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Misplaced Modifiers
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1. Choose the best way to correct this sentence:

Covered with mushrooms and cheese, Morgan bit into the pizza.

The pizza was bitten by Morgan as she

Morgan bit into the pizza that was
A was covered with mushrooms and B
covered with mushrooms and cheese.
cheese.

Morgan was covered with mushrooms

C D The sentence is correct as written.
and cheese as she bit into the pizza.

2. Which sentence is written correctly?

Sam, sitting on the top shelf of the

Sam saw Mom's beautiful birthday cake
A refigerator, saw Mom's beautiful birthday B
sitting on the top shelf of the refrigerator.
cake.

On the top shelf of the refrigerator, Sam, Sitting on the top shelf of the
C sitting, saw Mom's beautiful birthday D refrigerator, Sam saw Mom’s beautiful
cake. birthday cake.

3. Choose the best way to correct the sentence: In spike heels and a ruffled dress, the
football captain was dazzled by the homecoming queen.

The football captain was dazzled by the The football captain dazzled the
A homecoming queen in her spike heels B homecoming queen by wearing his spike
and ruffled dress. heels and ruffled dress.

The football captain, dazzled, in spike

C This sentence is correct as written. D heels and a ruffled dress, the
homecoming queen.

4. Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

Loudly slurping the bowl of soup,

After the concert, Jason and Sarah went
A B everyone in the diner was annoyed by
out to eat.
Derrick.

Sandy was happy to get a new puppy for As he worked, Andy was happily
C D
her birthday. humming a song.

5. Which sentence is written correctly?

Popcorn, seated by the window, was

Barbara munched popcorn seated by the
A B munched by Barbara on the bus ride
window on the bus ride home.
home.

Seated by the window, popcorn was

Seated by the window, Barbara munched
C munched by Barbara on the bus ride D
popcorn on the bus ride home.
home.

6. Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

Struggling with the algebra problem,

Kenneth nervously tapped his pencil
A Kenneth tapped his pencil nervously on B
struggling with the algebra problem.
his desk.

Kenneth tapped  his pencil nervously as

Tapping his pencil nervously, Kenneth
C D he struggled through the algebra
struggled with the algebra problem.
problem.

7. Choose the best way to correct the sentence: Crawling up the wall, my grandmother saw
the tarantula and screamed.

My grandmother crawled up the wall and

My grandmother screamed when she
A B then screamed when she saw a
saw the tarantula crawling up the wall.
tarantula.

C Correct as written

8. Which sentence is correct?

My mom, with the purple bow, was given I gave the gift with the purple bow to my
A B
a gift by me. mom.

I gave the gift to my mom with the purple

C The purple bow, I gave a gift to my mom. D
bow.
 9. Which sentence is correct?

On her way to school, Marissa found a A green woman's purse was found by
A B
woman's green purse. Marissa on her way to school.

Marissa, on her way to school, was found On her way to school, Marissa found a
C D
by a woman's green purse. green woman's purse.

10. Which sentence is correct?

With the red print, the clerk sold the scarf The clerk sold the scarf to the woman
A B
to the woman. with the red print.

The clerk sold the scarf with the red print The woman bought the scarf from the
C D
to the woman. clerk with red print.

Answer Key

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

5.d 6.b 7.a 8.b

9.a 10.c