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Misplaced Modifiers
16 Questions DATE  : 

1. Find the misplaced words in the sentence:

I'm returning the shirt to the store that is too small.

A I'm returning the shirt B to the store

C the shirt D that is too small

2. Which part of the sentence is confusing and unclear?

After being shampooed, Trish was surprised by the carpet's new look.

A After being shampooed B Was surprised

C Trish D by the carpet's new look

3. Which of the following sentences is most clear and probably what the person speaking it
intended?

B. We discovered an Italian bakery a few

A. We discovered an Italian bakery that
A B miles from our house that had just
just opened a few miles from our house.
opened.

4. Which of the following words is the misplaced modifiers?

He nearly drove the car for six hours a day.

A hours B nearly

C six

5. Is this sentence correctly written or does it have a misplaced modifier (awkward,

confusing part)?
We ran from hideous mutants we saw quickly

Incorrect with a misplaced, awkward,

A Correctly written B
confusing part

6. Is the sentence below correctly written or does it have a misplace, awkward, or confusing
part?
Steve loved the little boats.

Incorrect with a misplaced, awkward, or

A B Correctly written
confusing part

7. Is the sentence below correctly written or does it have a misplace, awkward, or confusing
part?
Take the note which Kim wrote to Mr. Henderson's office

Incorrect with a misplaced, awkward, or

A B Correctly written
confusing part

8. Is the sentence below correctly written or does it have a misplaced, awkward, or

confusing part?
Biting my lip, not laughing was difficult.

Incorrectly with a misplaced, awkward, or

A Correctly written B
confusing part

9. What is the modifier in the sentence below that is describing the word woman. The
woman behind the cash register is the owner of the store.

A of the store B the cash register

C behind the cash register D is the owner

10. Is this sentence below correctly written or does it have a misplaced, awkward, or
confusing part?
With white fur, my cousin has a cat.

Incorrectly written with a misplaced,

A Correctly written B
awkward, or confusing part

11. Choose the misplaced modifier in the sentence below:

I didn't even make one mistake on the midterm test.

A one mistake B even

C on the midterm test

12. Where should the red modifier be placed?
Mary read that a wasp larva spins a cocoon in the encyclopedia.

A After wasp B After cocoon

C After read D After spins

13. Where should the red modifier be placed?

Ringing, everyone glared at the man with the cell phone.

A After everyone B After the

C After glared D After phone

14. Which of the following sentences is written with all modifiers placed correctly? 

On Monday, our teacher said the class

A B The poster caught my eye on the wall.
would put on a play.

Don't forget to take the box to the store In the tiny bird's nest ,we thought there
C D
with the empty bottles.  might be eggs. 

15. Which of the following sentences is written with all modifiers placed correctly? 

The cleanup program was supported by

The flight attendant, whose brother I
A all of the students that the president of B
know, welcomed us aboard the plane. 
the seventh grade class suggested.   

Donald's package is from my mother

C The friend has a broken leg whom I call.  D
which came in the mail.

16. Which of the following sentences is written with all modifiers placed correctly? 

I showed the colorful cotton fabric that The kitten belongs to my neighbor that is
A B
was made in Kenya to my sister. on the branch. 

The doctor said that the triplets were The students received an A who made
C D
quite healthy who examined them. the first presentation.  

Answer Key

1.d 2.a 3.a 4.b

5.b 6.b 7.b 8.b

9.c 10.b 11.b 12.c

13.b 14.a 15.b 16.a