Review Game

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.

A. Dangling Modifier B. Correct

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.

A. Dangling Modifier B. Correct

Question 3

Identify the misplaced modifier and correct the sentence.

She saw a puppy and a kitten on the way to the store.

a) NO CHANGEb) She saw a puppy and kitten on the way to the store.c) On the way, to the store, she saw a puppy and a

kitten.d) On the way to the store, she saw a puppy and a

kitten.

Question 4 Which sentence is correct?

a) While I was trying on dresses, the saleswoman kept bothering me.

b) While trying on dresses, the saleswoman kept bothering me.

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.

A. Dangling Modifier B. Correct

Question 6

Identify the misplaced modifier and correct the sentence.

Only Pastor Johnson gave me $5 to clean all his sidewalks.

Question 7

Identify the misplaced modifier and correct the sentence.

She almost failed every exam she took.

Question 8

Identify the misplaced modifier and correct the sentence.

He bought a horse for his sister they call Prince.

Question 9

Which sentence has the dangling modifier?

a) Rushing to dress, my shoelaces broke. b) Rushing to dress, I broke one of my

shoelaces.

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.

A. Dangling Modifier B. Correct

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.

A. Dangling Modifier B. Correct

Question 12Which sentence has the dangling modifier?

a) To study the effects of cheese, researchers fed a dozen mice pieces of cheese.

b) To study the effects of cheese, a dozen mice were fed pieces of cheese.

Question 13

Identify the misplaced modifier and correct the sentence.

Three offices were reported robbed by the Atlanta police last week.

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.

A. Dangling Modifier B. Correct

Question 15

Identify the misplaced modifier and correct the sentence.

People who laugh rarely are sad.