English Language Arts
Grade 7
45 min
Select the misplaced or dangling modifier
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Identify the error: Covered in mud, the pigpen was where the boy found his boots.
2
Identify the error: Walking to the store, the rain started to fall.
3
Identify the error: The dog only chased the squirrel up the tree.
Sample Practice Questions
Easy
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
0.The girl fed the cat wearing a blue dress.
1.Wearing a blue dress, the girl fed the cat.
2.The cat was fed by the girl in the blue dress.
3.The girl in the blue dress fed the cat.
Easy
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
0.After finishing my homework, the TV was turned on.
1.After finishing my homework, I turned on the TV.
2.The TV was turned on after I finished my homework.
3.I turned on the TV after my homework was finished.
Easy
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
0.He almost ate the whole pizza.
1.He ate almost the whole pizza.
2.He ate the whole pizza, almost.
3.Almost the whole pizza was eaten by him.
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