Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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Mastering Modifiers Quiz

Test your understanding of misplaced and dangling modifiers with this engaging quiz! Improve your writing skills by learning how to correctly position modifiers in sentences.

Key features:

6 thought-provoking questions
Multiple choice format
Immediate feedback on your answers

6 Questions2 MinutesCreated by CorrectingClarity123

Where should the underlined modifier be placed?

Mary read that a wasp larva spins a cocoon in the encyclopedia.

After cocoon

After spins

After wasp

After read

Where should the underlined modifier be placed?

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

After the

After everyone

After glared

After phone

Where should the underlined modifier be placed?

The hat belongs to that girl with the feathers.

After to

After hat

After that

After feathers

Choose the best way to correct this sentence:
Covered with mushrooms and cheese, Morgan bit into the pizza.

Morgan was covered with mushrooms and cheese as she bit into the pizza.

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

The pizza was bitten by Morgan as she was covered with mushrooms and cheese.

The sentence is correct as written.

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

The poster caught my eye on the wall.

In the tiny bird's nest ,we thought there might be eggs.

On Monday, our teacher said the class would put on a play.

Don't forget to take the box to the store with the empty bottles.

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

The students received an A who made the first presentation.

The kitten belongs to my neighbor that is on the branch.

I showed the colorful cotton fabric that was made in Kenya to my sister.

The doctor said that the triplets were quite healthy who examined them.

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