Manipal University Dubai

School of Engineering-Misplaced Modifiers Worksheet1

Find and correct these examples of sentences with misplaced modifiers.

1. When we opened the leather woman's purse, we found the missing keys.

2. The striking Honda's paint job made everyone gasp.

3. Michelle took the dog on the way to the movies.

4. My wife found a photograph in the attic that Smith had given to Jones.

5. The governor made some remarks about inflation during her news conference.

6. Slithering through the wet grass, we watched the garden snake.

7. The messenger spoke to the receptionist who delivered the package.
8. The golfer made a hole-in-one with the green-and-white umbrella.
9. The right belongs to every American to vote in elections.
10. The house was rebuilt by the new owners destroyed by the fire.
11. A man leaped into the water over the ship’s rail.
12. A banana split was served to each guest, dripping with chocolate sauce.
13. Wilkins realized the mistake he had made a moment too late.
14. The boys were spoken to sharply about loitering in the principal’s office.
15. We saved the scrap of meat for the dog that had been left on our plates.
16. Michelle bought an umbrella from a salesman with red and yellow panels.
17. The hunter crouched behind a tree waiting for a bear to come along with a bow and arrow.
18. We saw many picturesque plantation homes driving through the South.
19. Wilma kept her trophies in a bookcase that she had won in golf tournaments.
20. I ordered a new telephone from the mail-order catalog shaped like a cartoon character.