Identify the misplaced modifier in the following sentence: "She saw a bird with binoculars.", She, saw, a bird, with binoculars, Choose the correct version of the sentence with the modifier correctly placed: "Walking in the park, the flowers were beautiful.", Walking in the park, the flowers were beautiful., The flowers were beautiful, walking in the park., Walking in the park, we saw beautiful flowers., The flowers, walking in the park, were beautiful., Identify the dangling modifier in the following sentence: "While reading the book, the lights went out.", the lights went out, the book, reading, While, Choose the correct sentence version with the modifier correctly placed: "To improve his health, vitamins were taken daily.", Vitamins were taken daily, to improve his health., To improve his health, he took vitamins daily., He took vitamins daily, to improve his health., To improve his health, vitamins were taken daily., Choose the correct version of the sentence with the modifier correctly placed:"Covered in chocolate, she ate the strawberries.", She covered the strawberries in chocolate ate them., She covered in chocolate and ate the strawberries., Covered in chocolate, she ate the strawberries., She ate the strawberries covered in chocolate., Identify the dangling modifier in the following sentence: "After finishing the exam, the results were posted.", after, finishing, the results were posted, the exam, Choose the correct version of the sentence with the modifier correctly placed: "Hoping to excuse my lateness, the note was written and given to my teacher.", Hoping to excuse my lateness, I wrote a note and gave it to my teacher., The note was written and given to my teacher, hoping to excuse my lateness., Hoping to excuse my lateness, the note was written and given to my teacher., I wrote a note and gave it to my teacher hoping to excuse my lateness., Slowly cook, Mark watched the brownies. Slowly cooked is a ..., dangling modifier, misplaced modifier, Walking down the street, the teacher was absent today. Walking down the street is a..., dangling modifier, misplaced modifier, The girl ran to the store in her slides. In her slides is a..., dangling modifier, misplaced modifier, The candy was a gift to Frank that was sweet and sour. That was sweet and sour is a..., misplaced modifier, dangling modifier, Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct placement of use of modifiers?, Ornamental water gardening began in the late eighteenth century using water lilies., In the nineteenth century, the hobby of growing lilies spread to Europe and the United States., While there are other aquatic plants to choose from, lilies became quite popular due to the great variety of attractive flowers whose bulbs could be stored., All of the above, Read the sentence below. Then decide whether or not it contains a misplaced or dangling modifier. Emma Sue was delighted when Professor Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin., Yes! This sentence has a misplaced or dangling modifier!, No! This sentence is error free!, Walking down the hallway, all the lockers were open., Misplaced Modifier, Dangling Modifier, Correct, None of these, The teacher passed out the test to the students he had just created., Misplaced modifier, Dangling modifier, Correct, The teacher passed out the test he had just created to the students., Misplaced modifier, Dangling modifier, Correct, While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing in the mountains., While on vacation last December, Kyle encountered a coyote skiing on a sled., While Kyle was skiing in the mountains on vacation last December, he encountered a coyote., Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct placement of use of modifiers?, There is also a subtle difference in the flowers: tropical flowers are supported by their stems well above the water surface, but hardy flowers float right at the water surface., Being warmer near the water surface, this is probably an adaptation to cooler temperatures, In a their native climate, tropical water lilies produce flowers year round while hardy lilies are dormant in the winter months saving their energy for warmer times., Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct placement of use of modifiers?, A mixture of twenty-five percent cow manure with topsoil works well., If using a container, the dimensions should be no less than 2'x1'., Regardless of the type of lily selected, the pond should have a lot of direct sunlight and a very rich soil in which to grow

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