Correcting misplaced modifiers worksheet answers key grade

A modifier is a word or participial phrase that provides more information about something being discussed in the sentence. Sometimes, modifiers can get lost or misplaced in a sentence. When this happens, things can get very confusing! Keep reading for examples of this common grammatical error, as well as a helpful misplaced and dangling
modifiers worksheet for extra practice. misplaced and dangling modifiers examples Misplaced and dangling modifiers may be confusing, but they’re easy to fix. The trick is knowing which type of modifier you’re dealing with. That depends on the noun that you’re modifying and how close it is to its modifier. A misplaced modifier is a modifier that is in
the wrong place. As a result, it appears to modify the wrong noun. Misplaced: The salesman tried to sell a car to a customer that was broken down. (Broken down is the modifier, but because it’s closest to customer, it sounds like the customer is broken down instead of the car.)Corrected: The salesman tried to sell a broken-down car to a
[Link]: Mrs. Harris hung the lovely student’s drawing on the wall.(Lovely should modify drawing, but it sounds like it modifies student instead.)Corrected: Mrs. Harris hung the student’s lovely drawing on the [Link]: Let’s adopt the dog from the animal shelter with black spots.(Placing the phrase with black spots after shelter
instead of dog makes it sound like the shelter has black spots.)Corrected: Let’s adopt the dog with black spots from the animal shelter. A dangling modifier modifies a noun or verb that never actually appears in the sentence. Correcting dangling modifiers require a bit more editing than rearranging words; you need to add the noun or verb that the
modifier is describing. Misplaced: Expecting rain, the umbrella was propped up against the wall.(The umbrella can’t expect rain. The person who was expecting rain, and who propped the umbrella against the wall, is missing from the sentence.)Corrected: Expecting rain, Nancy propped the umbrella against the [Link]: Holding the mail in one
hand, the door was locked.(The door can’t hold the mail in one hand. Without another subject, the sentence doesn’t make sense.)Corrected: Holding the mail in one hand, I realized that the door was [Link]: After leaving the office, the cat jumped right in front of Howard.(Did the cat leave the office? Who did?)Corrected: After leaving the
office, Howard startled when a cat jumped right in front of him. Read the five sentences listed below. Decide whether the sentence is a misplaced modifier (M), a dangling modifier (D) or is correct (C). You can also download and print a complete dangling and misplaced modifiers exercises with answers below. 1. Always eager for cake, the birthday
party was attended by everyone. 2. Water from the sprinklers started to rust the brand-new child’s bike. 3. Driving to the party, the present rattled around in the trunk. 4. Forgetting that the microphone was on, the whole audience heard the singer's fight with his wife. 5. Wagging her tail, the puppy climbed into my lap. This misplaced and dangling
modifiers worksheet features 10 identification questions similar to the exercise above. It also has a section for writing corrected version of these sentences. View & Download PDF How did you do on the five practice questions? Check your answers below. 1. (M) Always eager for cake is modifying [Link]: Always eager for cake, everyone
attended the birthday party. 2. (M) Brand-new should modify bike, not [Link]: Water from the sprinklers started to rust the child’s brand-new bike. 3. (D) The present is not [Link]: Driving to the party, we heard the present rattling around in the trunk. 4. (D) The singer is the person who forgot the microphone was [Link]:
Forgetting that the microphone was on, the singer fought with his wife for the whole audience to hear. 5. (C) This is correct. The puppy was the one wagging her tail. Checking for misplaced and dangling modifiers is a great start to making writing understandable. If you’d like more ways to clarify your communication, learn when you should eliminate
passive voice in your writing. You can also check out a quick slideshow that provides tips for cleaning up your vocabulary and word choice. Staff Writer Correcting Misplaced Modifiers Modifiers are words or phrases that provide additional detail about a subject, verb or object in a sentence. Modifiers can be words or phrases; for example, the word
"pretty" can modify "girl," and the phrase "who was smart" can also modify "girl." According to the rules of grammar, modifiers should be placed as close as possible to the person or thing that they are modifying. When a modifier is not placed properly in the sentence, it can create confusion and is considered to be a "misplaced modifier." The
Participial Phrase Explained (With Examples) Do you ever get your verbals mixed up? It's hard to tell the difference between gerunds, infinitives and participles, but once you identify how they're used, you'll figure it out in no time. Learn more about participles — and the participial phrases formed with multiple words — with these explanations and
examples. ©t 2000, 1999, 1998, 1998 Margaret L. Benner Misplaced Modifiers A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies / describes. Because of the separation, sentences with this error often sound awkward, ridiculous, or confusing. Furthermore, they can be downright illogical.
Example The example above suggests that a gold man owns a watch. Misplaced modifiers can usually be corrected by moving the modifier to a more sensible place in the sentence, generally next to the word it modifies. Example Now it is the watch that is gold. There are several kinds of misplaced modifiers: 1. Misplaced adjectives are
incorrectly separated from the nouns they modify and almost always distort the intended meaning. Example 1 Correct the error by placing the adjective next to the noun it modifies. Corrected Example 2 Corrected Sentences like these are common in everyday speech and ordinarily cause their listeners no trouble.
However, they are quite imprecise and, therefore, should have NO place in your writing. 2. Placement of adverbs can also change meaning in sentences. For example, the sentences below illustrate how the placement of just can change the sentence's meaning. Just means only John was picked, no one else: Just means that John was picked
now: Just means that John hosted only the program, nothing else: Each of these sentences says something logical but quite different, and its correctness depends upon what the writer has in mind. Often, misplacing an adverb not only alters the intended meaning, but also creates a sentence whose meaning is highly unlikely or completely
ridiculous. This sentence, for example, suggests that we brought a lunch slowly: To repair the meaning, move the adverb slowly so that it is near ate. Watch out for adverbs such as only, just, nearly, merely, and almost. They are often misplaced and cause an unintended meaning. This sentence, for example, means that I only
contributed the money: Repaired, however, the sentence means that I contributed only $10.00. Like adjectives, adverbs are commonly misplaced in everyday speech, and may not cause listeners difficulty. However, such sentences are quite imprecise and, therefore, should have NO place in your writing. Now click on
the link below to complete Exercise 1. Link to Exercise 1 3. Misplaced phrases may cause a sentence to sound awkward and may create a meaning that does not make sense. The problem sentences below contain misplaced phrases that modify the wrong nouns. To fix the errors and clarify the meaning, put the phrases next to the noun they are
supposed to modify. Example 1 (a buyer with leather seats?) Corrected Example 2 (a corner smoking pipes?) Corrected Example 3 (a house made of barbed wire?) Corrected Click on the link below to complete Exercise 2. Link to Exercise 2 4. Misplaced clauses may cause a sentence to sound awkward
and may create a meaning that does not make sense. The problem sentences below contain misplaced clauses that modify the wrong nouns. To fix the errors and clarify the meaning, put the clauses next to the noun they are supposed to modify. Example 1 ( a buttered woman?) Corrected Example 2 (a hamper that Ralph wore?)
Corrected Be careful! In correcting a misplaced modifier, don't create a sentence with two possible meanings. Example Problem: Did the teacher say this on Monday or will she return the essays on Monday?) Correction #1 (meaning the essays will be returned on Monday) Correction #2 (meaning that the teacher spoke on
Monday) Click on the link below to complete Exercise 3. Link to Exercise 3 DANGLING MODIFIERS A dangling modifier is a phrase or clause that is not clearly and logically related to the word or words it modifies (i.e. is placed next to). Two notes about dangling modifiers: Unlike a misplaced modifier, a dangling modifier
cannot be corrected by simply moving it to a different place in a sentence. In most cases, the dangling modifier appears at the beginning of the sentence, although it can also come at the end. Sometimes the dangling modifier error occurs because the sentence fails to specify anything to which the modifier can refer. Example 1 This sentence
does not specify who is looking toward the west. In fact, there is nothing at all in the sentence to which the modifying phrase looking toward the west can logically refer. Since the modifier, looking toward the west, is sitting next to the funnel shaped cloud, the sentence suggests that the cloud is doing the looking. Example 2 This sentence
means that my mother enrolled in medical when she was nine years old! At other times the dangling modifier is placed next to the wrong noun or noun substitute. Example 1 Because of the placement of walking to the movies, this sentence suggests that the cloudburst is walking to the movies even though a possible walker - Jim - is
mentioned later. Example 2 Since having been fixed the night before is placed next to Priscilla, the sentence means that Priscilla was fixed the night before. As the above examples show, dangling modifiers result in inaccurate and sometimes ludicrous statements. How to correct dangling modifiers Dangling modifiers may be
corrected in two general ways. Correction Method #1 Leave the modifier as it is. Change the main part of the sentence so that it begins with the term actually modified. This change will put the modifier next to the term it modifies. Thus, this dangling modifier may be corrected to Now the sentence means that I was looking toward the
west. Using the same method, this dangling modifier may be corrected to Now the sentence means that Jim was drenched by the cloudburst. Click on the link below to complete Exercise 4. Link to Exercise 4 Correction Method #2 Change the dangling modifier phrase to a subordinate clause, creating a subject and verb. Leave
the rest of the sentence as it is. Thus, the dangling modifier may be corrected to Now the sentence means that I (not my mother!) was nine years old when my mother enrolled in medical school. Using the same method, the dangling modifier may be corrected to Now the sentence means that the car (not Priscilla!) was
fixed. Click on the link below to complete the final exercise. Link to exercise 5 Link to Post Test
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