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1. I bought the accounting staff a small computer, which gave everyone a great deal of trouble.
2. Identify the misplaced modifier or dangling modifiers in the sentences.7. Having injured his dominant hand, it was difficult to write the exam.
3. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Struggling with tight jeans, the zipper would not budge.
4. The computer is used by a secretary with newly installed programs.
5. Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:When he developed chicken pox, Josh's father called the school.
6. Which of the following is correct? Dangling modifier.
7. This book by Judith Griffin describes Nat Turner's struggle for freedom.
8. English does not allow and adverb to appear between a verb and its object.
9. Where does the clause 'with the dead battery' go in the following sentence? "The car was left at Target"
10. Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:Spending way to much money on his house, Brian's salary wasn't enough.
11. Choose the best way to correct the sentence:After learning to sit and roll over, Walter entered his puppy in a local dog show.
12. It is a word or phrase that, due to its placement, mistakenly refers to the wrong word.
13. Correct or incorrect?Colin, a sensitive boy, trembled at the sound of thunder.
14. Does this sentence contain a misplaced or dangling modifier:Working out one morning, the solution to the problem hit me.
15. Choose the correct misplaced word(s) in the sentence below. The costumer demanded that the waiter take her order rudely.
16. Which word is being modified in the following sentence? "In pajamas, the students were excited to see the movie."
17. Read the following sentences and select the BEST correction.12. The teacher gave John a detention because he was late.
18. Two cars were reported stolen by the police this week.
19. A word or phrase that is misplaced and changes the meaning or purpose of the sentence.
20. Is the sentence below the corrected version of the misplaced modifier? Take the note which Kim wrote to Mr. Henderson's office
21. What's the problem with the modifiers in this sentence? Emma Sue was delighted when Mr. Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin.
22. Identify the misplaced modifier or dangling modifiers in the sentences.3. Though very happy, the wedding ring didn't fit her finger.
23. Read the following sentences and select the BEST correction.14. The student was admired by all of her friends with the pink hair.
24. Which one of these options completes the sentence in a way that makes the most sense? Listening to music while walking home,
25. Correct or incorrect?Standing near the runway, the sound of the jets was deafening.
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