1) Identify the misplaced modifier in the following sentence: "She saw a bird with binoculars." a) She b) saw c) a bird d) with binoculars 2) Choose the correct version of the sentence with the modifier correctly placed: "Walking in the park, the flowers were beautiful." a) Walking in the park, the flowers were beautiful. b) The flowers were beautiful, walking in the park. c) Walking in the park, we saw beautiful flowers. d) The flowers, walking in the park, were beautiful. 3) Identify the dangling modifier in the following sentence: "While reading the book, the lights went out." a) the lights went out b) the book c) reading d) While 4) Choose the correct sentence version with the modifier correctly placed: "To improve his health, vitamins were taken daily." a) Vitamins were taken daily, to improve his health. b) To improve his health, he took vitamins daily. c) He took vitamins daily, to improve his health. d) To improve his health, vitamins were taken daily. 5) Identify the misplaced modifier in the following sentence: "She nearly drove her kids to school every day." a) She b) to school every day c) drove d) nearly 6) Choose the correct version of the sentence with the modifier correctly placed:"Covered in chocolate, she ate the strawberries." a) She covered the strawberries in chocolate ate them. b) She covered in chocolate and ate the strawberries. c) Covered in chocolate, she ate the strawberries. d) She ate the strawberries covered in chocolate. 7) Identify the dangling modifier in the following sentence: "After finishing the exam, the results were posted." a) after b) finishing c) the results were posted d) the exam 8) 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." a)  Hoping to excuse my lateness, I wrote a note and gave it to my teacher. b) The note was written and given to my teacher, hoping to excuse my lateness. c) Hoping to excuse my lateness, the note was written and given to my teacher. d) I wrote a note and gave it to my teacher hoping to excuse my lateness. 9) Identify the misplaced modifier in the following sentence:"He only eats pizza on weekends." a) only b) He c) eats d) pizza on weekends 10) Choose the correct sentence version with the modifier correctly placed: "While driving to work, a car accident was witnessed." a) A car accident, while driving to work, was witnessed. b) A car accident was witnessed, while driving to work. c) While driving to work, I witnessed a car accident.

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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