1.01 Quiz: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

23 October 2023

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Which sentence has a misplaced modifier?

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Bringing the check to the table, the boys were happy to see the waiter.

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Which sentence has a misplaced modifier?

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Shelly finally completed the last question yawning loudly.

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Select the sentence with the dangling modifier.

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Before driving for the first time, driver's education classes are important.

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Select the sentence with the misplaced modifier.

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They spotted many interesting shops heading up the escalator.

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Which revision fixes the misplaced modifier in the sentence? Filled with all sort of clutter, Gregory needed a whole day to clean up the room.

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Gregory needed a whole day to clean the room filled with all sorts of clutter.

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Which revision fixes the dangling modifier in this sentence? While walking to school almost a mile in the wet, heavy snow, the weather was miserable.

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While I was walking almost a mile to school, the weather was miserable, with wet, heavy snow.