she drove was spectacular. 11 What do misplaced and dangling modifiers have in common? a They are both very confusing. b They have missing target words. c They are good to use in your writing. 12 Can a modifier be just one word? a yes b no c it depends 13 Which sentence does not contain a misplace modifier? a The teeth of the ancient woman preserved in a glass jar were awesome! b Preserved in a glass jar, the ancient woman's teeth were awesome. c The teeth of the ancient woman in a glass jar were awesome. 14 Where is the dangling modifier? a To win the election, money is essential. b To win the election, the candidate needs money. c Having won the election, money was needed by the candidate. 15 Find the misplaced modifier. a Having eaten too much dinner, the dessert looked unappealing to the diner. b Having eaten too much for dinner, the dessert look unappealing. c Having eaten too much for dinner, the diner thought the dessert unappealing.
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