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Review Game

Looking out the window, the postman appeared in the driveway. Question 1 Identify whether the sentence has a dangling modifier or correct the way it is. Looking out the window, the postman appeared in the driveway. Dangling Modifier Correct A

Upon opening the closet door, a box of letters fell on my head. Question 2 Identify whether the sentence has a dangling modifier or correct the way it is. Upon opening the closet door, a box of letters fell on my head. Dangling Modifier Correct A

She saw a puppy and a kitten on the way to the store. Question 3 Identify the misplaced modifier and correct the sentence. She saw a puppy and a kitten on the way to the store. NO CHANGE She saw a puppy and kitten on the way to the store. On the way, to the store, she saw a puppy and a kitten. On the way to the store, she saw a puppy and a kitten. D

Question 4 Which sentence is correct? While I was trying on dresses, the saleswoman kept bothering me. While trying on dresses, the saleswoman kept bothering me. A

Just as I looked out the window, the postman appeared in the driveway. Question 5 Identify whether the sentence has a dangling modifier or correct the way it is. Just as I looked out the window, the postman appeared in the driveway. Dangling Modifier Correct B

Question 6 Only Pastor Johnson gave me $5 to clean all his sidewalks. Identify the misplaced modifier and correct the sentence. Only Pastor Johnson gave me $5 to clean all his sidewalks. Pastor Johnson gave me only $5 to clean all his sidewalks.

Question 7 Identify the misplaced modifier and correct the sentence. She almost failed every exam she took. She failed almost every exam she took.

Question 8 Identify the misplaced modifier and correct the sentence. He bought a horse for his sister they call Prince. He bought a horse they call Prince for his sister.

Which sentence has the dangling modifier? Question 9 Which sentence has the dangling modifier? Rushing to dress, my shoelaces broke. Rushing to dress, I broke one of my shoelaces. A

Hungry and frustrated, the child’s tears were inevitable. Question 10 Identify whether the sentence has a dangling modifier or correct the way it is. Hungry and frustrated, the child’s tears were inevitable. Dangling Modifier Correct A

When I opened the closet door, a box of letters fell on my head. Question 11 Identify whether the sentence has a dangling modifier or correct the way it is. When I opened the closet door, a box of letters fell on my head. Dangling Modifier Correct B

Which sentence has the dangling modifier? Question 12 Which sentence has the dangling modifier? To study the effects of cheese, researchers fed a dozen mice pieces of cheese. To study the effects of cheese, a dozen mice were fed pieces of cheese. A

Question 13 Identify the misplaced modifier and correct the sentence. Three offices were reported robbed by the Atlanta police last week. Last week, the Atlanta police reported that three offices were stolen.

The child was hungry and frustrated, and tears were inevitable. Question 14 Identify whether the sentence has a dangling modifier or correct the way it is. The child was hungry and frustrated, and tears were inevitable. Dangling Modifier Correct B

People who laugh rarely are sad. Question 15 Identify the misplaced modifier and correct the sentence. People who laugh rarely are sad. People who laugh are rarely sad.