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1. Read each sentence. Then select the correct answer below.Tonya was petting the cat eating a candy bar.
2. Never one to waste a crisis, the earthquake was used by the dictator to consolidate his power.
3. Identify the misplaced modifier or dangling modifiers in the sentences.9. Down on his luck, my mom gave the homeless man money.
4. Choose the best way to correct the sentence:Everyone warned the child not to get too close to the dog in the house that snarled all the time.
5. Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:Standing on the balcony, the mountain view was breathtaking.
6. The book was about insects that we read.
7. We were told the concert would begin at midnight.
8. Which of the following is NOT a phrase?
9. Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:I saw the truck peeking through the open door.
10. Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:Sailing far from the shore, a violent storm suddenly arose.
11. Pounding and hammering, the night was filled with loud sounds.
12. (1) While cleaning, Ms. Faber found chocolate candy inside her maroon car that was melted. (2) She was happy that she had leather seats, which allowed her to simply wipe off the chocolate with a damp towel. Which modifier is misplaced in sentence 1?
13. Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:The children loved watching the monkeys swing from tree to tree.
14. Read the following sentences and select the BEST correction.13. Tired and aching, basketball practice was not attended.
15. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Slathering the popcorn with melted butter, the calorie count skyrocketed.
16. Read the following sentences and select the BEST correction.11. Crying on the examination table, the doctor gave the small child his vaccine.
17. Each of the daughters followed (her, their) mother's footsteps.
18. Although revered by both believers of many religions, the threat is real for the Temple of Jerusalem.
19. Every morning, Arthur likes to slowly eat a blueberry muffin in his pajamas. Which modifier is misplaced in the sentence above?
20. We ran from hideous mutants we saw quickly
21. While jogging along Center Street, Ella saw a dog.
22. T or F:Misplaced modifiers can be adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases or clauses.
23. Identify the dangling modifier:Waking in the night, the fire engine could be heard.
24. Having been fined by industry regulators and dismissed by his employer for insider trading, being unemployed was difficult for Jimmy.
25. Identify the misplaced modifier or dangling modifiers in the sentences.8. Hungry, the sandwich was eaten by me.
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